Methodology of Formally Representing Genre Terminology in Archaic Greek Lyric
On May 29–30, 2026, TALOS Lab member Rafail Giannadakis participated online in the international Romanian Colloquium, presenting a paper on the methodology of formally representing genre terminology in archaic Greek lyric. Using ALyrA (Archaic Lyrical Agora) as a case study, the talk discussed how the ontoterminology paradigm, TEDI software, and formalization function as a philological method to organize uncertainty.
TALOS at ISTAL27: Analyzing Literacy Models in Greek L1 Curricula Through NLP
TALOS Lab member Evangelos Katis attended the 27th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISTAL27) in Thessaloniki to present a co-authored study by Evangelos Katis, Eleni Katsarou, Maria Tzanaki, and Eirini Daskalaki. The research utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools to analyze autonomous versus ideological literacy frameworks within the 2023 Greek L1 Curricula.
New book by Prof. Christophe Roche on Concept Theory and Terminology Marks the 20th Edition of TOTh!
As the 20th Anniversary Edition of the TOTh International Conference approaches, a major milestone of this anniversary year is the publication of Christophe Roche’s new book, “Une théorie du concept pour la terminologie.” The monograph revisits the conceptual foundations of terminology and offers a timely contribution to current discussions on ontoterminology, knowledge representation, and artificial intelligence.
TALOS AI4SSH Lab Visits Schools in Heraklion: Shaping the Future of AI Education
As part of its commitment to accessible, human-centric AI education, the TALOS AI4SSH Lab visited the 2nd Laboratory Center and the 5th EPAL of Heraklion. The visits focused on the rapid transformation of AI, its benefits for educators, and the critical necessity for responsible use guidelines.
The Faculty of Letters at Rethymno Garden: TALOS AI4SSH Participations
On May 16, 2026, the Faculty of Letters of the University of Crete moved outdoors to the Rethymno Municipal Garden, bridging academic research with the local community. The TALOS AI4SSH project was there, demonstrating how modern technologies are transforming traditional fields of humanities.
TOTh 2026 Book of Abstracts Now Available—Opening talk by Danielle Candel (CNRS, Université Paris Cité)
The TOTh 2026 Book of Abstracts is now available, offering an overview of this year’s contributions to the 20th anniversary edition of the TOTh International Conference, to be held on 4–5 June 2026 at the University Savoie Mont Blanc and online. The programme will open with Danielle Candel’s lecture, “On the 20th Anniversary of the TOTh Conference,” while the AI terminology training led by Silvia Piccini, Christophe Roche, and Maria Papadopoulou will take place on 2–3 June 2026.
TALOS at TEDxUniversityofCrete 2026
On 9 May 2026, members of the TALOS AI4SSH team were present at TEDxUniversityofCrete, an event centered on ideas, creativity, and innovation within the academic community. Lefteris Zampoulakis, TALOS research assistant and undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology, contributed as part of the organising committee, while Prof. Melina Tamiolaki, TALOS PI, also attended and delivered remarks. TALOS’s presence reflected its ongoing commitment to outreach, public engagement, and dialogue at the University of Crete.
Last chance to register for the TOTh 2026 AI Terminology Training!
There is still time to register for the TOTh 2026 training “Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Terminology: A Step-by-Step Project Approach,” taking place on 2–3 June 2026 before the 20th anniversary edition of the TOTh International Conference. Led by Dr. Silvia Piccini, Prof. Christophe Roche, and Dr. Maria Papadopoulou, the training highlights a core principle of the programme: AI is a tool, but the expert remains essential.
Fotini Koidaki presented GeoAffect at the ISA-22 workshop at LREC 2026
Fotini Koidaki, TALOS PhD candidate in RT3: Corpus Analysis, presented the paper “GeoAffect: A Multi-Layer Annotation Schema and Few-Shot LLM Evaluation for Geoaffective Analysis of Literary Texts” at ISA-22, held within LREC 2026 in Palma de Mallorca. The paper introduced a multi-layer annotation schema for analysing how places are emotionally framed in literary narrative, applied to 19th-century Ionian prose fiction and evaluated on 13 large language models.
TALOS Invited Lecture: Cybersecurity and Citizen Science: Building Digital Resilience Together by Dr. Stavros Eleftherakis (NYU – Abu Dhabi)
TALOS Lab will host a hybrid invited lecture by Dr. Stavros Eleftherakis, Postdoctoral Researcher at NYU Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 14:30 Athens time. The lecture, titled “Cybersecurity and Citizen Science: Building Digital Resilience Together,” will take place at the TALOS Conference Room, Building Γ, KEME/UCRC, Rethymno, and online. The talk will explore everyday cybersecurity threats, digital resilience, privacy-preserving collaboration, and the role of citizen science in identifying suspicious digital behaviour.