Irene Doval Reija

Irene Doval Reiya is a University Professor at the Department of English and German Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), affiliated with the Faculty of Philology. Her research focuses on German Philology and digital humanities, particularly through the LitLin@ research group which develops contrastive literary and linguistic digital content across German, Spanish, Galician, and English. She obtained her doctorate from the University of Salamanca in 1997 with a thesis titled Institutional Sprachpflege in Germany from 1871 to 1945, supervised by Dr. Carlos Bujan López.

Her work bridges historical linguistics and digital scholarship, emphasizing comparative studies between languages and cultures. Though no specific awards or grants are listed, her participation in the LitLin@ initiative highlights ongoing contributions to interdisciplinary digital research methods in philology.