Katharina Zeppezauer-Wachauer

Katharina Zeppezauer-Wachauer is a Senior Scientist at the University of Salzburg, where she has been part of the Mittelhochdeutsche Begriffsdatenbank (MHDBDB) team since 2010 and has coordinated the project since 2016.

Her research focuses on corpus linguistics, computational text semantics, and the application of AI and LLMs to historical corpora, with an emphasis on semantic modeling, narrative structures, and FAIR data practices.

She holds a PhD in German Studies from the University of Graz with a specialization in Digital Humanities and serves as the University of Salzburg’s spokesperson for the Austrian infrastructure consortium CLARIAH-AT.

From Punch Cards to Prompt Engineering: The MHDBDB and the Future of Semantic Annotation with LLMs

This lecture explores the technological evolution of the Middle High German Conceptual Database (MHDBDB) and its transition towards a TEI-first architecture. It examines how structured, machine-readable data and Large Language Models can support semantic annotation and Expert-in-the-Loop research workflows in the Digital Humanities.

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From Punch Cards to Prompt Engineering: The MHDBDB and the Future of Semantic Annotation with LLMs