EADH is pleased to announce the appointment of Øyvind Eide as its new President.

Øyvind’s work moves across digital humanities and cultural heritage informatics, with a long-standing engagement in modelling and how it can be used to better understand the relationships between different media. His research focuses in particular on transformative digital intermedia studies, exploring how texts and maps communicate, interact, and shape meaning in distinct ways.

His academic journey reflects both depth and continuity within the field. Øyvind holds a PhD in Digital Humanities from King’s College London (2013) and worked at the University of Oslo for nearly two decades, contributing to the development of digital humanities and cultural heritage informatics. He later held a position at the University of Passau before joining the University of Cologne, where he is currently Professor of Digital Humanities.

Øyvind has long been an active member of the international digital humanities community. He previously served as Chair of EADH (2016–19 and 2024–26) and is involved in several international organisations, including ICOM’s International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC).

As President, Øyvind will act as an additional, non-voting member of the Executive Committee, supporting its work and contributing to the association’s outreach. Drawing on his extensive experience and international network, he will help strengthen connections across the community and foster collaboration worldwide.

We warmly welcome Øyvind to this role and look forward to the perspective and continuity he brings to EADH.