We are delighted to share that Rachel Milio (PhD candidate, RT1), Rafail Giannadakis (Research Assistant), and Antonia Lourentzaki (Research Assistant) successfully presented today their paper “Creating Ontoterminologies for Antiquity: Workflow, Challenges and Solutions” at the 4th International Conference on Multilingual Digital Terminology Today (MDTT 2025), held on 19–20 June in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Their presentation explored the creation of ontoterminologies—structured, semantically rich terminological resources—tailored to the study of antiquity. Drawing on three diverse use cases developed with the TEDI software—Classical Athenian legal processes, Archaic Lyric poetry, and the archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe—the team proposed a systematic, FAIR-aligned approach (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) to concept and term development.

The talk addressed conceptual and linguistic challenges such as aligning ancient and modern terminologies and representing uncertainty in historical data. The researchers emphasized TEDI’s iterative design, which enables ontoterminologies to evolve in step with scholarly research.

Their work highlights the potential of ontoterminologies to bridge conceptual gaps, support interoperability across humanities research, and contribute to the broader vision of the Semantic Web. TALOS is proud to be part of this dynamic conversation at the intersection of digital humanities, knowledge representation, and terminology.

We extend our thanks to the MDTT 2025 organizers for an inspiring and interdisciplinary event.