Corinna Reinhardt

Corinna Reinhardt is a Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology with a focus on Greek and Roman Antiquity at the University of Zurich since 2023. She holds a Magister degree from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a PhD from the same institution, with a doctoral scholarship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation. Her research interests include classical sculpture, digital methods in archaeology, materiality of text and image, and reception history of antiquity. She has led interdisciplinary projects like 'Iconographics' and co-founded the Digital Visualisation Lab at UZH. She was awarded the 2021 Teaching Award at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and has published extensively on topics like acroter architecture, inscriptions, and computer vision applications in cultural heritage. Her work bridges traditional archaeology with digital innovation, emphasizing both material analysis and computational methods.

• Education: Magister (LMU Munich, 2010), PhD (LMU Munich, 2015)
• Affiliations: Institute of Archaeology, Digital Visualisation Lab (UZH)

Her research focuses on the intersection of classical sculpture with architecture, digital methodologies for analyzing artifacts, and the material culture of ancient writing systems. Recent projects include 3D scanning of Hellenistic Nike statuettes and digital exhibitions like 'Kreuz und quer – Lebensgeschichten antiker Objekte'. She has supervised numerous academic courses and taught advanced digital methods in archaeological studies.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, with key works on Greek acroter design, material text culture, and AI-driven analysis of vase paintings. Awards include the 2021 FAU Teaching Prize and recognition for her doctoral thesis.