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Institute of Mathematics and Informatics


Akademijos st. 4, LT-08663 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel. +370 5 2109300, fax +370 5 2729209, [email protected], www.mii.lt

About the Institute


IMI established in 1956 (in the frame of the Lithuanian Academy of Science) 1990 – 2009 an independent state research institute, since 2010 – in the frame of the Vilnius University IMI has 10 departments, 2 chairs for doctoral studies Scientific staff of 121 persons, including 29 habil. doctors, 48 PhD, and 60 doctoral students

The UNESCO Chair Informatics for the Humanities and Multimedia Centre for the Humanities organizes periodically the intensive courses in modern information technologies for adult learners.

Areas of Activities


Fields of activities of the Institute: Scientific research and experimental development Doctoral studies Scientific organizational work Publishing Education

Main Research Areas


Data analysis Differential equations Optimisation System analysis Numerical analysis Mathematical logic Mathematical statistics Multimedia systems Probability theory Process control Software engineering Signal processing

Contribution to Digital Culture in Lithuania


IMI is an initiator and a leader of safeguarding cultural heritage in digital space:

the first Lithuanian printed book celebrating 450 anniversary was presented by IMI online and CD at 1997 as the first e-book Lithuanian language resources for research and general users are stored at IMI repositories since 1995 The electronic resources on Lithuanian ethnic culture: language, folklore, ethnology, history, and archaeology, old manuscripts are stored at IMI digital repositories

Lithuanian Science 2008 Award for “Information Technologies for Lithuanian Language and Culture” was assigned to IMI group for 1995 -2007 works

Lithuanian Science 2008 Award


With EU CommissionerViviane Reding

(Information Society & Media)

Delegation of Lithuania

Exhibition “Bridging the Broadband Gap – 2007”

RAIN — Rural Area Information Technology Broadband Network


World Exhibition „EXPO 2000“


The medal of the World Exhibition EXPO 2000 was conferred for

„Lithuanian dialects. Computer dictionary. Part 1“. UNESCO, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, UNESCO Chair Informatics for the humanities at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, 2000.

Medal of the World Exhibition EXPO 2000 (Hannover, Germany)

Publishing Activities (1)


Reviewed Periodical Journals

• Informatica (ISI Master Journal List)

• Informatics in Education• Olympiads in Informatics• Lithuanian Mathematical Journal (ISI Master

Journal List)

• Mathematical Modelling and Analysis• Nonlinear Analysis. Modelling and Control

Publishing Activities (2)


Books recognized abroad

EducationTraining Aids


This is only a part of textbooks and training aids, written

by the scientists of the institute

Electronic Publishing Instrumental Websites


http://www.akis.mii.lt

System of Distance Graduate Studies and Scientific Cooperation in the Internet Environment

AKISSystem of Geografic Information

http://eta.ktl.mii.lt/~mockus/

Electronic PublishingWebsites of Cultural Heritage


Electronic Publishing


Interactive CD’s

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IT Teaching for the Humanitieshttp://mokslasplius.lt/multimedia


IT Teaching for the Humanities


Topics of the training material for intensive courses: Processing Sound Records Creating Panoramic Views Creating and Processing Video GIS Applied to Present Cultural Heritage Content Search on Internet Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Publishing

Training modules (Lithuanian only) http://mokslasplius.lt/multimedia/

IT Teaching for the Humanities


Topics of the training material for intensive courses:

Web Sites of Cultural Institutions [Web Sites] Cultural Subject Gateways on the Web [Gateways] Creating E-Books and E-Journals [E-Publications] Web-Based Training [E-Learning] Digital Archives, Collections [Archives] Advanced Techniques in Processing Images

Training modules (in English)http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/UNESCOeducation/

Activities in Past Related to


CHIMER – Children Heritage Interactive Models for Evolving Repositories ( EC IST 2001-2003)

ENRICH – European Networking Resources and Information concerning Cultural Heritage (eContentPlus)

Lithuanian Dialects– CD used in e-school

Creative Work and Traditions. Geometric patterns of Lithuanian textiles – CD used in e-school

Majority of our e-publishing related to cultural heritage >>

Activities in the Project


Evaluation and methodology for selection of project Logo from many proposals submitted by partners

Preparations for the 1st and the 2nd project meetings

Press release on ADHER created in Lithuanian and English, published online

Preparing the templates for business cards, envelope, other documents as interactive visual system for ADHER

Examples

www.mii.lt/index.php?siteaction=news_notices.view&id=1913&lang=enwww.mii.lt/index.php?siteaction=pages.browse&page=projektu_pristatymai#ADHER

List of Cultural Heritage


Vilnius Historic Center(UNESCO WHL 1994)

The landscape of the Curonian Spit nature, (UNESCO WHL 2000)

Verba – Vilnius original decoration Curonian Vetrunges

Lithuanian Cross Crafting and Its Symbolism, (UNESCO WHL , 2008)

The Baltic Song and Dance Celebrations (UNESCO WHL, 2008)

Thank You for Your Attention!Nerutė Kligienė,

[email protected] group:

L.Telksnys, Head of UNESCO Chair;Learners (dizainers):

Jūratė Bučmytė, Giedrius Arbačiauskas,Albertas Krajinskas