Publications

2011 Development of a UV-to-IR extension to standard colorimetry, based on a seven-band modified DSLR camera, to better characterize surfaces, tissues, and fabrics (SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 8084) — DOI: 10.1117/12.889560 Go to Link

2013 Multispectral Hypercolorimetry and Automatic Guided Pigment Identification: Case Studies of Some Masterpieces (SPIE, Vol. 8790) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2020643Go to Link PDF

2013 Modular wide-spectrum lighting system for diagnosis, conservation, and restoration (SPIE, Vol. 8790) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2020655 

2013 Multispectral Light Metering System for Cultural Heritage Diagnosis and Conservation (SPIE, Vol. 8790) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2020648

2013 Spectral Sensitivity of Nikon FX and DX Sensors: On the Path to ColorPDF

2013 Full Range Variant for Nikon Cameras. Hardware and software work together to measure spectral reflectancePDF

2013 Multispectral Light Metering System for Cultural Heritage Diagnosis and Conservation (2013) – Article in the proceedings of the SPIE conference (Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology IV). (Miccoli M., Melis M.).

2013 Evolutionary Transformation of a Digital SLR Camera into a Sophisticated Instrument for Photometric and Colorimetric Measurements (2013) – Conference paper (Color and Colorimetry – Proceedings of the Color Group, vol. IX-A). (Melis M., Miccoli M.). (ISBN 9788891614653) PDF

2013 From Spectra of Light to the Tristimulus (undated, ca. 2013) – An introductory article by Marcello Melis on the Nikon School eXperience blog (a series of articles on colorimetry and digital photography).Go to the Link

2015 Terahertz and Multispectral Imaging of a Tanda Painting (SPIE, Vol. 9527) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2184448Go to Link

2015 The murals by the Salimbeni brothers in the workshop of San Giovanni in Urbino. The use of HMI for the study of painted surfaces (IGIIC proceedings)Go to Link 

2015 Complete mapping of the tattoos of the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman (Journal of Cultural Heritage) — DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2014.12.005Go to Link 

2015 New tattoos discovered on Ötzi the Iceman: All of the mummy’s skin markings mapped (2015) – Scientific press release (ScienceDaily, source: Eurac Research).Go to the link 

2016 Terahertz Frequency-Wavelet Domain Deconvolution for Stratigraphic and Subsurface Investigation of Art Paintings (Optics Express) — DOI: 10.1364/OE.24.026972 Go to Link 

2016 Comparative Study of Mid-20th-Century Art Using THz and X-ray (IRMMW-THz) — DOI: 10.1109/IRMMW-THZ.2016.7758719Go to Link

2016 Ötzi: New Research Findings on the Mummy Presented (2016) – Popular science article on Archeomatica (conference report). Go to the Link 

2016 Marcello Melis – Profilocolore – Interview at TFA2016 (Tech For All 2016) published by mediaGEO (YouTube). Go to the link

2017 Terahertz Imaging for Subsurface Investigation of Art Paintings (SPIE, Vol. 10383) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2274292 Go to Link

2017 Global mapping of the stratigraphy of an old-master painting using sparsity-based terahertz reflectometry (Scientific Reports) — DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15069-2 Go to Link

2018 Terahertz pulsed imaging reveals the stratigraphy of a seventeenth-century oil painting (SPIE, Vol. 10677) — DOI: 10.1117/12.2306771 Go to Link 

2018 Hypercolorimetric Multispectral Imaging System for Cultural Heritage Diagnostics: An Innovative Study for the Examination of Copper Paintings (EPJ Plus) — DOI: 10.1140/epjp/i2018-12370-9 Go to Link 

2019 Photographing the invisible? It’s possible—and with the highest precision and resolution (GEOmedia) Go to Link 

2019 Development of integrated innovative techniques for the examination of paintings: Case studies of *The Resurrection of Christ*, attributed to Andrea Mantegna, and *The Crucifixion of Viterbo*, attributed to Michelangelo’s workshop DOI:10.1016/j.culher.2019.05.005 Go to Link 

2020 Multi-spectral and Thermography Imaging Techniques for the Investigation of a 15th-Century Wall Painting Go to Link 

2020 Hypercolorimetric multispectral imaging and pulse compression thermography for the investigation of a wall painting (IOP MSE) — DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/949/1/012008 Go to Link

2020 The wooden ceiling of the Basilica of San Sebastiano: the monitoring project strongly advocated by Italia Nostra Melilli, carried out thanks to the Participatory Democracy call for proposals – Informative article on the Italia Nostra website (monitoring project, including an interview). Go to the Link 

2020 The Contribution of Photography and Multispectral Analysis to Cultural Heritage: New Perspectives on the Mosaics of the Stanza di Ruggero in the Royal Palace of Palermo – (online research seminar) – Bibliotheca Hertziana – with a description and profile by M. Melis. Go to the Link 

2022 Integration of multispectral imaging, XRF mapping, and Raman analysis for the noninvasive study of illustrated manuscripts: a case study of the 15th-century Persian masterpiece“Humay Meets Princess Humayun”from the Louvre Museum (Louvre, Humay/Humayun) (EPJ Plus) — DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01909-8 — Go to Link 

2022 Study of Etruscan Tombs Using a Multidisciplinary Approach: The Case of the Campana Tomb (Springer chapter) — DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60016-7_64 Go to Link 

2022 Profilocolore and Imaging Tools – Informative article in ChiesaOggi (interview/in-depth feature on the work of M. Melis and Profilocolore). Go to the link 

2023

Analysis of Moving Matter and Pigments Using Images for Tunable, Accurate, and Fast Spectral Imaging: Methodology and Applications in Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, and Architecture (SPIE) Go to Link 

2023
Deep Spectral Imaging (DSI): an optimized AI-based spectral imaging acquisition, transmission, and calibration. Go to Link

2024 Keynote Lecture “Science, Color, Perception, and Matter” (2024) – Event announcement and news on the ICPAL/SAF website (lecture by Marcello Melis, Eng.). Go to the Link

2025 A fast and accurate spectral imaging system for visual inspection and monitoring in textile production Go to Link

2025 AI-Driven Single-Shot Spectral Imaging for Non-Invasive Dermatological Analysis (Optica/ECBO, W2A.1) Go to Link