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Raymond Siemens is a Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria, with a cross-appointment in Computer Science. He holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia (1997) and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2022). His work bridges Renaissance literature, digital humanities, and computational methods, focusing on early Tudor poetry, scholarly editing, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He directs the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL), the Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) project, and founded the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI), which has trained thousands globally.
- Education: BA (Waterloo), MA (Alberta), PhD (UBC)
Research interests include the Devonshire Manuscript and Henry VIII Manuscript, open scholarship, and social editions. He has led major initiatives funded by SSHRC ($2.5M for INKE), the Canada Research Chairs program, and international bodies. Awards include the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations' Antonio Zampolli Prize (2014) and the U Victoria Humanities Award (2009).
- Roles: Chair of MLA Committee on Scholarly Editions, Vice-President of the Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, and SSHRC Council member.
He oversees the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab and collaborates with global institutions, including King's College London and the University of Newcastle. His work emphasizes open access and transformative scholarly practices, reflected in projects like Early Modern Literary Studies and Doing More Digital Humanities.
