Summer School - Digital Humanities

As part of the REAL@SU program (2026-2027), the HANDS project – Digital Humanities for Doctoral Studies at Sorbonne Université – aims to address the growing deficit in digital skills within doctoral training in the humanities and social sciences. Led by the ObTIC team, it offers a transversal and interdisciplinary curriculum in digital humanities, structured around two intensive summer schools and personalized support throughout the year. Data analysis, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, and programming are covered in an applied manner, drawing on the corpora and research questions specific to each doctoral student. The goal is to equip early-career researchers with methodological tools that can be immediately put to use in their work, while broadening their academic and professional horizons.

Skills Developed:

• Understanding the fundamentals of AI, NLP, and Digital Humanities.
• Using Python for data analysis.
• Working with LLMs to address a variety of tasks.
• Using RAG models for the analysis of geopolitical documents.
• Collaborative teamwork on an applied project (data collection, analysis, and presentation).
• Clear and concise oral communication around a data science project.

Prerequisites: None

Registration: For doctoral students at SU, you can register directly via ADUM. For all others, please register using the following form: https://forms.gle/Xvyw83sNLS2ieHng8

Number of places: 40 (maximum)

Selection: This (free) training is primarily intended for doctoral students at Sorbonne Université. Depending on the number and profile of applications received, it may also be opened to other audiences, in particular researchers or students with an interest in digital humanities.

Teaching team: Sessions will be led by researchers and engineers specializing in digital humanities, from Sorbonne Université and other academic institutions.

Organization: Motasem Alrahabi, ObTIC & SU Digital Humanities Initiative ([email protected])