| Voyant ConsortiumThe Voyant Consortium (voyant-tools.info/) brings together over 550 members from around the world to support and develop Voyant Tools (voaynt-tools.org), an online suite of text analysis and visualization tools. The Voyant team tat the University of Alberta supports the Consortium. University of Alberta | Partnership | 2024-08-01 | Rockwell, G., Farinola, A., Khemka, A., MacDonald, A. |
| From Data to DecisionNSERC CREATE “From Data to Decision” (FD2D) Training Program – 3rd Cohort
Augustine Farinola was accepted into the NSERC CREATE FD2D Training Program (3rd cohort), with a $30,000 per year training stipend plus $1,700 annual travel allowance, for up to 24 months. The program begins May 5, 2025, with a two-week interdisciplinary bootcamp at the University of Alberta, including lectures, workshops, and site visits led by a multidisciplinary team of investigators.
University of Alberta | Award | 2025-05-05 | Farinola, A. |
| Izaak Walton Killam Memorial ScholarshiMay 2024 - April 2026. Khemka was awarded the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship. University of Alberta. CAD 90,000. University of Alberta | Award | 2024-05-01 | Khemka, A. |
| Killam Differential Fees AwardMay 2024 - April 2026. Khemka was awarded the Killam Differential Fees Award. CAD 7,808.
University of Alberta | Award | 2024-05-01 | Khemka, A. |
| CSDH-SCHN 2024June, 2024: Verdini, Paolo; Budac, Robert; Chartier, Ryan; and Geoffrey Rockwell. Paper on “Word Constellations: An Interactive Display of Distributed Semantics in the Gamergate Phenomenon” at CSDH-SCHN 2024 in Montreal. Presented by Rockwell. University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-12-17 | Verdini, P., Robert Budac, Rockwell, G., Ryan Chartier |
| CSDH-SCHN 2025June, 2025: Rockwell, G. Chartier, R. and A. MacDonald. “The List in Text Analysis” presented by Rockwell at CSDH-SCHN 2025 at George Brown College, Toronto. University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-06-01 | Rockwell, G. |
| CSDH-SCHN 2025May, 2025: Rockwell, G., Sharifi, R., Padilla, R., Farhangfar, Z., Sawafta, E., and Y. Abu-Laban. Paper on “Exploring the Deceptive Patterns of Chinook: Visualization and Storytelling Approaches Critical Software Study” presented by Rockwell at CSDH-SCHN 2025 at George Brown College, Toronto. University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-05-31 | Rockwell, G., Abu-Laban, Y., Sawafta, E., Farhangfar, Z. |
| L’herméneutique en pratique: hommage au travail et à l’héritage de Stéfan SinclairSeptember, 2025: Presented a paper on “Epistemologica in Practice: Replication and Knowledge in Spyral” at the conference on “L’herméneutique en pratique: hommage au travail et à l’héritage de Stéfan Sinclair” held by the CRIHN at the Université de Montréal. University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-09-11 | Rockwell, G. |
| Bridging Divides Training Session: Voyant FundamentalsA special online training session on Voyant Tools, an open-source text analysis and visualization platform, tailored for researchers, HQPs, and partners in the Bridging Divides network. Led by co-developer Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell (University of Alberta), this practical, hands-on workshop introduced participants from diverse academic backgrounds to the fundamentals of Voyant for studying collections of texts. No prior experience was required. The session covered Voyant’s core features, including its use for text mining (topic modeling, PCA), multi-language support, publishing capabilities, and educational resources, all centered on facilitating research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences.
