Martin Schäler

Martin Schäler serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Salzburg, actively contributing to Digital Humanities research through the Interdisciplinary Center for the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (IZMF)/IMAREAL where he chairs the organization. His work bridges computational methodologies with humanities scholarship, focusing on infrastructure development for digital research environments.

His research centers on Digital Humanities infrastructure, Natural Language Processing for historical texts, and cross-lingual information retrieval systems. Key investigations include semantic search algorithm performance using language models and GermaNet, multi-semantic text alignment in cross-language document pairs, and competency frameworks for digital humanities practitioners. This work directly supports historians through tailored digital tools and resource allocation strategies.

Recent publications (2025) demonstrate concentrated efforts in analyzing and optimizing digital research ecosystems at the University of Salzburg, with recurring themes in infrastructure planning, resource needs assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration models. The work consistently addresses practical implementation challenges in academic digital projects.

Scientific awards: No awards documented in source materials.

Dr. Schäler leads significant grant-funded initiatives including the ongoing "DH Infra: Digital Humanities Infrastructure Austria" (2023-2026) as project staff member, and the "Biblical Online Synopsis Salzburg 1.0" (2021-2025) where he served in dual roles as both project staff and management. These grants focus on creating national digital infrastructures and specialized biblical research tools.

He directs activities at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (IZMF)/IMAREAL, participates in Database Research Group retreats as session chair, and serves as peer reviewer for major conferences including ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. His operational environment integrates university computing resources with humanities research workflows through project-specific repositories and support systems.