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David Brown is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin, specializing in digital humanities and early modern history with focus on Atlantic world networks and Irish imperial history. He leads high-profile projects including the Down Survey of Ireland (2013) and Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (2022), pioneering AI integration in historical scholarship since 2018 through machine learning models for Transkribus and presentations to institutions like OpenAI and the UK Cabinet Office.
His research examines economic foundations of empire through merchant networks, land settlements, and archival reconstruction, with recent publications demonstrating interdisciplinary convergence of historical methodology and technology. Key interests include digital reconstruction of lost archives, early modern finance, and AI-driven analysis of historical texts, reflecting a methodological shift toward computational approaches in humanities scholarship.
Scientific awards include:
- Huntington Library Fellowship (2018)
- Charlemont Award for early modern Caribbean research
- Charlemont Award for early modern banking analysis
Dr. Brown has secured major project funding for digital humanities initiatives and co-developed international guidelines for humanities-culture sector collaboration. He actively contributes to the Empire project while advising cultural institutions on AI applications in historical research.
