Genome of Melody: Studying Gregorian chant with phylogenetics
As part of the upcoming ÚFAL Monday lecture series, Jan Hajič Jr. will present the process of cultural evolution using the example of Gregorian chant, a key musical tradition of medieval Europe. He will demonstrate how phylogenetic methods can be used to reconstruct the “melodic dialects” of chant and uncover the historical patterns of its spread and transformation.
Time and place:
March 23, Prague, Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Malostranské nám. 25, 4th floor, room S1
How We Organized a Summer School on LLMs for the EU’s In-House Translation Team
Next ÚFAL lecture will focus on the issue of large language models and the reliability of machine translation. Ondřej Bojar, Zdeněk Kasner, and Tomáš Polák will share their experiences gained from working with the Directorate General for Translation (DGT) – among other things, a language service provider (LSP) for the European Commission.
Time and place:
February 16, Prague, Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Malostranské nám. 25, 4th floor, room S1
The EADH 2026 conference, subtitled "Linking Europe: Digital Humanities Without Borders," will take place from September 15 to 19, 2026, at Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
Humanities and Social Sciences from the Perspective of Digital Humanities
The Department of Czech Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University Olomouc is organizing the third annual conference Humanities and Social Sciences from the Perspective of Digital Humanities on November 6-7.
