Computer science in humanities
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Manfred Thaller
Prof. em. Dr. Manfred Thaller studied Modern History at the University of Graz, Austria, and Sociology at the Institute fpr Advanced Studies Vienna. He worked from 1978–1997 at the Max-Planck-Institute for History in Göttingen, Germany, on a generalized approach for the application of information technology towards historical research, operationalized by a non-relational DBMS,
κλειω . At the University of Bergen, Norway, he served afterwards as Prof. of Humanities Computer Science and founding director of the Humanities Information Technology Centre. Since 2000 he has been professor of “Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Informationsverarbeitung” at the University at Cologne, Germany, where he retired in 2015. During that time, most of his research was focused on digital libraries and digital preservation.Rosenhof 16b, D-50321 Brühl
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Computer science in humanities
- Thematic Issue: Computer Science in Humanities
- Using standoff properties for marking-up historical documents in the humanities
- Wikidition: Automatic lexiconization and linkification of text corpora
- Design considerations for a large-scale image-based text search engine in historical manuscript collections
- Made in the humanities: Dual integral invariants for efficient edge detection
- Time modelling in digital humanities. Challenges posed by the development of a database of medieval charters
- The role of computers to understand the past. The case of archaeological research
- Self-Portrayals of GI Junior Fellows
- Decentralized communication against surveillance and privacy violation
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Computer science in humanities
- Thematic Issue: Computer Science in Humanities
- Using standoff properties for marking-up historical documents in the humanities
- Wikidition: Automatic lexiconization and linkification of text corpora
- Design considerations for a large-scale image-based text search engine in historical manuscript collections
- Made in the humanities: Dual integral invariants for efficient edge detection
- Time modelling in digital humanities. Challenges posed by the development of a database of medieval charters
- The role of computers to understand the past. The case of archaeological research
- Self-Portrayals of GI Junior Fellows
- Decentralized communication against surveillance and privacy violation
