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Article ItemFor Bud: Robertson Memorial Endowment lays foundation for generations of Civil War education at Virginia Tech and beyond , article
“The endowment significantly strengthens our ability to keep doing what Dr. Robertson did so well: teaching anyone who cares to listen, inside and outside the classroom, about the experiences of the Civil War generation,” said Paul Quigley, the James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies.
Date: Mar 24, 2022 -
Article ItemCivil War Weekend 2022 to honor iconic founder and historian James I. ‘Bud’ Robertson Jr. , article
The event returns March 25–27 to the Inn at Virginia Tech for the first time since 2019. Registration is available until March 4. This year, attendees can take a two-night field trip to Harpers Ferry and Antietam. Registration for the field trip closes on Feb. 25.
Date: Feb 22, 2022 -
Video ItemOn the Record: Humans and artificial intelligence help identify photos from the past , video
Kurt Luther, Virginia Tech assistant professor of computer science, has developed a free software, Photo Sleuth, that uses human crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence to help identify people in Civil War era photographs.
Date: Oct 28, 2019 -
Video ItemComputer science professor creates facial recognition software to identify Civil War portraits , video
Kurt Luther, an assistant professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, combines his interest in Civil War photography and expertise in computer science to create Civil War Photo Sleuth, facial recognition software that helps put a name to unidentified Civil War-era portraits.
Date: Dec 14, 2018