Digital Humanities Committees

DH Advisory Board

At EPFL each section has an advisory board comprised of experts representing fields where its graduates are likely to work, whether in industry, academia or the public sector. The boards provide recommendations on the design and improvement of degree programs.

DH Advisory Board Members (2025/2026)

Industry
Leonard Bouchet – Head of Data and Archives – RTS
Déborah Papiernik – Senior Vice President New Business & Strategic Alliances – Ubisoft
Cultural Institutions
Delphine Friedman – Directrice – Archives Cantonales Vaudoises
Néguine Mathieux – Conservatrice du patrimoine – Cheffe du Département des ressources historiques et numériques  – Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris
Humanitarian Sector
Chiara Debendetti – Global Head of Data and Analytics – ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)
Academia
Prof. Jeffrey Schnapp – Harvard University

DH Teaching Committee

Teaching Committees propose, in accordance with the Directive on School councils and the directives of the Vice Presidency for Academic Affairs, study plans and the implementation of study evaluation for their respective Section. They also provide their opinion(s) to the Direction on all relevant teaching matters for the Section and serve to advise Section Directors.

They meet at least once every semester, as convened by their chairperson or at the request of three of their members.

All details in LEX 1.2.9 Rules and Regulations Concerning the Organisation of EPFL Schools, article 19 (PDF)

DH Teaching Committee Members 2024/2025

President
Daniel Gatica-Perez – DH Section Director
Section Deputy
Kevin Baumer
Professors
Sarah Kenderdine
Jérôme Baudry
PhD Students
Alex Rusnak
DH Students
Margo Novikov
Niccholas Reiz
Yasmine Kroknes-Gomez