CDH @ Princeton
advancing computational and data-intensive humanities to create a more just future
The Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) is a collaborative research community that welcomes scholars from all disciplines and all levels. We work on projects, programs, and outreach activities aligned with our core belief that humanistic engagement with technology will deepen our understanding of the past, illuminate our present, and create a better future.
CDH is an extraordinary model of how collaborative, interdisciplinary work can energize our campus.
Anna Shields, Professor, East Asian Studies
Current projects
See allMuSE (Multilingual Semantic Embeddings)
Linking concepts in music-theoretical texts across languages
African_UD: Universal Dependencies Treebank for African Languages
Increasing the representation of African languages in NLP by creating quality datasets for eleven African languages
Bringing HTR to the HPC
Customizing the eScriptorium HTR software for use on Princeton high performance computing hardware
Exercises in Literary Style
Investigating the capacity of LLMs to discern and classify literary styles through a series of controlled experiments
Some of the most talented people I've worked with. Commitment and expertise are top-of-the-line.
Bill Gleason, Professor, English; PI of ABC Books Project
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Graduate Fellows Scan, Model, and Map: New Discoveries from Sermons to Ballet
3 June 2026
Carrie Ruddick
Affiliate Labs
See allPrinceton Geniza Lab
At the forefront of DH scholarship on the Cairo Geniza, preserving and providing access to this vast and invaluable collection of historical texts. Director: Marina Rustow
African Language Technologies Lab
Focused on increasing the representation of African languages in NLP, LLMs, and AI. Directors: Christiane Fellbaum, Happy Buzaaba
REACH² Lab
Centered on digital analysis of the literature, culture, and history of East Asia. Director: Paul Vierthaler
Poetry's Data Lab
Using the poetry found in the Princeton Prosody Archive datasets to analyze patterns of anglophone poetry teaching over time. Director: Meredith Martin
HAIKU
Studies human-AI collaboration in consequential decision-making to design AI systems that advance equitable societal outcomes. Director: Lydia Liu
My CDH project became part of the framing for my first book, published by Cornell University Press.
Tom Mazenac, Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara; EAS 2017
The CDH is always looking for talented individuals to join our team.