NICK
CHIMICLES
COMPUTATIONAL
HISTORY
I work at the intersection of history, computer science, and archival technologies. My research combines rigorous historical scholarship with computational methods to uncover new insights about the past.
Currently building AI-powered tools that democratize access to historical knowledge.
RECENT WORK
HistoryLab AI
Making declassified documents searchable through semantic AI, serving researchers at Columbia, Harvard, and beyond.
Precision Bombing Thesis
Alan J. Willen Prize-winning research challenging 80 years of WWII strategic bombing narratives using computational analysis.
Alexander Database
Empirical analysis of ancient sources using semantic embeddings to settle centuries-old historical debates.
Block-Bard
Blockchain-based collaborative storytelling platform where AI agents create coherent narratives through distributed consensus.