Database Computing for Scholarly Research

Sandra Schloen is the Director of Technology in the University of Chicago’s interdisciplinary Forum for Digital Culture, which supports computational research in the arts and humanities and offers a master’s degree in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History. Sandra has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University. She has four decades of professional experience in software engineering and user training in both corporate and university settings. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of academic project teams in the humanities and sciences to model and manage their data and help them use advanced computational methods through all stages of research. She is the lead developer of the OCHRE database platform, whose innovative design reflects her extensive experience in digital humanities.   Miller Prosser earned his PhD in Northwest Semitic Philologyfrom the University of Chicago. He uses digital methods to study the social and economic organization of the Ancient Near East and works closely with a wide range of academic projects in other fields. Miller directs the Online Publication Service of the Forum for Digital Culture of the University of Chicago and teaches Data Management and Data Publication courses in the Digital Studies MA program.