We are looking for an MSc student to contribute to the TraDiSyO project, a research initiative led by Prof. Mazziotta to understand the historical evolution and transmission of syntactic diagrams (DS).
The student will work on:
1) Database design and implementation. This involves conceiving and building an accessible and extensible digital database for DS, capable of storing diverse metadata, including both the internal graphical characteristics and external contextual information of the diagrams. You will collaborate with project partners to determine the database's modelling and implementation, aiming to create a robust tool for cross-referenced historical and heuristic research.
2) Develop models for structuring information about the diagrams' internal and external features and create tooling for the use and management of these models. The concepts behind these models and their views must be separated.
Students have ideally followed INFO9014 and/or INFO9016.
This project offers an opportunity to apply knowledge engineering and database development skills within an interdisciplinary linguistic history context, laying the groundwork for significant future research.