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19 Sep 2024

Governmental practices of Přemysl Otakar II under the microscope: an interview with David Kalhous

Doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D., works at the Institute of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archives of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, where he focuses on the medieval period. In 2018-2020, he was the principal investigator of the project The Governmental Practice of Přemysl Otakar II (1247-1278), in which he and his team conducted a thorough analysis of the itinerary of Přemysl Otakar II.

15 Aug 2024

Network analysis tools

There are many tools for network analysis available today. Some are more simple and user-friendly, but most of them have limited data display options and fewer features. Other programs offer more options for different views as well as access to additional analysis methods. Read about the features offered by Gephi, NodeXL, Pajeck, Cytoscape and SocNetV.

18 Jul 2024

A connected world - how network analysis helps to understand history and the present

We already know that network analysis has quite a wide range of applications - it finds its place wherever we try to describe and analyze relationships between individuals, groups or specific phenomena. What kind of relationships did the medieval nobility have with each other? And can network analysis be used to detect organised crime?

25 Jun 2024

Uncovering hidden relationships: network analysis in the humanities

Network analysis is a method to better understand the interconnectivity of the world around us. It allows us to explore, visualize and discover the hidden connections and relationships of the phenomenon in question. Whether it is the spread of diseases, correspondence, ideas or finding connections between archaeological finds. This is one of the reasons why network analysis is now being applied in a wide range of research in many different fields.

30 May 2024

Project ATRIUM

ATRIUM (Advancing fronTier Research In the arts and hUManities) aims to connect leading research infrastructures in the arts and humanities (DARIAH), archaeology (ARIADNE), languages (CLARIN) and open scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities (OPERAS).

28 May 2024

Artificial intelligence as a tool for the study of audiovisual works: Jana Horáková on the Media Art Live Archive project

Doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D., works at the Institute of Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, where she is the guarantor of the Master's degree programme Theory of Interactive Media and the Ph.D. programme Digital Culture and Creative Industries. In 2019-2022, she led the research team of the Media Art Live Archive project, which explored the potential of using machine learning and deep neural networks in the analysis of audiovisual works.

18 Apr 2024

Tools for automatic music creation

Artificial intelligence can be a great help in the creative process, even in music. For musicians of all levels, AI tools offering a range of useful features can help generate original melodies and facilitate the creation of new musical content. Read about the possibilities offered by Magenta, AIVA, WaVeNet and more.

10 Apr 2024

Map: Heresy and occupation in Bologna around 1300

DISSINET has developed an interactive map of the occupations, dissident religious affiliations, and locations of residence of nearly 900 persons suspected of heresy in the inquisition register of Bologna, 1291–1310.