Activities in 2025
From Archives to Algorithms: Uncovering Transregional Islamic Connections through the Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC)
Paper presented at the Eighth European Congress on World and Global History
When AI Meets the Archive: Transforming the Islam West Africa Collection with Large Language Models
Invited lecture at the SADiLaR Digital Humanities colloquia exploring how large language models can transform vast archival collections into more navigable resources.
VolkswagenStiftung grant for “Charting New Territory: Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies”
With Vincent Hiribarren, I received funding from the VolkswagenStiftung to organise a scoping workshop (18-20 Feb 2026, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover) on DH and AI in African Studies.
Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies: Insights from ECAS 2025
Summary report of the ECAS 2025 panel on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies.
Visit to the École nationale des chartes
Visited École nationale des chartes in Paris on the invitation of Vincent Jolivet.
Lecture Series at EHESS, Paris
A series of four public talks at EHESS, Paris, in May 2025, exploring the histories of Islam and religious pluralism in francophone West Africa using digital humanities methods.
Humanistica Conference 2025 - Dakar
Attending and presenting at the Humanistica 2025 conference in Dakar, focusing on Digital Humanities and AI.
Religious Activism on Campuses in Togo and Benin: Christian and Muslim Students Navigating Authoritarianism and Laïcité, 1970-2023
New book publication based on research conducted at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient since 2021.
Établir une faîtière islamique à l'échelle nationale: le cas de 4 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest francophone
Comparative analysis of national Islamic umbrella organizations in four West African countries.