TALOS-AI4SSH ERA Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences

Project Strategy

“ERA Chairs support universities or research organisations […] to attract and maintain high-quality human resources under the direction of an outstanding researcher and research manager (the ‘ERA Chair holder’), and to implement structural changes to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis.” Horizon Europe 2021-2022.   Thanks to the generous funding by the European Commission (ERA Chairs HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01), the University of Crete will enhance its capacity building in the field of Digital Humanities. A new Center of Excellence will be established in Rethymnon: TALOS, named after the ancient robot/guardian of Crete. The activities of the Center will be led by Professor Christophe Roche, who has committed to put his long standing experience in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Humanities to the service of the UoC for the duration of the project (2023-2028).   The Center will propose innovative curricula for the students of the Faculty of Philosophy of UoC, will organise conferences, workshops, colloquia, open courses and seminars for targeted groups (academic community, students of the UoC, girls, society at large), will attract highly talented researchers to the UoC and will foster collaborations with other Centers in Greece and abroad.  

Working Packages

Management

WP1

Management

Research Management

WP2

Research

Training

WP3

Training

Visibility

WP4

Visibility

Meet the Team

The TALOS Centre team composed of a dynamic group of people who share the same vision, the chief members, the support team – made of faculty members and assistants – and the research team.

Our Vision

TALOS ERA Chair in AI for SSH will create and manage a new centre of excellence in explainable AI for SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) that will interconnect several departments of UoC departments at Rethymnon (the Schools of Philosophy, Education and Social Sciences, coordinating department: Department of Philology) under a common research and teaching agenda.

Semantic technologies, such as Knowledge Graphs (KGs), are natively developed to be explainable. They are the modern implementations of Good old-fashioned Symbolic AI. TALOS will combine the strengths of neural networks with symbolic reasoning to create a scalable, sustainable and explainable  representation of knowledge in the Humanities and the Social Sciences.

TALOS ERA Chair will harness the power of AI systems that can learn from scholar’s annotations to add AI-enhanced data to the semantic layer of SSH Linked Open Data cloud.

Foster institutional reforms through research and teaching in the multidisciplinary area of AI for SSH.

Enhance the international visibility of the UCRC, grow networks, increase UoC success in international funding schemes, and lead to brain gain.

Attract and maintain an excellent team of researchers, scientists and scholars.

Address important research questions in hybrid (neurosymbolic) AI that drive innovation for SSH.

Create new open datasets and open-source tools for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences.

Disseminate new knowledge via conferences, workshops, articles, doctoral dissertations.

Focus on the vulgarization of new knowledge through global outreach initiatives.

Aims & Objectives

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🌟 Exciting News! Join us for two special events led by Dr. Silvia Piccini, senior researcher at CNR-IT:📚 Lecture: "Saussure’s Terminology: Formalizing a Paradigm Shift in Science on the Semantic Web"🗓 When: Monday, 4 November 2024, 20:30 (Greek time)📍 Where: Room 7, School of Philology, Gallos Campus, Rethymno🔗 Details: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/lecture-by-dr-silvia-piccini-cnr-it/💻🤖 Hybrid Hands-on Workshop: "Hands-on with Protégé: Modeling Euclid’s Elements"🗓 When: Tuesday, 5 November 2024🕘 Time: 11:30-13:30 & 14:30-16:30 (Greek time)📍 Where: UCRC Conference Room, Gallos Campus, Rethymno & Online🔗 Details: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/hybrid-hands-on-workshop-by-dr-silvia-piccini-cnr-it/👉 Note: Please have Protégé installed on your computer beforehand. Both sessions will be recorded and available on the TALOS channel.🔔 Don’t miss these opportunities to dive into the world of AI, computational lexicography, and the Semantic Web!#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC #ComputerScience #Semantics #SemanticAnnotationoftexts #digitalization #NLP #standards #standardsforSSH #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #greece #AISocialInsights #HumanitiesTechBlend #DigitalSociology #EthicsInTech #SocialImpactAI #TechMeetsCulture #AIHumanConnection #SocSciInnovation #DigitalEthnography #aiandsociety

