David Dubin

David Dubin serves as a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences (iSchool), where he teaches courses in information processing, modeling, and analysis. His office is located in room 330 of the LIS Building at 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL, with contact via (217) 244-3275 or ddubin@illinois.edu.

Education:

• PhD in Information Science, University of Pittsburgh

Research Focus: Dubin's work centers on foundational aspects of information representation and description, particularly expression and encoding mechanisms in documents and digital resources. His expertise spans data curation, digital humanities, information retrieval, and knowledge organization, with significant contributions to document identity theory, markup semantics, and text encoding standards for humanities computing.

Publication Trends: Analysis of his scholarly output reveals consistent engagement with digital humanities methodologies, especially TEI-based text encoding for fragmentary classical works and ontological frameworks for game studies. His research demonstrates recurring emphasis on the interplay between content, format, and interpretation across scientific data representation, digital library systems, and semantic modeling of information objects.

Teaching Activities: Currently instructing Social History of Games & Gaming (IS142A), Independent Study (IS389DSD), and Decision Analysis and Modeling (IS390DAM) for Fall 2025. Office hours are conducted by appointment through direct contact.