Brent Seales
Dr. Brent Seales is a computer scientist at the University of Kentucky and a co-founder of the Vesuvius Challenge, which aims to advance methods for reading ancient scrolls. His work on imaging and interpreting the Herculaneum library's texts has led to significant discoveries, including the identification of Philodemus's writings.
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Brent Seales is a computer science professor at the University of Kentucky who launched the Vesuvius Challenge to encourage researchers to decipher ancient scrolls.
Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
United States· 2026-06-27
Brent Seales is a professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky who commented on the new methodology for analyzing manuscripts.
Index - Külföld - A Bibliát megalapozó holt-tengeri tekercsek régebbiek, mint gondolták
Hungary· 2025-06-11
Brent Seales is the Alumni Professor of Computer Science who commented on the computational aspects of the study.
AI analysis of ancient handwriting gives new age estimates for Dead Sea ScrollsUnited States· 2025-06-07
Dr Brent Seales co-founded the Vesuvius Challenge to help read the ancient scrolls.
X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll | Archaeology
United Kingdom· 2025-05-06
