TALOS participation in the 6th International Scientific Conference of the Regional Directorate of Education of Crete
Earlier this month, TALOS members participated in the 6th International Scientific Conference of the Regional Directorate of Education of Crete on education in the digital era. Prof. Eleni Katsarou delivered a keynote on teaching and learning during the AI era, while Evangelos Katis presented on the need for AI literacy and professional development for educators.
TALOS at the HOU Spring Webinar Series on Digital Humanities: Online Lecture Tomorrow, March 26
Tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, 2026, Melina Tamiolaki, Scientific Coordinator of the TALOS project, and Rafail Giannadakis, Research Assistant at the TALOS Lab, will participate in the 2025-2026 spring seminar series of the Hellenic Open University MA programme “Digital Humanities: methods, tools, practices.” Their talk, “The TALOS Project: Artificial Intelligence for the Social Sciences and the Humanities,” will present the programme’s objectives and the main strands of its research activity.
TALOS online webinar: Gen AI-assisted scenarios based on the action-oriented approach in language education
TALOS is organizing the online webinar “Gen AI-assisted scenarios based on the action-oriented approach in language education” on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Presented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evelina Jaleniauskiene of Kaunas University of Technology, the session will explore how AI can support the design and implementation of action-oriented scenarios in language education.
TALOS in the online seminar series “Digital Classical Philology” (University of Patras) | March 24, 2026-Online
Dr Maria Papadopoulou (University of Crete, Director of the TALOS AI4SSH Lab) will participate in the University of Patras online seminar series “Digital Classical Philology” with a talk on 24 March 2026 (17:00) titled “Artificial Intelligence and Classical Studies: The Contribution of TALOS.” The session is open to the public and will take place online via Zoom.
Invited Lecture: Dodona Travels to Ithaca and Back — Lessons from Testing AI in Greek Epigraphy (Hybrid)
Elena Martín González (Assistant Professor, University of Valladolid) will deliver an invited hybrid lecture at the TALOS Lab (KEME/UCRC, University of Crete) on Thursday, 19 March 2026 (15:00, Greek time). Titled “Dodona Travels to Ithaca and Back: Lessons from Testing AI in Greek Epigraphy,” the talk presents results from the NextGenerationEU-funded project “Dodona Travels to Ithaca,” examining the application of the AI model Ithaca to the oracular tablets of Dodona and reflecting on the methodological possibilities and limitations of AI in Greek epigraphy.
TALOS at the Hybrid International Women’s Day Event of the 14th Panhellenic Student Conference of Archaeology
Antonia Lourentzaki (TALOS Research Assistant) and Rachel Milio (TALOS PhD candidate) represent the TALOS Lab today at the hybrid International Women’s Day event organised by the 14th Panhellenic Student Conference of Archaeology (7 March 2026, “Xenia” Student and Cultural Center, Rethymno & online). Their talk, “Prostitutes and Queens: Making Women of the Past visible in the Digital Age” (18:25–18:45), highlights how digital approaches can support the study and visibility of women in the past.
Gaming and Literacy in the Age of AI: Perspectives and New Directions (Virtual)
The TALOS–AI4SSH Lab at the University of Crete announces the virtual event “Gaming and Literacy in the Age of AI: Perspectives and New Directions” (18 March 2026, 18:00–20:00 EET). Open to the public (registration required), the event explores how gaming environments shape meaning-making, identity, and multimodal literacies, and how these processes are being reshaped by artificial intelligence and the growing need for critical AI literacy. Speakers include Dr. Earl Aguilera and Dr. Raúl Alberto Mora, with Dr. Zoi Traga Philippakos serving as discussant.
TALOS 5th PhD Meeting (Hybrid): Research Presentations and Guest Lecture!
The 5th TALOS PhD Meeting will take place on 6 March 2026 in hybrid format, onsite in Rethymno and online via Zoom. The session will feature research presentations by TALOS PhD candidates and TALOS Lab–affiliated doctoral researchers on topics ranging from semantic prosopography and NLP to ontoterminology and archaeological metadata, and will conclude with a guest lecture by Emmanuela Schoinoplokaki (UCSB, LOREL Lab) on the intersections of Classics, Social Justice, and Digital Humanities.
Maria Papadopoulou to participate in the Hellenic Authors’ Society international conference on AI and writing
Dr Maria Papadopoulou (University of Crete, Director of the TALOS AI4SSH Lab) will participate in the Hellenic Authors’ Society international conference “Writing, Translating, Thinking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: What Does It Mean to Be a Writer Today?” (Goethe-Institut Athens, 27–28 February 2026). She will join the roundtable “AI in Education: Opportunity or Kerkoporta?” on Saturday, 28 February (15:15–16:30), contributing to the public discussion on responsible and critical uses of AI in education and the Humanities.
TOTh 2023–2024 Proceedings Now Available in Open Access!
The TOTh Conference Proceedings for 2023 and 2024 are now available in open access. TOTh (Terminology & Ontology: Theories and Applications), organised by the TALOS project, brings together researchers and professionals working on language and knowledge engineering. The volumes include peer-reviewed papers and posters on terminology, ontology, knowledge graphs, AI and NLP, along with contributions by TALOS members.