Post APVSdGJvdLfqS2fbAe by true_mxp@qoto.org
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 (DIR) Post #APVLWHkrCefdC3zXlI by true_mxp@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T19:55:58Z
       
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       By way of #introduction, I am professor of #DigitalHumanities at the University of #Lausanne (#UNIL), #Switzerland.I studied #ComputationalLinguistics and did a PhD in #ComputerScience on #ELearning. But these days my main research interest is #theory, #methodology and #epistemology of digital humanities.Current research project (funded by  @snsf_ch): Towards Computational Historiographical Modeling: Corpora and Concepts (http://dynalabs.de/mxp/research/2021-snsf)
       
 (DIR) Post #APVLdraqM3vUN6vBPE by freemo@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T20:03:42Z
       
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       @true_mxp Hi, great to meet you. While not the same I have worked with Natural Language Processing a lot, we might have some things to talk about. Either way I have no doubt you will make a great addition to the group.I look forward to reading your posts. Feel free to reach out anytime if you want to chat or have any questions.@snsf_ch
       
 (DIR) Post #APVQeExtxTDyd4hoRc by true_mxp@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T20:59:56Z
       
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       @freemo Thanks for the friendly welcome!Speaking of #NLProc, I published a book on Natural Language Processing for Historical Texts back in 2012, when I worked for the Swiss Law Sources Foundation.
       
 (DIR) Post #APVQknG1NCxMiqJ13Q by freemo@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T21:01:03Z
       
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       @true_mxp That sounds like a very niche and very cool book. I actually collect old texts (pre-1800s mostly) and do my rather limited attempt at reading them... so that would be a book I'd check out for sure.
       
 (DIR) Post #APVRLZjcc3N1Utgqjg by true_mxp@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T21:07:39Z
       
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       @freemo It’s in need of an update, tho. Shortly afterwards, machine learning changed everything. #OCR and even #HTR of historical texts are almost “solved problems” today.
       
 (DIR) Post #APVRRfidHFBDnI8Ofo by freemo@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T21:08:48Z
       
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       @true_mxp Not like I'd be reading it for any actual need. It would be purely out of curiosity.
       
 (DIR) Post #APVSdGJvdLfqS2fbAe by true_mxp@qoto.org
       2022-11-11T21:22:09Z
       
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       @freemo Yeah, for that it could still be interesting, also wrt. theoretical issues.https://doi.org/10.2200/S00436ED1V01Y201207HLT017