Danslav Slavenskoj is a Slavicist and computational linguist whose work bridges historical linguistics and computational methods. He is developing language systems at Lingenic. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts. At Harvard he studied Sanskrit with Michael Witzel, Wales Professor of Sanskrit.
At Dexter School in Brookline, MA (now Dexter-Southfield), he was invited to teach a programming class while still in the third grade. He is a former member of the Boston Computer Society.
His research focuses on Slavic historical linguistics, Glagolitic and Cyrillic paleography, and computational approaches to textual analysis. He is the creator of Slavenica (2008), a writing system translator for Slavic languages, and Slavensk (2026), a formal register of Proto-Slavic with restored Proto-Indo-European grammar.
In 2025, he created Buran, a programming language built around pattern transformation as its core computational model. Drawing on influences from Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī to Refal and Haskell, Buran targets computational linguistics, mathematical computing, and symbolic computation.
He also formalized HSV (Hierarchical Separated Values), an open data format and streaming protocol that uses ASCII control characters for structure instead of escaping, enabling parallel parsing at every data level. HSV was released to the public domain in January 2026.
In 2026, he created Space, a formally verifiable programming language. Space compiles to SPARK, then to machine code via GNAT. The language features universes (isolated memory regions with substructural disciplines) and warps (address-free navigation), enabling memory safety and automatic parallelism without garbage collection — proven safe at compile time.
Works
2026
Space
Programming Language. spacelang.org A formally verifiable programming language that compiles to SPARK, then to machine code. Features universes (isolated memory regions with substructural disciplines) and warps (address-free navigation), enabling memory safety and automatic parallelism without garbage collection.
HSV (Hierarchical Separated Values)
Data Format and Streaming Protocol. hsvfile.com An open data format that uses ASCII control characters for structure instead of escaping, enabling parallel parsing at every data level. Released to the public domain in January 2026.
Slavensk
Natural Language. slavensk.com A formal register of Proto-Slavic with restored Proto-Indo-European grammar, featuring zero exceptions and complete transparency in its grammatical structure.
2025
Buran
Programming Language. x-buran.com A programming language built around pattern transformation as its core computational model, targeting computational linguistics, mathematical computing, and symbolic computation.
Software. GitHub A Perl script that detects and identifies 18+ Slavic languages from text input using character frequencies, distinctive letters, and language-specific patterns.
2024
Japanese Aesthetics: Interiors and Architecture
Lecture. Montenegro. Эстетика Японии: Интерьеры и архитектура
The Study of Slavic Personal Names in the 19th Century as a Reflection of Slavic Cultural and Linguistic Relations
Conference Presentation — Slavic Linguistics Society 16. United States. Program Examines how 19th-century Slavic onomastic scholarship reflected broader cultural and linguistic ties between Slavic nations.
2019
Modernity, Monarchy, East and West Meet in Manchukuo: 1931–1945
Conference Presentation — Monarchy and Modernity since 1500, University of Cambridge. United Kingdom. Talks Cambridge On the intersection of modernity, monarchy, and East-West relations in Manchukuo (1931–1945).
2018
North Korean Academic Writing: English Language Translations of the Journal of Kim Il Sung University
Conference Paper — Мир языков: ракурс и перспективы. Belarus. Repository An analysis of English-language translations published in the Journal of Kim Il Sung University.
2017
Modelling Spelling Variations in Slavic for Textual Research
Journal Article — Proudy. Czech Republic. Article Proposes an algorithmic approach to modelling spelling, dialectical, and scribal variations across Slavic languages, scripts, and historical periods for automated textual research.
The Literary Intersection of Love and Philosophy in Martin Andić's Summer Afternoon
Journal Article — Proudy. Czech Republic. Article Traces the philosophical ideas of Kierkegaard and Simone Weil through Martin Andić's literary treatment of love and contemplation.
Academic Writing in English in Eastern Europe
Conference Paper — Мир языков: ракурс и перспективы. Belarus. Repository On the state and challenges of English-language academic writing in Eastern European universities.
2016
Literature and history of Slavic studies: conference report
Journal Article — Slavica litteraria. DOI: 10.5817/SL2016-1-18 A conference report on literature and the history of Slavic studies.
Orthographic Distinction and Social Change: A New Turn of the Old Ѣ
Journal Article — Proudy. Czech Republic. Article Examines how Slavic writers use distinctive orthographies — including pre-1918 Russian spelling — as markers of religious, national, and group identity, with new forms emerging through digital communities.
Corpus Methods of Analysis of Slavic Language Literature: A Small Corpus of Svjatlana Aleksijevič's Works
Journal Article — Вестник Карагандинского университета. Серия Филология. Kazakhstan. Repository Applies corpus linguistics methods to a small corpus of works by Nobel laureate Svjatlana Aleksijevič.
Дореформенная орѳографія сегодня
Conference Presentation — Пражская Русистика 2016. Czech Republic. On the contemporary use of pre-reform Russian orthography.
Software — Apple Computer, Inc. TidBITS Developed a font for Apple's Cyrillic Language Kit, which provided support for Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, and other Cyrillic-based languages on Macintosh.
