The European Language Data Space and the Department of French and European Studies, University of Cyprus, are bringing together experts from the Cypriot Industry, Public Administration and Research to discuss the importance of language data for the development of Language Technologies and AI-based tools in Cyprus.
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- digital single market | large language model | natural language processing | artificial intelligence
- Thursday 8 May 2025, 09:00 (EEST)
- Aglantzia, Cyprus
Programme
- 8 May 2025, 08:30 - 09:00 (EEST)Registration
Leventis Building, University of Cyprus
- 09:00 - 09:20 (EEST)Welcome and Introduction
Eleni Tatiani Synodinou
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, University of CyprusGeorgios Komodromos
Acting Permanent Secretary, Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy - 09:20 - 11:00 (EEST)Session 1
Keynote speaker: Christos Ellinides
Director-General, Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Language data for European AI: Striking on two frontsPhilippe Gelin
DG CONNECT, European Commission
The Digital Europe Programme and the Common European Language Data SpaceStelios Piperidis
Athena RC, LDS Consortium
Common European Language Data Space: Developing a market for Language Data and Services and benefitting from a joint European effortConstantine Dovrolis
Director, Center for Computational Science and Technology, The Cyprus Institute
GenAI and the dream of an (inexpensive) personalized tutor for every studentModerator: Doxa Komodromou
Press Representative, University of Cyprus - 11:00 - 11:15 (EEST)Coffee break
- 11:15 - 13:15 (EEST)Session 2
Savvas Chatzichristofis
Vice-Rector of Research and Innovation, Professor of AI, Neapolis University Pafos
The Language of Wisdom: Athena’s Legacy in AIMarios Dikaiakos
Professor, University of Cyprus
Extracting Polarization Knowledge from News Media Articles: Techniques and ApplicationsEleni Tziafa
Associate Professor of Translation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Large-scale language data and AI in translation and localisation: New skills, practical applications, and ethical challengesValentini Kalfadopoulou
Senior Language Specialist, Oracle-Language Solutions
Do we need to reimagine the Translator in the era of GenAI?Moderator: Maria Constantinou
Lecturer, University of Cyprus - 13:15 - 14:15 (EEST)Lunch break
- 14:15 - 15:15 (EEST)Panel session - Language Data and Language Technologies in Cyprus: Challenges and Perspectives
Christos Ellinides
Director-General, Directorate-General for Translation, European CommissionStelios Piperidis
Athena RC, LDS ConsortiumMarios Dikaiakos
Professor, University of CyprusEleni Tziafa
Associate Professor of Translation, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensValentini Kalfadopoulou
Senior Language Specialist, Oracle-Language SolutionsΜaria Constantinou
Lecturer, University of CyprusModerator: Dora Loizidou
Lecturer, University of Cyprus, LDS Representative in Cyprus - 15:15 - 15:25 (EEST)Conclusions
Dora Loizidou
Lecturer, University of Cyprus, LDS Representative in CyprusΜaria Constantinou
Lecturer, University of Cyprus
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 8 May 2025, 09:00 (EEST)
- Where
- University of CyprusNew Campus, 1 Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109 Aglantzia, Cyprus
- Who should attend
- The workshop is open to everybody and is mainly addressed to data owners and data providers, LT developers and SMEs, as well as to public administration executives, officers and partners.
- Languages
- Greek, English
- Organisers
- Department of French and European Studies, University of Cyprus | European Language Data Space
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