Mladen Popović is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism at the University of Groningen, Dean of the Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, Director of the Qumran Institute, and a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. His 2025 PLOS ONE study combining radiocarbon dating with AI handwriting analysis represents peer-reviewed methodology published in a major indexed journal with full institutional backing.
Dating ancient manuscripts using radiocarbon and AI-based writing style analysis (PLOS ONE, 2025)