Tom Elliott

Tom Elliott serves as Associate Director for Digital Programs and Senior Research Scholar at New York University, alongside his role as Adjunct Assistant Professor. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Classical Studies from Duke University (1989), an MA (1997) and PhD (2004) in Ancient History from UNC Chapel Hill. His career spans software development, military service, and academic leadership in digital humanities.

Elliott specializes in digital geography, epigraphy, and ancient administrative studies. He pioneered projects like the Barrington Atlas gazetteer, co-founded the EpiDoc community for digital text encoding, and directed the Ancient World Mapping Center. His current work focuses on the Pleiades gazetteer, integrating archaeological data with open-source digital methodologies.

His publications emphasize digital tools' impact on classical scholarship, including seminal works on GIS applications and digital epigraphy. He actively mentors scholars and students in computational methods, shaping the field's trajectory through collaborative initiatives like Papyri.info and IOSPE.