Postdoctoral Associates

Noam Maeir

Noam Maeir

I recently completed my PhD in Syriac philology and manuscript studies, my research focused primarily on computational and historical approaches to modeling and analyzing premodern Syriac codices.

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In addition, I have worked as a software developer and computational research consultant for multiple DH projects, including: developing Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and segmentation models using Kraken/eScriptorium for Hebrew and Persian documents; database design and management relying on the PHP-based Omeka S platform; developing a TEI digital edition for a biblical critical edition; NLP analysis of modern sci-fi literature.

 

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Na'ama Seri-Levi

Dr. Na'ama Seri-Levi

Na’ama Seri-Levi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alfred Landecker Digital Humanities Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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She completed her doctoral studies at the Jewish History and Contemporary Department and a fellow at the Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on Jewish Refugees during World War II and is currently working on a project entitled "Remapping Wandering Routes: Exile and Nomadism among Polish-Jewish Refugees during World War II." The project analyses the flight patterns among Polish Jews at the beginning of WWII by using a database built on early testimonies, memoirs, and late oral testimonies.

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