Wuhan University Center for Digital Humanities武汉大学数字人文研究中心

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武汉大学, 2014

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名称

武汉大学数字人文研究中心

武汉大学数字人文中心的文化遗产智能计算实验室 （教育部哲学社会科学实验室）

成立年份

2011年 (2021年)

简要描述

武汉大学数字人文研究中心创建于2011年，是中国大陆首个数字人文研究中心，也是centerNet亚太联盟的五大创始成员之一。武汉大学文化遗产智能计算实验室是教育部首批哲学社会科学实验室（2021），也是文化遗产领域唯一正式入选的重点实验室。武汉大学文化遗产智能计算实验室始建于2011年的武汉大学数字人文研究中心，2018年并入武汉大学大数据研究院。经过10年发展，逐渐成长为融合信息管理学、历史学、古代文学、古文献学等文化相关学科，以及测绘科学与技术、计算机科学、人工智能等智能计算技术学科的大尺度学科交叉研究机构，致力于开展有组织的文化遗产数智化活化利用前沿研究。

武汉大学文化遗产智能计算实验室以“文理交叉、数智赋能、共建共享、实验创新”为研究理念，由武汉大学的“信息资源管理”与“测绘科学与技术”两大优势学科牵头，汇聚多个学科核心力量，设立5大研究室，包括文化遗产智慧数据研究室、古籍内容挖掘分析研究室、文物图像计算研究室、遗址虚拟呈现研究室和文化遗产GIS研究室。实验室利用大数据、人工智能、增强现实等先进技术和数字人文理论方法开展跨学科研究，致力于解决文化遗产保护传承不力、内涵阐释不清、价值挖掘不足的现实难题，支撑数字人文研究范式拓展与人文社科原始创新能力提升，为中华优秀传统文化的创造性转化与创新性发展提供可行路径和系统示范。

重要学者

马飞成教

武汉大学人文社会科学资深教授、国家教学名师、博士生导师，曾任武汉大学信息管理学院院长、教育部人文社会科学重点基地武汉大学信息资源研究中心主任。他的研究涉及情报学与信息管理理论方法、大数据分析、知识组织与知识网络、数字信息资源管理与数字经济、信息行为、信息计量。

王晓光教授

武汉大学信息管理学院二级教授、副院长、博士生导师，武汉大学大数据研究院常务副院长，武汉大学文化遗产智能计算实验室主任，武汉大学数字人文研究中心主任。他的研究兴趣是数字资产管理、知识组织、语义出版和数字人文。

彭智勇教授

曾任武汉大学大数据研究所副院长、中国计算机学会数据库专业委员会副主席、中国计算机学会大数据专家委员会委员。

重点项目

武汉大学数字人文中心的项目和成果分为四类：研究项目，包括古代中国遗址的数字修复和地理数据整合；平台工具，专注于开发用于手稿组织、图像数据整合和基于人工智能的知识图谱构建的数字平台；数据资源，包括广泛的文化遗产数据积累，如数字图像、文本、历史地图和三维模型；数字解读剧场，利用先进技术支持文化遗产价值的数字激活的跨学科空间。

  1.  科研项目
    • 文化遗产智慧数据资源建设与服务研究
    • 面向版本典藏数字资源的智慧展陈技术研发与应用
    • 数字孪生数据体系建设及数据挖掘技术研究
    • 古籍数字化记忆再造工程研究
    • 敦煌莫高窟多模态知识图谱构建研究等
  2. 平台工具中国简帛文献综合数字平台
    • 文物图像关联数据集成平台
    • 文化遗产知识图谱生产平台
    • 敦煌壁画主题词表
    • 文物贴图软件
    • 图文关联标注系统等
  3. 数据资源
    • 文化遗产智能计算实验室积累了各种文化遗产数据，包括数字图像、古代文献、历史地图、三维文物模型和领域知识图谱。例如，基础数据库包括了来自敦煌壁画的超过 4,700 个主题术语以及中国诗词知识图谱中的约 125 万个 RDF 三元组。图像数据库包括了来自莫高和榆林洞窟的 25,000 张高分辨率壁画图像、可移动文物以及来自海外博物馆的超过20万张中国文化艺术品图像。
  4. 数字演绎剧场
    • 文化遗产数字演绎剧场是一个开创性的跨学科尖端实验空间，它基于三维沉浸投影、数据交互大屏、XR虚拟叙事、尖端影像建模等技术和设备，融合历史文化、数字信息、人工智能等多学科方法和技术，构建“数字孵化—协同演绎—虚实融合—沉浸体验”智慧服务链，支撑文化遗产蕴含历史、文化、科学与艺术价值的数智活化利用研究与实践。

数字人文教学

实验室提供多种教学活动，将传统人文学科与数字技术相结合，特别是针对博士研究生。这些活动包括举办论坛、研讨会和工作坊，例如数字人文全球华人博士生论坛和月湖数智文科前沿论坛。实验室还组织专门的学术研讨会，为跨学科研究、设计创新和数字人文新方法的探索提供平台。

Wuhan University, 2014

Center for Digital Humanities

Name

Center for Digital Humanities, Wuhan University

Intellectual Computing Laboratory for Cultural Heritage, Wuhan University (Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Ministry of Education, China)

Year of Foundation

2011 (2021)

Short Description

The Center for Digital Humanities at Wuhan University was established in 2011, making it the first digital humanities research centre in mainland China and one of the five founding members of the centerNet Asia-Pacific Alliance. In 2021, the Intelligent Computing Laboratory for Cultural Heritage (ICLCH) at Wuhan University was approved by China’s Ministry of Education among the first batch of Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, and it was the only one approved in the field of cultural heritage. The ICLCH dates to 2011 with the establishment of Centre for Digital Humanities at Wuhan University, which was incorporated into the Big Data Research Institute at Wuhan University in 2018. After 10 years development, the ICLCH has grown into a large-scale discipline-crossing research institution integrating culture-related disciplines such as information management, history, ancient literature, and intelligent computing technology disciplines such as surveying and mapping, computer science, and artificial intelligence. The ICLCH is dedicated to organising cutting-edge research on the digital and intelligent activation and utilisation of cultural heritage.

