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Melanie Althage is a researcher at the Humboldt University of Berlin, affiliated with the Chair of Digital History and the Interdisciplinary Center for Digitality and Digital Methods at Campus Mitte (IZ D2MCM). Her work focuses on the intersection of digital methodologies and historical research, particularly in the areas of text mining, data mining, and source criticism.
- MA in History (2020), University of Münster
- Studied history and philosophy at the University of Münster (2011–2020)
Her research explores the evolution of digital history as a discipline, emphasizing the epistemological consequences of adopting computational techniques like topic modeling and named entity recognition. She actively contributes to the integration of digital methods into historical education and practice.
Melanie's publications highlight her expertise in text mining, algorithm criticism, and digital source analysis. Her work often addresses the transformative impact of computational tools on historical research, including projects on medieval heraldic communication, LDA evaluation, and AI-driven methodological frameworks.
She collaborates with the Data for History Consortium, the Digital Humanities in German-speaking countries association, and serves as a committee member of the Digital History Working Group at the VHD since 2023. Her roles include co-developing educational resources like an interactive Python textbook and organizing workshops on digital history methods.
