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.
Maria Papadopoulou at the UoC–NUAA Online Academic Exchange Event
On 5 May 2026, Maria Papadopoulou participated in the Online Academic Exchange Event between the University of Crete and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where she delivered the presentation “From Nanjing to Rethymno: AI, Philology, and Cross-Cultural Knowledge.” Her contribution formed part of a broader online programme of presentations and discussions that brought together scholars from both institutions around language, AI, and interdisciplinary research.
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.
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.
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 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.
3rd Meeting of Greek ERA Chairs – Deliverables and Impact | Upgrading Research in Greece
The University of Crete and FORTH co-organize the 3rd Meeting of Greek ERA Chairs on October 30, 2025, in Heraklion and online, highlighting research excellence and collaboration under the Horizon Europe ERA Chairs Programme. Co-organized by Prof. George Garinis and Prof. Melina Tamiolaki, the event features a presentation by Prof. Christophe Roche representing TALOS-AI4SSH.
Visit of Prof. Petros Stefaneas (NTUA) and Foivos Karounos (GFOSS) at TALOS Lab
On October 6, 2025, the TALOS Lab will host Prof. Petros Stefaneas (NTUA) and Foivos Karounos (GFOSS) for a full-day exchange at KEME/UCRC in Rethymno. The visit will foster dialogue on Artificial Intelligence, Digital Humanities, and open technologies, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
TALOS Hosts AI4DH Delegation at the University of Crete
The TALOS Lab at the University of Crete is resuming its activities with a collaborative visit from the Slovenian ERA Chair Delegation – AI4DH. Professors Antoine Doucet and Marko Robnik Šikonja will join TALOS for a full day of exchange, fostering stronger European partnerships at the crossroads of Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities and Social Sciences.