Steffen Pielström

Dr. Steffen Pielström is a Research Fellow at the Institute of German Philology within the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Würzburg. He is a core member of the Chair of Computational Philology and Modern German Literary History led by Prof. Dr. Fotis Jannidis and currently contributes to the DARIAH-DE project (Cluster 5 - Quantitative Data Analysis), focusing on computational text analysis for literary scholarship.

His research spans Computational Literary Studies, Stylometry, and Digital Humanities with emphasis on authorship attribution, topic modeling, and critical tool development. He investigates methodological frameworks for quantitative text analysis while addressing research data management challenges in humanities contexts, particularly through FAIR data principles and infrastructure design.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Development of practical tools like the 'stylo' R package for stylometric analysis; (2) Critical examination of methodological assumptions in computational literary studies; (3) Systematic analysis of research data management needs within digital humanities. His work consistently bridges philological expertise with computational innovation, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and infrastructure sustainability.

As part of the DARIAH-DE project and the Chair of Computational Philology, Dr. Pielström collaborates on advancing Germany's digital research infrastructure. His work integrates with the university's broader initiatives in computational literary studies, including the DFG Priority Programme, where he contributes to shaping national research agendas through quantitative data analysis frameworks and tool development.