2nd Call for Project Concept Notes – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
The TALOS Lab at the University of Crete invites researchers to submit concept notes for a fully funded, two-year MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities! Dr. Maria Papadopoulou (TALOS Lab Director) will host an online bootcamp on May 15, 2026, to help promising candidates develop their proposals blending AI with the social sciences and humanities.
Program Announced: 20th International Conference TOTh
The full program for the 20th International TOTh Conference (Terminology & Ontology) is now available! Join us on June 4-5, 2026, onsite in France or online, to explore the exciting intersection of traditional terminology and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, including LLMs and the Semantic Web. We are also offering a hands-on pre-conference training on June 2-3 titled “Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Terminology.” Don’t miss this landmark 20th-anniversary event featuring an international lineup of experts. Download the program and register today to secure your spot!
2nd SA4AW Conference: Program Announced & Registration Open
The TALOS Lab is excited to announce the full program for the 2nd Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World (SA4AW) Conference! Join us on May 7–8, 2026, online via Zoom or onsite in Rethymno, Crete, for a hybrid event exploring the critical intersection of semantic annotation, Large Language Models, and artificial intelligence in studying antiquity. We invite researchers, students, and the public to register now for free virtual attendance.
TALOS 6th Hybrid PhD Meeting – TALOS AI4SSH Doctoral Seminar 2026
The TALOS Lab announces the 6th TALOS PhD Meeting, taking place in hybrid format on 28 April 2026 in Rethymno and online. The meeting brings together TALOS researchers presenting work across digital humanities, archaeology, literature, education, and computational approaches, followed by discussion and feedback exchange among peers.
Dr. Maria Papadopoulou Joins the OPERAS Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
The TALOS Lab announces the appointment of our Director, Dr. Maria Papadopoulou, to the OPERAS Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (AI SIG). As an expert in digital humanities and semantic technologies, Dr. Papadopoulou will collaborate with European stakeholders to promote the responsible and ethical use of AI in scholarly communication. Her participation ensures that emerging AI infrastructures remain aligned with Open Science principles and genuinely serve the needs of Social Sciences and Humanities researchers.
Online Research Seminar Series by the Division of Classics: Stamatis Bouses on the ‘DMC Lexi’ Project and the Lexicon of Cyril
The Division of Classical Studies at the University of Crete invites you to a virtual lecture by Stamatis Bouses on Friday, April 24, 2026, as part of its research seminar series “Friday Online Meetings”. Delivered in Greek, the lecture will explore the “DMC Lexi” project and its systematic digital approach to identifying the “Lexicon of Cyril.” Pre-registration is required to attend.
1st Call for Project Concept Notes – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
The TALOS Lab at the University of Crete invites researchers to submit concept notes for a fully funded, two-year MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities! Dr. Maria Papadopoulou (TALOS Lab Director) will host an online bootcamp on May 15, 2026, to help promising candidates develop their proposals blending AI with the social sciences and humanities.
TALOS participation in the 53rd CAA International Conference in Vienna
TALOS researchers Melissa Bergoffen and Antonia Lourentzaki participated in the 53rd CAA International Conference in Vienna, presenting their work on the application of semantic data methods in archaeology. Bergoffen explored how ontoterminologies can better structure complex iconographic metadata, using the Bronze Age “Ladies in Blue” fresco as a case study. Lourentzaki detailed the development of a FAIR Linked Open Data framework and domain-specific ontoterminology to conceptualize and query the complex spatial and artefactual record of Göbekli Tepe.
TALOS at the 3rd Panhellenic Conference on AI in Education organized by the “Politropi” Schools
TALOS Research Assistant Rafail Giannadakis presented a pedagogical framework for teaching Ancient Greek literature using Generative AI multimedia at the 3rd Panhellenic Conference on AI in Education. His approach enables students to understand the operational logic of GenAI while gaining a deep understanding of primary sources, as they must rely on the original text to identify “hallucinations” and biases in AI-generated visual and auditory outputs.
Demetra Kasimis (University of Cambridge) to deliver lecture on “Democracy’s Parapolitics: A Conspiracy Theory of the Oikos for the AI Age”
Demetra Kasimis, Assistant Professor in Political Theory at the University of Cambridge, will deliver the lecture “Democracy’s Parapolitics: A Conspiracy Theory of the Oikos for the AI Age” on Wednesday, 1 April 2026, from 11:30 to 12:30, in Room 1, School of Philosophy, Gallos Campus, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. Open to all interested participants and offered in the framework of the course AEFF152 “Euripides, Trojan Women,” the lecture will explore how ancient Greek thinkers used the language of conspiracy to make visible the hidden role of the oikos in democratic power.