This was
Transkribus User Conference 26
21–23 September 2026 University of Passau Thank you!
That's a wrap
Thank you for three days at the three rivers
To every speaker, moderator, workshop facilitator, poster presenter, volunteer, and attendee — on-site in Passau and online around the world: TUC 2026 was what it was because you were there.
The 2026 theme — Not all AI is created equal — ran through every session, and the conversations it started are far from over.
Recordings
Missed a session? It's on its way.
We are uploading the session recordings to YouTube, and each video appears on its session page as it goes live. The programme is your catalogue — pick a panel, pick a talk, press play.
Browse talks & recordingsThe Programme
Three days, four marquee sessions, eleven panels
Opened and closed by the READ-COOP board on stage, anchored by two keynotes, with eleven panels — Lightning Talks and Scholarship Presentations — round tables, workshops, and a poster session in between.
Opening
State of Transkribus
Keynote
What Visual Language Models Can (Not) Do for Document Analysis
Vincent Christlein
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Keynote
Why Language Inclusivity Matters in Text Recognition and Otherwise in the Age of AI?
Alíz Horváth
Central European University, Vienna, Austria
Closing
The Road Ahead
Lightning Talks
8 panels — short, focused presentations grouped by theme.
Scholarship Presentations
3 panels — in-depth presentations from the scholarship programme.
What was in the programme
Voices
What attendees say
What I really enjoyed about TUC was the collaboration, the networking, getting to share different ideas, and learning different ways of using tools.
Jérémy Scraire
Researcher, Canada
At the TUC, I've been speaking to historians, linguists and genealogists. It really shows that Transkribus is a technology that can be beneficial in various ways!
Tamara Terbul
Linguist, Austria
It was exciting to learn practical tips on working with archives and integrating a crowdsourcing community into the transcription of historical documents.
Magally Alegre Henderson
Archivist and Digital Humanist, Peru
The Hosts
The AI platform for historical documents.
Hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Sponsors
See you at the next TUC
TUC is a bi-annual gathering, so the community meets again in 2028. Until then: the recordings are coming, the conversations continue — and we can be reached any time at tuc@transkribus.org.
Relive TUC 2026
Beyond the talks
The conversations kept going
Two evening events bracketed the days in Passau — Bavarian bites to open, a Danube dinner cruise to close.
Day 1
Oktoberfest Reception
Welcome drinks and Bavarian bites kicked off the conference.
Day 2
Conference Dinner
A four-hour Danube cruise out of Passau with dinner and unhurried networking.