Analýza Voynichova rukopisu z pohledu crowdsourcingu

Abstract

This diploma thesis is focused on analysis of Voynich manuscript with the help of crowdsourcing. The goal was to first explore the current situation on the field of crowdsourcing and then to design and create a user interface that would serve as a convenient representation of outcomes gathered in an already existing crowdsourcing project. Knowing the fact that the obtained data were not easy to visualize in their provided format, the need for a better way to process them was an obvious next step, which was completed while working on this thesis. Therefore the result of the practical part is a web application, that allows qualified experts to effectively sort and classify the information provided by the project's contributors. All of which may lead to finally understanding the manuscript and its language. There is also a theoretical section as a part of the thesis, which describes crowdsourcing and its possible usage for scientific research.