Selma Rizvić
Dr. Selma Rizvić je profesorica računarske grafike na Elektrotehničkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Sarajevu, gdje predaje na bachelor, master i doktorskim studijama. Tokom svoje akademske karijere, značajno je doprinijela razvoju ove oblasti kroz nastavu, istraživanje i međunarodnu saradnju. U periodu od 2005. do 2010. godine bila je angažirana na Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, gdje je uspostavila predmete iz računarske grafike i osnovala laboratoriju Digital Media Center. U akademskoj 2021–2022. godini ponovo se pridružila ovoj instituciji kroz Program za dizajn i razvoj igara. Na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu 2004. godine osnovala je Laboratoriju za računarsku grafiku – Sarajevo Graphics Group (SGG), istraživački tim specijaliziran za primjenu IT tehnologija u prezentaciji kulturnog naslijeđa. SGG djeluje kao multidisciplinarna platforma koja okuplja stručnjake iz oblasti računarske grafike u saradnji s arheolozima, historičarima, umjetnicima i filmskim profesionalcima, s ciljem razvoja edukativnih i imerzivnih digitalnih sadržaja. Iz ove inicijative 2010. godine proizašlo je i Udruženje za digitalizaciju kulturnog naslijeđa DIGI.BA. Ekspertiza SGG/DIGI.BA u oblasti interaktivnog digitalnog pripovijedanja prepoznata je kroz brojne projekte virtualne arheologije, što je rezultiralo učešćem u velikim evropskim istraživačkim konzorcijima. Tim je bio partner u FP7 mreži izvrsnosti Virtual Museum Transnational Network (V-MusT.net) od 2011. do 2015. godine, te u Horizon 2020 projektu iMARECULTURE od 2016. do 2019. godine. Također su koordinirali Creative Europe projekte SHELeadersVR i StecakLand, uvodeći VR tehnologije u pozorišnu produkciju. Trenutno su partneri u Erasmus+ projektu BEYOND, uz realizaciju niza lokalnih i regionalnih inicijativa. Prof. Rizvić je članica Upravnog odbora EUROGRAPHICS radne grupe za grafiku i kulturno naslijeđe, te aktivno učestvuje kao ekspert u razvoju budućih istraživačko-inovacijskih programa Evropske komisije u oblasti ICT-a i digitalnog kulturnog naslijeđa.
Dr. Selma Rizvić is a Professor of Computer Graphics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, where she teaches at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Throughout her academic career, she has made significant contributions to the development of the field through teaching, research, and international collaboration. From 2005 to 2010, she was engaged at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, where she established computer graphics courses and founded the Digital Media Center laboratory. She rejoined the institution in 2021–2022 as part of the Game Design and Development Program. In 2004, at the University of Sarajevo, she founded the Sarajevo Graphics Group (SGG), a research lab specializing in the application of IT technologies in the presentation of cultural heritage. SGG operates as a multidisciplinary platform, bringing together experts in computer graphics who collaborate with archaeologists, historians, visual artists, writers, and film professionals to design and implement educational and immersive digital heritage experiences. In 2010, this initiative led to the establishment of the Association for Digital Heritage Digitization, DIGI.BA. The unique expertise of SGG/DIGI.BA in interactive digital storytelling has been demonstrated through numerous virtual archaeology projects, leading to participation in major European research consortia. The team was a partner in the FP7 Network of Excellence Virtual Museum Transnational Network (V-MusT.net) from 2011 to 2015, and in the Horizon 2020 project iMARECULTURE from 2016 to 2019. They also coordinated Creative Europe projects SHELeadersVR and StecakLand, introducing VR technologies into theatre production. Currently, they are partners in the Erasmus+ project BEYOND and are implementing several local and regional initiatives. Prof. Rizvić is a member of the Board of the EUROGRAPHICS Working Group on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. She is also engaged as an expert in shaping future research and innovation activities of the European Commission in the fields of ICT and digital cultural heritage.