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📢 Join Us for the 2nd TALOS PhD Meeting! 📢On Monday, November 4th, 2024, TALOS PhD students and visiting researchers will showcase their latest research and discuss groundbreaking papers that are shaping their doctoral journeys. Don’t miss this chance to dive into fresh insights and innovative ideas!See more here: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/2nd-phd-meeting/🗓️ Date: Monday, Nov 4th🕒 Time: 11:00 – 13:30 & 15:00 – 17:00 (Greek Time)📍 Location: UCRC, Gallos Campus, Rethymno + Zoom (links below)🎓 Presenters:✨ Rachel Milio (RT1), Fotini Koidaki (RT3), Evangelos Katis (RT4)✨ Laura Soffiantini (KU Leuven)✨ Litao Lin 林立涛 (Nanjing University)👉 Morning Session Zoom: Meeting ID 832 4728 1689 | Passcode 119604👉 Afternoon Session Zoom: Meeting ID 885 2304 5500 | Passcode 087752🔴 Sessions will be recorded and available via TALOS.Let’s connect, learn, and get inspired together! ✨ #TALOSPhD #ResearchInnovation #PhDMeeting #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC #ComputerScience #Semantics #SemanticAnnotationoftexts #digitalization #NLP #standards #standardsforSSH #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #greece #AISocialInsights #HumanitiesTechBlend #DigitalSociology #EthicsInTech #SocialImpactAI #TechMeetsCulture #AIHumanConnection #SocSciInnovation #DigitalEthnography #aiandsociety

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🌍 Prof. Roche and Dr. Papadopoulou: China Lecture Tour 2024 Recap!Christophe Roche and Maria Papadopoulou shared pioneering insights on digital humanities and AI across top universities in China! 🚀📚✨ Lecture Highlights:–> Peking University (Oct 16, 2024):1) "Proposal for an Ontoterminology of Emotions" by Christophe Roche2) "Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: Insights from the European Project TALOS AI for SSH" by Maria Papadopoulou–> Tsinghua University (Oct 18, 2024):1) "Contribution of Symbolic A.I. to the Classics Application to Historical Events (Peloponnesian Wars)" by Christophe Roche2) "Digital Classics in the Age of AI: Our Work in TALOS AI4SSH" by Maria PapadopoulouBonus talks followed at Liaocheng University on Oct 23-24, covering topics in information and computer science.See more here: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/events/china-lecture-tour-2024/A big thank you to all organizers and attendees for making this knowledge exchange possible! 🌏#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC #ComputerScience #Semantics #SemanticAnnotationoftexts #digitalization #NLP #standards #standardsforSSH #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #greece #AISocialInsights #HumanitiesTechBlend #DigitalSociology #EthicsInTech #SocialImpactAI #TechMeetsCulture #AIHumanConnection #SocSciInnovation #DigitalEthnography #aiandsociety

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🆘🤖 Exploring AI&DH with Talos 🤖🆘Part 2️⃣1️⃣—> en, elWhat data does pandas handle?Pandas is ideal for handling tabular data, like what you’d find in spreadsheets or databases. It allows you to explore, clean, and manipulate this data efficiently.Τι δεδομένα επεξεργάζεται η pandas;Η pandas είναι ιδανική για τη διαχείριση δεδομένων σε μορφή πίνακα, όπως αυτά που βρίσκονται σε λογιστικά φύλλα ή βάσεις δεδομένων. Επιτρέπει την εξερεύνηση, τον καθαρισμό και την επεξεργασία αυτών των δεδομένων αποτελεσματικά.“Intro to Pandas.” Accessed October 25, 2024. pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/index.html.#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC #ComputerScience #Semantics #SemanticAnnotationoftexts #digitalization #NLP #standards #standardsforSSH #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #greece #AISocialInsights #HumanitiesTechBlend #DigitalSociology #EthicsInTech #SocialImpactAI #TechMeetsCulture #AIHumanConnection #SocSciInnovation #DigitalEthnography #aiandsociety

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