Applications now are being accepted for the fourth annual Digital Medieval Studies Institutes, organized by Dr. Laura Morreale and Dr. N. Kıvılcım Yavuz. The first will take place on 13 May 2026 at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, and the second on 10 July 2026 at the International Medieval Congress, Leeds. Each will feature a group of amazing medievalists with extensive experience in topics including digital text editing and TEI, mapping, large language models, database design, and 3D modelling. A complete list of topics and instructors can be found below; for more information, click here for the Kalamazoo DMSI and here for the Leeds DMSI.
A limited number of bursaries are available, but the deadline for these is fast approaching; please see the DMSI event pages below for information on how to apply. If you have any questions, please reach out anytime to the program directors at dmsi.hello@gmail.com. Applications for bursaries and awards are considered on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis, with the deadline for the first round being 20 January 2026.
DMSI 2026 Kalamazoo (13 May 2026)
Building a Virtual Medieval Pilgrimage (Kalani Craig)
From Digitized Manuscript to Digital Edition (Laura K. Morreale and Nicholas Laiacona)
3D Modeling from Photo and Video (Matthew Davis)
Introduction to Handwritten Text Recognition (Tobias Hodel)
Manuscript Description and Research in the Digital Ecosystem (L.P. Coladangelo and Lynn Ransom)
DMSI 2026 Leeds (10 July 2026)
TEI for Beginners: Encoding Text and Extracting Data (Sebastian Dows-Miller)
Using Local LLMs and VLMs: Prompting, Structuring, and Automating with Medieval Data (Delphine Demelas)
Nodegoat Curious: Building a Custom Relational Database for Your Research (Pim van Bree, Geert Kessels, and Jesse W. Torgerson)
Artificial Intelligence: Image Analysis Applied to Medieval Manuscripts (Dominique Stutzmann)
Manuscript Materiality in a Digital World (Dot Porter)