Digital archaeologist focusing on LiDAR/GIS and low-code tools for cultural-heritage data (ARKAS, EOLITH), involved in GENNI, AI4Europe, TETRACHs and the Europeana Network Association.

Profile

Dr Edisa Lozić is an archaeologist and assistant professor at the Institute of Archaeology, ZRC SAZU (Ljubljana), working at the intersection of digital humanities, data infrastructures and tool development. She uses low-code platforms to build custom applications and research databases (e.g., ARKAS, EOLITH) that support the growing data and interoperability needs of the humanities in the context of cultural-heritage digitisation. Her research focuses on GIS- and LiDAR-based landscape analysis and Roman stone monuments. She leads the national project GENNI, contributes to AI4Europe and TETRACHs, and is an active member of the Europeana Network Association.

Education

• PhD in Archaeology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Slovenia, 2013
  Doctoral thesis in classical archaeology (Roman provincial funerary monuments; awarded top grade and supported by a Zois doctoral scholarship)
• BA in Archaeology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Slovenia, 2008

Long-term research stays

• 2019–2021 – Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Graz, Austria
  Institute for Ancient History and Archaeology (Institut für Antike), postdoctoral research in classical and digital archaeolog.
• 2010–2011 – Charles Nodier Grant Holder, MSHE C. N. Ledoux, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
  Postgraduate specialisation in archaeological approaches and spatial analysis

Short-term training and research visits

• 2016 – Maison de l’Archéologie, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France
• 2013 – Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, University of Vienna, Austria
• 2012 – Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249 CNRS-UFC), Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
• 2010 – Fornleifastofnun Íslands (Archaeological Institute of Iceland), Reykjavik, Iceland
• 2009 – Visual and Spatial Technology Centre (VISTA), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Research interests

• Classical and Roman archaeology
  • Funerary monuments and funerary landscapes in the interior of the Roman province of Dalmatia
  • Roman stone production, quarrying and workshop organisation
• Digital archaeology and spatial analysis
  • Application of GIS and airborne LiDAR to model settlement patterns and archaeological landscapes
  • Development of multiproxy dating and “executable map paper” approaches for archaeological LiDAR data
• Digital heritage and AI in the humanities
  • Critical analysis and use of AI and chatbots (large language models) in scientific writing and humanities research
  • Participation in European AI initiatives for cultural heritage (AI4Europe, AI-on-Demand platform)
• Cultural heritage infrastructures and data spaces
  • Integration of stone-provenance and monument data into open, interoperable research infrastructures
• Engagement with the European data space for cultural heritage through the Europeana Network Association

Teaching

• Course “Digital Archaeology”, Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana
  • Teaching digital methods in archaeology, including GIS, LiDAR and data management
• International field school “The Wolves and the Caesars: Digital Landscape Archaeology in Slovenia”
  • Co-director and instructor (2019–ongoing)
  • Field school for US and European students focusing on survey, excavation, LiDAR, and photogrammetry
• Guest teaching and lectures
  • Guest lecture “LiDAR data in archaeology”, Institute of Archaeology, University of Graz
  • Supervision of student projects in digital archaeology and landscape analysis
• Supervision
  • Currently supervising a student at a University in South Africa, working on topics related to digital archaeology

Organisation of scientific meetings

• TRAIL – International conference/workshop on digital archaeology and LiDAR (Slovenia)
  Co-organiser and member of the scientific and organising committees (various editions)
• Organisation of the international event Data Conversations Made Eas. AI-on-Demand Showcase for Cultural Heritage” (Atrij ZRC, Ljubljana & Zoom, 27 May 2024)

Awards and Prizes

• 2025 – ZRC “Horizon Star” Award for outstanding achievements in acquiring and implementing international research projects (AI4Europe, GENNI, TETRACHs, ARTEMIS, Horizon Europe proposals)
• 2023 – “Excellent in Science” Award (ARIS) for achievements in 2022 – article Migration of Alpine Slavs and machine learning (PLOS ONE, 17(9), 2022)
  https://www.arrs.si/sl/promocija/odlicni/inc/23/Odlicni-23.pdf
• 2022 – “Excellent in Science” Award (ARIS) for achievements in 2021 – open-access LiDAR processing tool OLiT (Remote Sensing, 13(16), 2021)
  https://www.arrs.si/sl/promocija/odlicni/inc/22/odlicni-22-3.pdf
• 2021 – “Excellent in Science” Award (ARIS) for achievements in 2020 – archaeological digital elevation model derived from airborne LiDAR (Remote Sensing, 13(9), 2021). http://www.arrs.si/sl/promocija/odlicni/inc/21/20211224_tabela_izbor.pdf

International Cooperation, Networks and Memberships

• Europeana Network Association (WeAreEuropeana)
• Active member, contributing to the common European data space for cultural heritage and to discussions on digital transformation in the heritage sector
• Collaboration with international partners through conferences, field schools and research networks (including COST and other European initiatives on AI in archaeology and digital heritage)

Editorial and reviewing activities

• 2021–2022 – Special Guest Editor (with B. Štular and G. Verhoeven) of the Special Issue “Geocomputation Using Remote Sensing Data for Landscape Archaeology” in the peer-reviewed open-access journal Remote Sensing (MDPI)
• Peer reviewer for international journals in archaeology, remote sensing and digital heritage

Exhibitions

• 2015–2016 – Co-author and co-organiser of the archaeological exhibition “Window into the Prehistoric Landscape of Knežak and Ilirska Bistrica” (Okno v prazgodovinsko krajino Knežaka in Ilirske Bistrice), National Museum of Slovenia – Prešernova, Ljubljana (29 Oct 2015 – 8 Feb 2016)