Dominique Stutzmann

Dominique Stutzmann is an Honorary Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin (since 2023) and Research Professor (Research Director) at the Institute for Research and History of Texts (IRHT-CNRS) since 2010. Specializing in Latin Palaeography, they lead the Department of Latin Palaeography at IRHT and coordinate the "Cluster 3: Artificial Intelligence" within the EquipEx Biblissima+ infrastructure. Their work bridges Medieval Manuscript Studies with Digital Humanities, focusing on text-image alignment, script classification, and machine learning applications for historical document analysis.

• Academic Education
  • 2021: Qualification for a professorship (Venia legendi) from the Conseil National des Universités
  • 2009: Habilitation thesis on Cistercian library networks
  • 2002: Doctoral thesis Summa cum laude on Fontenay Abbey
  • 2000: Paleographic Archivist diploma Summa cum laude

Research Interests encompass medieval writing systems, digital paleography, manuscript digitization, and computational analysis of historical documents. They pioneered AI-driven full-text search engines for medieval manuscripts and developed open-source tools like Oriflamms for text-image alignment.

Scientific Leadership includes

• Managing €2M+ in national/international grants
• Organizing colloquia and workshops
• Advisory roles for ERC projects DiDip and PRAYER

Key Collaborations involve institutions such as the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, University of Hamburg, and University of Pennsylvania. Their editorial work spans journals like Scripta and Humanités numériques.