University of Alberta | Conference | 2024-03-19 | Rockwell, G. |
| Voyant ToolsA team led by Rockwell at the U of Alberta leads the development of Voyant Tools (voyant-tools.org) and the Spyral (voyant-tools.org/spyral) notebook programming extension. We have added a number of features to Voyant including a new Constellations tool that is being to work with word embedding. We have also added features to Spyral including tutorials, an expanded set of Categories, and access to an AI Library. University of Alberta | Research Output | 2025-12-16 | Rockwell, G., MacDonald, A., Farinola, A., Khemka, A. |
| Forging Interpretations University of Alberta | Grant | 2025-05-01 | Rockwell, G. |
| Digital Humanities: Culture and TextOctober, 2024: Rockwell presented a keynote online on “From Voyant to Spyral: Using Spyral Notebooks in Teaching and Research” for a mini-conference on Digital Humanities: Culture and Text organized at the Copenhagen University Library. University of Alberta | Conference | 2024-10-11 | Rockwell, G. |
| 2024 Digital Humanities conferenceAugust, 2024: Browne, J., Brown, S., Croxall, B., Dzubak, J., Jakacki, D., Kleinman, S., Rockwell, G., Tasovac, T., and L. Wilde. Panel on “Text Analysis Tools and Infrastructure in 2024 and Beyond” at DH 2024 at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, USA. University of Alberta | Conference | 2024-08-06 | Rockwell, G. |
| CSDH-SCHN 2025May, 2025: Rockwell, G., Sinatra, M., Brown, S., Bradley, J., Khemka, A., and A. MacDonald. Panel on “Building a Consortium: An Approach to Sustainability” organized by Rockwell for CSDH-SCHN 2025 at George Brown College, Toronto. University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-06-01 | Rockwell, G. |
| DH 2023July, 2023: Ortolja-Baird, Alexandra; Rockwell, Geoffrey; Nyhan, Julianne; Bradley, John; Ciula, Ariana; and Dauvit Broun. Panel on “On Making in the Digital Humanities: The scholarship of digital humanities development in honour of John Bradley” at DH 2023 in Graz, Austria. University of Alberta | Conference | 2023-07-01 | Rockwell, G. |
| Killam RoundtableOctober, 2025: Khemka was invited to a roundtable discussion with the Killam Trustees and some of the fellow Killam laureates at the University of Alberta to discuss her research.
University of Alberta | Conference | 2025-10-01 | Rockwell, G. |
| Forging InterpretationsMay, 2025: Rockwell was the Lead Researcher on a successful Amii Resource Allocation Panel grant for “Forging Interpretations” with a budget of $37,182.
University of Alberta | Award | 2025-12-16 | Rockwell, G. |
| McAbRo: Evaluating Public Consultations' effect on Policy using Large Language ModelsMay, 2025: Rockwell was the Lead Researcher on a successful Amii Resource Allocation Panel grant for “McAbRo: Evaluating Public Consultations' effect on Policy using Large Language Models” with a budget of $37,952.
University of Alberta | Award | 2025-12-16 | Rockwell, G. |
| From Voyant to Spyral: Documenting Research in NotebooksJuly, 2025: Taught a workshop titled “From Voyant to Spyral: Documenting Research in Notebooks” with A. Khemka and J. Bradley at DH2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. University of Alberta | Event | 2025-07-14 | Rockwell, G., Khemka, A., John Bradley |
| Introduction to SpyralSeptember, 2025: Taught an “Introduction to Spyral” at the at the conference on “L’herméneutique en pratique: hommage au travail et à l’héritage de Stéfan Sinclair” held by the CRIHN at the Université de Montréal. University of Alberta | Event | 2025-09-10 | Rockwell, G. |
| Introduction to Voyant ToolsJanuary, 2025: Rockwell presented an “Introduction to Voyant Tools” for open session for students and faculty interested in Digital Humanities organized by Arjun Ghosh of the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. University of Alberta | Event | 2025-01-10 | Rockwell, G. |
| Spyral Notebook HackathonAugust, 2025: Co-taught a series of five online workshops as part of a “Spyral Notebook Hackathon” with A. Farinola for the Africa DH Lab. University of Alberta | Event | 2025-08-11 | Rockwell, G., Farinola, A. |
| Text Analysis with VoyantFebruary, 2025: Taught a stream in the Digital Humanities Winter School 2025 on “Text Analysis with Voyant” at IIT Delhi. University of Alberta | Event | 2025-02-17 | Rockwell, G. |
| Using Large Language Models to Develop a Web Site University of Alberta | Event | 2025-05-01 | Rockwell, G., University of Alberta UofA |
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