About Joren
​ is a Research Software Engineer at the Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities (GhentCDH), Ghent University. With a background in computer science and a PhD in musicology, he works at the intersection of digital humanities, research software engineering, and data-driven scholarship. His interdisciplinary career spans music information retrieval, computational research methods, sports science, and digital humanities, resulting in more than twenty scholarly publications across diverse fields.
Joren specializes in the design and development of digital research infrastructures, collaborative web applications, and research data models that . At GhentCDH, he helps researchers translate complex scholarly questions into sustainable digital tools and workflows, with particular expertise in collaborative databases, text-corpus applications, and digital text analysis.
Before joining GhentCDH, Joren conducted research in music technology and computational musicology at Ghent University, where his work focused on computational ethnomusicology, music information retrieval, and the application of advanced computational methods to cultural research. His interdisciplinary perspective combines technical innovation with a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing researchers in the humanities and heritage sectors.
Within the context of Heritage Practice Communities, Joren contributes expertise in digital infrastructures, collaborative knowledge systems, and research software that enable the documentation, analysis, and sharing of heritage-related knowledge. His work supports the development of digital environments where researchers, heritage professionals, and community participants can collaborate effectively, fostering new approaches to heritage engagement and knowledge production in a digital age.
