Jelte works as a scientific developer at the of the . There, he develops custom software for humanties research. He has a drive to support and teach about digital methods in the humanities and is always looking for opportunities to collaborate with both scholars and engineers. He has a background in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Psychology.
Examples of his current development projects are the text-mining application , and the innovative, RDF-based tool for annotation and analysis of reading experiences. He teaches the course twice a year, and is often present at the to provide live support with any programming problems or questions.