Thea Sommerschield

About

Historian and epigrapher (Anglo-Italian, with a Scandi twist), working at the intersection of ancient history and AI. I'm Assistant Professor (Greek History and Digital Humanities) at Durham University, and Google Developer Expert. I co-lead the Ithaca and Aeneas projects, and work on the socio-cultural history and inscriptions of Greek Sicily.

Experience

• Assistant Professor at Durham University
  Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

• Google Developer Expert at Google Cloud
  Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• Leverhulme EC Fellow at University of Nottingham
  Jan 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Università Ca'​ Foscari Venezia
  Nov 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
  Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo