I. Forum Overview
Fo Guang University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History, and Venerable Master Hsing Yun Digital Humanities Research and Development Center will jointly host the “Intelligence × Humanities: 2025 Digital Humanities and AI Interdisciplinary Exploration Forum.”
Rapid advancements in technology have profoundly reshaped society. Over the past two decades, emerging digital technologies have further driven academia and industry to pursue digital transformation, inspiring major breakthroughs in scholarly research.
Digital humanities has flourished in Taiwan, receiving substantial support from both academic circles and the government. Universities and research centers have invested heavily in digital humanities platforms and research projects, achieving significant outcomes through widespread scholarly participation. The integration of information technology into literary, historical, and philosophical research has helped overcome previous challenges in data collection and analysis, uncovering more research materials and creating unprecedented possibilities for research.
Contemporary development in the humanities has transcended what might be considered traditional research. Historians are constructing interactive digital maps; literary scholars are using computers to find patterns across millions of books. In particular, interdisciplinary collaborative research brings together scholars from different fields, sparking new ideas and producing more forward-thinking academic outcomes. Scholars across all fields are utilizing intelligent digital tools to make their work more dynamic, impactful, and visually engaging.
The forum aims to bring together experts from across Taiwan to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, share research results, and explore new possibilities for digital humanities applications and cross-field collaboration.
- Foster faculty and students’ ability to leverage the transformative power of humanities education in the “Big Data” era.
- Strengthen digital humanities competencies among faculty and students.
- Foster historical thinking, observation, and analytical skills.
- Train participants in the use of digital humanities platforms and tools for academic learning and research.
- Enhance exchange among digital humanities researchers within and beyond the university and promote collaboration.
- Applications of digital humanities in religious studies, literature, and historical research
- How generative AI assists religious studies, literature, and historical research
- Digitization of Buddhist scriptures and database construction
- Digital humanities applications of generative AI in metaverse digital curation
- Digital archiving and curation of local memory
- Linked data applications in cultural heritage and the humanities
- AI applications in Buddhist scripture translation
- Library services supporting digital humanities research
November 18 (Tue) and 19 (Wed), 2025
V. Venue
Room 301, Yun Qi Building, Fo Guang University
(160 Linwei Rd., Linmei Village, Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fo Guang University
- Department of History, Fo Guang University
- Venerable Master Hsing Yun Digital Humanities Research and Development Center
Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education
Approximately 100 participants
Fo Guang University faculty and students; faculty, students, and researchers from domestic and international institutions in the fields of humanities, history, literature, and library and information science; and personnel from cultural organizations and libraries nationwide.
1. Distinguished Guests
- President Chao Han-Chieh, Fo Guang University
- Venerable Ru Chang, Executive Director, Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education
- Hsing I-tien
Corresponding and Adjunct Research Fellow, Academia Sinica - Venerable Yung Ben
Director, Fo Guang Shan Electronic Buddhist Canon;
Full-time Faculty, Fo Guang Shan Tsung-Lin University;
Buddhist Studies Columnist, Merit Times;
Associate Professor, Nanhua University;
Executive Director, Fo Guang University - Li Cho-Ying
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Tsing Hua University
- Professor Lin Sinn-Cheng
Professor Li Cho-Ying
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Tsing Hua University
- Professor Chen Chih-Ming
Distinguished Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies;
Director, Research Center for Chinese Cultural Metaverse, National Chengchi University - Associate Researcher & Associate Professor Chen Shu-Jiun
Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica;
Executive Secretary, Center for Digital Cultures, Academia Sinica;
Adjunct Associate Professor, National Taiwan Normal University - Venerable Miao Guang
Deputy Chancellor, Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism;
Director, Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism Translation Project;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Nanhua University - Director Chu Hao-Yi
Associate Professor, Department of History, Fo Guang University - Professor Jhuang Hao-Bin
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Fo Guang University - Professor Dai Rong-Guan
Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Literature and Application, Fo Guang University
