Rafail Giannadakis at the Erasmus+ Staff Week organised by the international offices of the Universities of Crete and Piraeus
During the last week of May 2026, Rafail Giannadakis, Research Assistant at the TALOS-AI4SSH Lab, participated in the Erasmus+ Staff Week at the University of Crete, organised by the international offices of the Universities of Crete and Piraeus. As part of the programme, he presented the talk “Digital Transformation in Education and Research: The TALOS – AI4SSH Initiative,” introducing the TALOS initiative and highlighting its role in connecting artificial intelligence, education, and research in the humanities and social sciences.
Melina Tamiolaki and Melissa Bergoffen at UNESCO Club “Knossos” Event on AI and Cultural Heritage
Prof. Eleni Melina Tamiolaki and Melissa Bergoffen will participate in the UNESCO Club “Knossos” event on AI and cultural heritage on Saturday, 13 June 2026, in Heraklion. Their talk will present the TALOS programme and current research on digital cultural heritage, within a broader public event on AI, 3D modelling, augmented reality, and digital innovation for cultural and historical heritage.
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.
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 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.