Erika M. Robrahn-González
Title: “Co-Constructing Past and Future: Repositioning the Human Sciences as a Vector in Proposing Sustainable Practices and Future Simulations“
Abstract: This paper discusses the contemporary challenges in the humanistic understanding of the past and the future, considering the diversity of perspectives and worldviews. Using a transdisciplinary methodology, we will analyze examples of research projects carried out with local and indigenous Brazilian communities. Their focus is the intersection between scientific and traditional knowledge, seeking mediation that respects and enhances their contributions. The project “Cultural Landscapes Community AI Hub” will be analyzed as an innovation in this field, using AI agents specialized in knowledge curation to create collaborative systems that consider scientific expertise while incorporating meanings and knowledge from communities. Also based on AI, the project develops complex models of cultural landscapes through predictive scenarios of the past, present, and future. This perspective repositions Human Sciences as a vector in the proposal of sustainable practices and future simulations, acting in the planning of social development policies.
Bio: Dr. Erika Robrahn González is a historian, social anthropologist, and archaeologist. She has coordinated over 500 research projects in Brazil in co-creation with local communities and indigenous groups, focusing on Social Innovation and Creative Economy through culture as a vector for sustainable development. She is a member of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Governing Council, and Vice President of UISPP. As a researcher at Instituto Terra e Memória, Portugal, Dr. Robrahn-González coordinates the international project “Cultural Landscapes Community AI Hub”. She was a visiting researcher at the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Germany, in 2018 and 2022.
Affiliation: Instituto Terra e Memória, Portugal
