Peter A. Stokes

Peter A. Stokes is a Research Professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) within Université PSL in Paris, specializing in Digital Humanities applied to historical writing. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has held roles including Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the University of Cambridge and Senior Lecturer at King's College London. His research focuses on computational palaeography, multigraphism, and the analysis of historical handwriting. He co-directs eScriptorium, a software project for automatic transcription of manuscripts, and leads the Biblissima+ Cluster 4 project.

Education:

• PhD, University of Cambridge (2006), Dissertation: English Vernacular Script, ca 990 – ca 1035
• BA (Hons) in Classics and English Literature & BE (Hons) in Computer Engineering, University of Melbourne (2001)
• Exchange Studies, Georgetown University (1998)

Research Interests: Combining palaeography with digital humanities and computer science, focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of handwriting analysis, multigraphism, and transversal palaeography. Key projects include eScriptorium, DigiPal Framework, and contributions to Exon Domesday and Models of Authority projects.

Grants & Awards:

• European Research Council (ERC) grant for DigiPal (2011–14)
• AHRC grants for Exon Domesday and Models of Authority (2015–17)
• Medieval Academy of America Prize (2016)

Teaching & Supervision: Leads courses in digital humanities and palaeography at EPHE and King's College London. Supervised PhD students in medieval manuscript studies and digital humanities, including Salomé Pichon and Matilda Watson.

Labs & Collaborations: Co-director of eScriptorium; member of Comité International de Paléographie Latine and Humanistica (Digital Humanities association). Active in international projects like Biblissima+ and CultureLab.