Program Overview

Summer School "Digital Tools for Humanists" 2026

The Summer School "Digital Tools for Humanists" is organized by the University of Pisa, under the direction of the "Laboratorio di Cultura Digitale" (Laboratory for Digital Culture). The ninth edition of the Summer School will be held in Pisa from May 25 to May 30, 2026, both in presence and online via Microsoft Teams.

Program Overview

The School is addressing all those interested in getting basic and working knowledge of some of the digital tools available today to scholars in many different fields of the Humanities. The 2026 edition will focus on basic tools for Natural Language Processing (NLP), Digital Philology, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and the use of AI in those fields.

Benefits of AI Tools

AI tools enhance NLP by improving text analysis, translation, and semantic understanding, enabling faster and more accurate processing of large linguistic datasets. In digital philology and GIS, they support the preservation, interpretation, and spatial visualization of cultural and historical data, uncovering new patterns and insights that were previously inaccessible.

Program Structure

The School will maintain its character of being "practice oriented", and all the afternoons will be dedicated to hands-on laboratories.

Admission Criteria

The minimum requirement for enrolling in the School is a Bachelor degree, in any discipline. Graduate students and professionals in the Humanities, such as PhD students, librarians, teachers, researchers, archivists, are the prospective participants of the School.

Requirements and Recommendations

To get the maximum benefit from the School, it is recommended that all attendees bring their own Personal Computer. No specific pre-requisites are requested, except for some familiarity in the use of computers and, of course, a good interest in Digital Humanities.

Program Details

• Duration: May 25 to May 30, 2026
• Registration Fee: 500 Euros
• Certificate: The University of Pisa, upon request, will issue a certificate of 3 credits (ECTS, the European Credit Transfer System)
• Auspices: The School is under the auspices of CLARIN-IT, the Italian node of CLARIN, the ERIC Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure, and AIUCD, the Italian Association for Digital Humanities and Culture, AIPH, the Italian Association of Public History, and CISPH, the Interuniversity Centre for Research and Development of Public History

Registration and Deadline

The number of participants at the School is limited, and registrations will be accepted until there are available seats. The deadline for registration is April 15th, 2026.