Dr. Sepideh Alassi is a postdoctoral research associate and a lecturer at the Digital Humanities Lab (DHLab). She has a background in Digital Humanities, scientific computing, applied mathematics, and the history of science. She received her PhD in 2020, focusing on digital methodologies to facilitate research on historical texts. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Alassi played a pivotal role in the Bernoulli-Euler Online (BEOL) project, which was among the first Linked Open Data (LOD) digital editions. This groundbreaking project features a virtual research environment with advanced query tools and interactive 3D visualizations, setting a precedent for future digital scholarship.

Her current research centers on integrating natural language processing (NLP) techniques with LOD practices. She aims to automate the extraction of information from texts in multiple languages and construct machine-readable knowledge graphs linked to open data repositories. Additionally, Dr. Alassi is focused on developing efficient methods to present these networks on open-access web platforms, utilizing advanced query and visualization tools.

At DHLab, she teaches programming and text analysis courses and introduces students to linked open data and graph databases. Dr. Alassi is committed to advancing humanities research and fostering innovative methods for analyzing humanities data by developing robust open-source tools.

Consultation hours during the semester:
Tuesdays 14:00 to 16:00