International Workshop

iClassifier
A NEW DIGITAL TOOL FOR THE ANALYSIS
OF CLASSIFIER SCRIPTS AND LANGUAGES
Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation
Monday July 1st - Thursday July 4th, 2019 | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maiersdorf room 501, Mount Scopus Campus

A four-day collaborative research workshop aimed at launching and showcasing the new digital iClassifier lab
platform (https://iClassifier.pw) developed at the Hebrew University, in the framework of the Israel Science
Foundation project 735/17. The workshop starts from the Ancient Egyptian script and offers lectures discussing
a range of topics in classifier scripts and languages. Sessions geared towards providing all participants
with the practical knowledge necessary for their use of the iClassifier digital platform will take place daily.

Invited Participants
Dr. Dörte Borchers, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz (Linguistics, Nepali)
Christian Casey, Brown University (PhD candidate, Egyptian - Demotic)
Dr. Thiago Chacon, DDL-Université de Lyon/ Universidade de Brasília (Linguistics, Amazonian Languages)
Dr. Gaëlle Chantrain, Charles University/ Yale University (Egyptian)
Dr. Yongsheng Chen, Ocean University of China, Qingdao (Ancient Chinese Scripts)
Benjamin Freidenberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD student, Linguistics, Semiotics)
Prof. Colette Grinevald-Craig, DDL, CNRS-Université Lumière Lyon 2 (Linguistics, Classifier Studies)
Jorke Grotenhuis, TSL project, Université de Liège (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Dr. Roman Gundacker, PI, ERC StG Challenging Time(s), Austrian Academy of Sciences (Egyptian)
Robert Kade, DDGLC project, Freie Universität Berlin (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Prof. Frank Kammerzell, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Egyptian)
Dan Ke, Universität Leipzig (PhD candidate, Linguistics, Classifier Studies)
Lucia Langerak, Leiden University (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Dr. Eliese-Sophia Lincke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Egyptian)
So Miyagawa, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen & Kyoto University
(PhD Candidate, Egyptian, Japanese linguistics)
Dr. Annick Payne, Bern University (Anatolian Hieroglyphs)
Prof. Thomas Schneider, University of British Columbia (Egyptian)
Prof. Gebhard Selz, University of Vienna (Cuneiform, Sumerian)
Marina Shama-Popovic, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Yifat Shacham, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Linguistics, Egyptian)
Susana Soler, University of Barcelona (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Dr. Simon Thuault, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Egyptian)
Prof. Jean Winand, PI, Ramses project, Université de Liège (Egyptian)

“Classifying the Other” - iClassifier team

Prof. Orly Goldwasser, PI, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Egyptian)
Halely Harel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD candidate, Egyptian)
Dr. Dmitry Nikolaev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Linguistics)
iClassifier team@gmail.com