Michael Piotrowski

Michael Piotrowski is an Associate Professor in the Section of Language and Information Sciences at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), appointed since August 2021. He holds expertise in computational linguistics, digital humanities, and historical text processing. His career includes roles as a software developer, researcher, and academic, with notable contributions to the Leibniz Institute for European History (Mainz) and the DARIAH European infrastructure project. He earned his doctorate in computer science from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg with a thesis on document-oriented e-learning components.

Research interests focus on knowledge representation, formal modeling in humanities, and computational approaches to historical texts. His work bridges computer science and the humanities, emphasizing interdisciplinary innovation. Notable publications include foundational texts like Natural Language Processing for Historical Texts (2012) and contributions to computational historiography, digital humanities institutional frameworks, and uncertainty modeling in historical analysis.

Piotrowski has led projects such as managing digitization of Swiss legal sources and developing tools for historical text processing. His academic contributions span e-learning technologies, NLP applications, and computational methods for cultural heritage. He actively participates in international DH initiatives and publishes on methodological challenges in digital humanities.