Digital Cultural Heritage: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
暫譯: 數位文化遺產：挑戰、解決方案與未來方向

本書探討數位技術如何改變文化遺產的保存、紀錄和檔案管理。它深入研究數位化技術的技術面向、數位保存策略，以及在文化遺產背景下使用虛擬實境（virtual reality）和擴增實境（augmented reality）等先進技術。

Dr. Vinay Kukreja completed his PhD in computer science and engineering. He works as a professor at Chitkara University (Punjab, India) and has more than 17 years of experience. He has filed more than 50 patents and authored three international books. More than 220 of his papers are Scopus indexed. He won the first prize in the SIH Hackathon (2018) under the flagship of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India. His areas of research interest mainly include machine learning, deep learning, agile software development, and decision-making approaches.

Dr. Amitoj Singh is working as an Associate Professor in the School of Sciences and Emerging Technologies at Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University. He has more than 17 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Singh has published more than 50 research papers in international refereed journals, 20 conference papers, and 11 books with international publishers. He has been granted projects by ICSSR, New Delhi, and SCERT, Punjab, in 2023. IEEE USA gave him a major research grant to develop language resources for auditory-impaired persons. He is actively working in the field of assistive technologies for differently abled persons. Braille Slate, developed by Dr. Singh and his team, has won many national and international awards, some of these competitions/awards won are the Connect2effect Hackathon organized by Influx Trust UK in 2016, 'Most International Project award' in Ingenuity International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 held at University of Nauttingum China, and Eureka 2018 startup competitions organized by IIT Bombay. He was invited by United Nations in 2016 to present his innovation 'e-braille slate' in International Science and Technology form at UN Headquarters USA 2016. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda conferred Dr. Singh with the Budding Researcher award in 2016 for developing an e-braille slate for visually impaired children.

Deepinder Kaur received her Engineering degree from Baba Banda Singh Engineering College in 2008 and her master's in System Software from BITS Pilani in 2013. She has 13 years of IT experience in the quality assurance field with expertise in Lean and Agile Processes. Currently, she is working with Colt Technologies as a test manager and looking into end-to-end quality deliverables for telecom projects.

Jagpuneet Kaur Bajwa is a faculty member at Algoma University and Humber College in Ontario, Canada, in the Applied Sciences and Technology Department. She has a PhD (computing science) and MCA with distinction from Punjabi University Patiala. She has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. She is an active book reviewer and academician and has published more than 20 research papers in international refereed journals, conference papers, and book chapters. Her area of research mainly focuses on process improvement and Agile software development.

Dr. Vinay Kukreja 完成了計算機科學與工程的博士學位。他目前在印度旁遮普的 Chitkara 大學擔任教授，擁有超過 17 年的經驗。他已申請超過 50 項專利並著作三本國際書籍。他的論文中有超過 220 篇被 Scopus 索引。他在 2018 年的 SIH Hackathon 中獲得了第一名，該活動由印度住房與城市事務部主辦。他的研究興趣主要包括機器學習、深度學習、敏捷軟體開發和決策方法。

Dr. Amitoj Singh 目前在 Jagat Guru Nanak Dev 旁遮普州開放大學的科學與新興技術學院擔任副教授。他擁有超過 17 年的教學和研究經驗。Dr. Singh 在國際同行評審期刊上發表了超過 50 篇研究論文、20 篇會議論文以及 11 本與國際出版商合作的書籍。他在 2023 年獲得了來自新德里的 ICSSR 和旁遮普的 SCERT 的項目資助。IEEE USA 給予他一項主要研究資助，用於為聽障人士開發語言資源。他積極從事輔助技術的研究，旨在幫助不同能力的人士。Dr. Singh 和他的團隊開發的盲文板獲得了多項國內外獎項，其中包括 2016 年由 Influx Trust UK 主辦的 Connect2effect Hackathon、2018 年在中國納廷漢姆大學舉行的 Ingenuity International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 中的「最佳國際項目獎」，以及由 IIT 孟買主辦的 Eureka 2018 創業競賽。他在 2016 年受邀於聯合國，在美國聯合國總部的國際科學與技術論壇上展示他的創新「電子盲文板」。旁遮普技術大學 Maharaja Ranjit Singh 授予 Dr. Singh 2016 年的新興研究者獎，以表彰他為視障兒童開發電子盲文板的貢獻。

Deepinder Kaur 於 2008 年從 Baba Banda Singh 工程學院獲得工程學位，並於 2013 年從 BITS Pilani 獲得系統軟體碩士學位。她在質量保證領域擁有 13 年的 IT 經驗，專長於精益和敏捷流程。目前，她在 Colt Technologies 擔任測試經理，負責電信項目的端到端質量交付。

Jagpuneet Kaur Bajwa 是加拿大安大略省 Algoma 大學和 Humber 學院應用科學與技術系的教職員。她擁有計算科學的博士學位和旁遮普大學的優異 MCA 學位。她擁有超過 10 年的教學和研究經驗。她是一位活躍的書評人和學者，已在國際同行評審期刊上發表了超過 20 篇研究論文、會議論文和書籍章節。她的研究領域主要集中在流程改進和敏捷軟體開發。