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RED Talk with Brent Seales

On Virtually Unwrapping the Herculaneum Scrolls

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Time
4-5:30 p.m.
Description
Discover how cutting-edge technology is unlocking history’s lost texts. The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences and the Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture welcome Brent Seales, UW–Madison Computer Sciences alumnus and University of Kentucky professor, to share his pioneering work on virtual unwrapping—an advanced AI-driven technique that is reading the Herculaneum scrolls for the first time in 2,000 years.
Cost
Free

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