Adhering to a research philosophy that emphasizes the fusion of humanities and sciences, data-driven empowerment, collaborative contributions, and innovation through experimentation, the ICLCH consolidates the expertise of “Information Resource Management” and “Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology” – two of Wuhan University’s distinguished disciplines, along with other traditional fields. The ICLCH is structured into five specialized research divisions: intelligent data processing for cultural heritage, advanced organization and reconstruction of ancient texts, computational imaging and analysis of cultural artifacts, virtual representation of expansive archaeological sites, and GIS applications in cultural heritage. With a foundation in cutting-edge technologies like big data, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality, and grounded in digital humanities theories, the lab is dedicated to addressing challenges in cultural heritage, such as its insufficient protection, ambiguous interpretations, and untapped value. The ICLCH not only broadens the horizons of digital humanities but also bolsters original innovation in humanities and social sciences. Furthermore, it paves a viable route and offers a comprehensive model for the inventive evolution and growth of China’s rich traditional culture.

Key Academics

Prof Feicheng Ma

Senior Professor in humanities and social sciences at Wuhan University. He has held roles such as Dean of the School of Information Management and Director of the Information Resources Research Centre. His research is about Information science and management theory, big data analysis, knowledge organisation and networks, digital information resource management and digital economy, information behaviour, and informetrics.

Prof Xiaoguang Wang

Professor and Vice Dean of the School of Information Management and Executive Vice Dean of the Big Data Institute, Director of the Intellectual Computing Laboratory for Cultural Heritage, and Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities at Wuhan University. His research interests are digital asset management, knowledge organisation, semantic publishing, and digital humanities.

Prof Zhiyong Peng

He served as the vice dean of the Big Data Institute at Wuhan University, vice-chair of the Database Professional Committee of the China Computer Federation, and member of the Big Data Expert Committee of the China Computer Federation.

Key Projects

Projects and achievements in the Center for Digital Humanities fall into four categories: Research Projects, involving digital restoration and geographical data integration of ancient Chinese sites; Platform Tools, focusing on the development of digital platforms for manuscript organization, image data integration, and AI-based knowledge graph construction; Data Resources, which includes the accumulation of extensive cultural heritage data, such as digital images, texts, historical maps, and 3D models; Digital Interpretation Theatre, an interdisciplinary space utilizing advanced technology for immersive cultural heritage experiences and research.

  1. Research Projects
    • Research on Resources Development and Service of Cultural Heritage Smart Data
    • Research, Development and Application of Intelligent Exhibition Technology of National Archives of Publications and Culture Collection Digital Resources
    • Research on Construction of Digital Twin Data System and Data Mining Technology
    • Research on Digital Memory Reconstruction Project of Ancient Books
    • Research on Multimodal Knowledge Graph Construction of Dunhuang Mogao Caves
  2. Platforms and Tools
    • Comprehensive Digital Platform of Bamboo and Silk Manuscripts
    • Cultural Heritage Image Data Integration Platform
    • Cultural Heritage Knowledge Graph Production Platform
    • Dunhuang Mural Thesaurus
    • Model Painter
    • Graphic Correlation Annotation System
  3. Data Resources
    • The ICLCH accumulated various cultural heritage data, including digital images, ancient texts, historical maps, 3D relic models, and domain knowledge graphs. For example, Foundational Databases includes over 4,700 subject terms from Dunhuang murals and around 1.25 million RDF triples in the Chinese Poetry Knowledge Graph. And the Image Databases Contains 25,000 high-resolution images of murals from Mogao and Yulin Caves, movable relics, and over 200,000 images of Chinese cultural artifacts from overseas museums.
  4. Digital Interpretation Theatre
    • The Digital Deduction Theatre for Cultural Heritage is an innovative, interdisciplinary cutting-edge experimental space designed and built by the ICLCH at Wuhan University. It also stands as the foundational methodology for the digital revitalisation of cultural heritage. With advanced imaging modelling, large-screen data interaction, three-dimensional immersive projection, and XR virtual storytelling technologies, this theatre integrates methodologies from humanities, information management, literary arts, and artificial intelligence. Its ambition is to establish a holistic innovation chain comprised of “Digital Incubation – Fusion of Virtual and Reality – Collaborative Deduction – Immersive Experience – Intelligent Services.” This initiative is dedicated to digitally documenting. deconstructing. artistically expressing. and intelligently interacting with China’s outstanding traditional culture, supporting the research, teaching, and dissemination of the revitalization of cultural heritage.

Teaching

The ICLCH offers a variety of teaching activities that blend traditional humanities scholarship with digital technologies, especially for PhD students. These activities include hosting forums, seminars, and workshops, such as the Global Forum for Chinese Doctoral Students in Digital Humanities and the Yuehu Frontier Forum on Digital Intelligence for Liberal Arts. The ICLCH also organizes specialised academic seminars, providing platforms for interdisciplinary research, design innovation, and the exploration of new methodologies in digital humanities.