Melissa M. Terras | |
|---|---|
 Professor Melissa Terras | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Title | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | MA, MSc, DPhil, CLTHE |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Image to interpretation: towards an intelligent system to aid historians in the reading of the Vindolanda texts (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | J. Michael Brady Alan K. Bowman |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Digital Humanities |
| Institutions | University College London University of Edinburgh |
| Website | https://melissaterras.org |
Melissa Mhairi Terras (born 1975) is a British scholar of Digital Humanities.[1][2] Since 2017, she has been Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at the University of Edinburgh, and director of its Centre for Digital Scholarship.[3] She previously taught at University College London, where she was Professor of Digital Humanities and served as director of its Centre for Digital Humanities from 2012 to 2017: she remains an honorary professor.[4][5] She has a wide ranging academic background: she has an undergraduate degree in art history and English literature, then took a Master of Science (MSc) degree in computer science, before undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at the University of Oxford in engineering.[3][6][7]
- ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Research Computing Services Blog • Talking Digital Humanities with Melissa Terras". 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Staff in Classics: Professor Melissa Terras". School of History, Classics and Archaeology. The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Terras". Information Studies. University College London. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Terras". The Alan Turing Institute.
- ^ "Professor Melissa Terras". Data-Driven Innovation. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Terras, Melissa (2 February 2012). "Reflections on a doctorate". Melissa Terras. Retrieved 8 February 2021.