HEIstorical Presented at the University of the Azores

Azores, Portugal – June 2026

During an Erasmus+ KA1 Individual Staff Training Mobility at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores, Prof. Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko, PhD (Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek) presented the HEIstorical project and its key results to colleagues at the faculty.

Topics Presented

• Seismic risk assessment of historic buildings
• Energy efficiency and microclimate monitoring
• Machine learning and AI-driven tools for damage prediction and structural diagnostics
• The monitoring framework: 20 historic buildings across 5 transnational regions equipped with sensors, collecting over 50,000 data points
• A database of more than 3,000 characteristics for 100 historic buildings in the Transylvania region, the basis for machine-learning damage assessment models

Education and Open Data

The presentation also showed how project outcomes are integrated into existing higher education programmes, giving students up-to-date, practical knowledge in the rehabilitation of historic buildings, together with open access to all collected data for future research.

The visit reflects HEIstorical’s commitment to international academic collaboration and to disseminating innovative approaches to the preservation of Europe’s architectural heritage.