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.
TALOS Short Program-Diploma in DH: 2026 Spring Semester Launch
The University of Crete’s Short Program–Diploma in Digital Humanities (DH), offered by the Department of Philology within the TALOS project, enters its third year (2025–2026). The Spring Semester begins on 9 February 2026 and is open to students from all Departments (from the 3rd semester onwards). Expression of Interest is due by 22 February 2026, while course declarations run via eduportal from 23 February to 9 March 2026.
Crete Past and Present: Receptions of Crete Summer School (University of Crete | June, 2026) — AI & Classics hands-on session
The TALOS Lab announces its participation in the Summer School “Crete Past and Present: Receptions of Crete” (University of Crete, Rethymnon, 21–27 June 2026). The programme explores how Crete’s myths, landscapes, and literary traditions have been reimagined from antiquity to today, alongside visits to major archaeological and museum sites. TALOS contributes the half-day hands-on seminar “Looking for Europa (mal du pays)” (Dr Maria Papadopoulou & Rafail Giannadakis), introducing AI-assisted annotation, ontology modelling, and linked data workflows for FAIR outputs. Apply by 10 March 2026.
Last Call for Papers: SA4AW 2026 – Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World International Conference | Hybrid, May 7-8!
SA4AW 2026 (7–8 May 2026, Rethymno & online) issues its final call for papers, inviting abstracts (max 1,000 words) on semantic annotation in dialogue with hybrid AI, LLMs, deep learning, and knowledge graphs for the ancient world and cultural heritage. Submissions are double-blind reviewed via EasyChair, with accepted papers invited to a post-conference edited volume.
New Erasmus+ KA171 International Mobility Collaboration between the University of Crete (TALOS Lab) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville!
The TALOS AI4SSH Lab announces a new Erasmus+ KA171 International Mobility collaboration between the University of Crete and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, focusing on a timely and strategic research initiative dedicated to the analysis of educational curricula through advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methods.