[Deadline extension] Heritage - Special Issue "Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage"

[Niccolò Pretto]

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to extend a warm invitation to you to contribute with a paper to the special issue "Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage". This special issue of the journal Heritage aims to delineate the state of the art of new technologies applied to sound and music in the context of the intangible cultural heritage. We are looking for original and high-quality research articles, reviews, and case studies that address various aspects of this field. For details, you can check:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage/special_issues/RG87PD855U

The deadline for the submission has been extended to 31 August 2025.

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) one or more of the following:
- Artificial Intelligence for preserving, accessing, and re-using Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage (Music and Speech);
- Computational Musicology;
- Human–Computer Interaction for accessing and valorising Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage;
- Internet of Musical Things and Web Technologies for Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage;
- Music Information Retrieval;
- Preservation of Analog Recordings and Musical Instruments;
- New technology for enhancing the sustainability of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage;
- Virtual, augmented, or mixed reality and Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage.

Heritage is a peer-reviewed open-access journal publishing high-quality articles on cultural and natural heritage science. It is ranked as Q1 in the Archaeology category and Q1 in the Conservation category.

The special issue is edited by myself, Dr. Niccolò Pretto, from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and Prof. Sergio Canazza from the University of Padova, Italy. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would be happy to answer any questions and provide further information.

Best regards,
Niccolò Pretto

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Assistant Professor - Ricercatore RTDa
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Faculty of Engineering

niccolo...@unibz.it
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