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

Project Strategy

β€œERA 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 β€˜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), theΒ University of CreteΒ will enhance its capacity building in the field of Digital Humanities. A new Center of Excellence will be established in Rethymnon:Β TALOS, named after the ancient robot/guardian of Crete. The activities of the Center will be led by ProfessorΒ 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 explainableΒ  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

Latest News


πŸš€ "The University of Crete launches Greece’s first program combining Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities!"β€’Article about the β€œTALOS-AI4SSH” project in β€œalfavita”, one of the oldest educational news site in Greece since 1998.β€œThis innovative short-term program equips students across all disciplines with digital skills and knowledge in Digital Humanities, bridging technology and the humanities”.πŸ‘‰ Read the article here: www.alfavita.gr/ekpaideysi/464096_protoporiako-programma-toy-panepistimioy-kritis-anthropistikes-…β€’#Innovation #AI #DigitalHumanities #UniversityOfCrete #TALOSAI4SSH #TALOSLab #TALOS-AI4SSHLab #AI #SSH #UOC #crete #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC

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πŸ§ πŸ’» Exploring the intersection of ancient history and cutting-edge technology!β€’Dr. Maria Papadopoulou’s insightful lecture at the History and Archaeology (University of Crete) delved into how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the way we study the past.🌍 πŸ” From uncovering new insights to enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration, AI is paving the way for a new era in History and Archaeology.See more here: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/hist-arch-lecture-2024/β€’ #AI #History #Archaeology #UniversityOfCrete #InnovativeResearch #TechForTheHumanities #FutureOfHistory #TALOSLab #TALOS-AI4SSHLab #AI #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete

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πŸ“’ Exciting news! New article for the β€œTALOS-AI4SSH” project in β€œKathimerini”! πŸ“°β€’The article highlights how our innovative program at the University of Crete bridges AI with Humanities and Social Sciences, equipping students with digital skills and interdisciplinary knowledge. πŸŽ“βœ¨Key goals:πŸ‘‰ Boost digital literacy for humanities studentsπŸ‘‰ Introduce STEM students to humanities tools & ethical AIπŸ‘‰ Foster creative, cross-disciplinary educationStay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking initiative! πŸš€πŸ”— Read the full article here: www.kathimerini.gr/society/563354944/,https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/563354944/ β€’#TALOS #AI4SSH #DigitalHumanities #InterdisciplinaryLearning #AI #TALOSLab #TALOS-AI4SSHLab #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC

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🌟 Join us for the final session of the NLP/AI Seminar Series, hosted by the Computational Linguistics and Language Technology Lab (CLLT) and the TALOS-AI4SSH Lab! πŸŒŸβ€’πŸ—“ Tomorrow, December 5thπŸ•• 18:00 – 19:30 (EET)πŸŽ™ Speaker: Shalom LappinπŸ’‘ Topic: AI Dangers: Imagined and RealThis session will tackle the real and perceived risks of AI. Let’s end this seminar series with engaging insights into the future of technology!πŸ”— Learn more and join here: talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/nlp-ai-seminars-2024/β€’#NLP #AI #Seminars #ComputationalLinguistics #AIExplainability #UniversityOfCrete #TALOSLab #TALOS-AI4SSHLab #AI #SSH #TALOSAI4SSH #UOC #crete #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHumanities #DH #Talos #TalosUoC

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