Irina-Mihaela Ciortan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at CERTO – Centre of Excellence for Restoration by Optoelectronic Techniques and a Guest Researcher at the Colourlab, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from NTNU (2023) and an Erasmus Mundus M.Sc. in Color Science Applied in Informatics and Media Technology (2013). Her research combines spectral and multi-light imaging, color science, and machine learning for cultural heritage documentation, material characterization, and appearance reconstruction. Within the Horizon Europe PERCEIVE project, she developed scientifically grounded methods for simulating color changes and digitally restoring paintings, historical photographs, and textiles, including works from the MUNCH and Victoria and Albert Museum collections. She previously held research positions at the University of Verona and NTNU and was a Visiting Assistant in Research at Yale University. She co-authored the Best Paper Award-winning contribution at the 2017 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage and represented Romania at UNESCO’s European Young Heritage Professionals Forum in 2019. Her work supports the conservation, interpretation, and digital presentation of cultural heritage.