Greeks in AI 2026

15 - 17 July 2026

Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece

Our Vision & Mission

The Greeks in AI Symposium is an annual gathering that brings together Greek AI scientists and practitioners from around the world to connect, collaborate, and inspire.

Our Mission

  • Foster a strong AI community by facilitating networking, mentorship, and knowledge exchange among researchers and industry professionals.
  • Showcase groundbreaking AI research from Greece and Greek scientists, especially highlighting the work of young researchers, to a global and influential audience.

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  • Bridge academia and industry by creating opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and career growth within Greece's AI ecosystem.
  • Tackle brain drain by encouraging talent retention through meaningful professional development, industry engagement, and stronger local opportunities.

Through this symposium, we aim to position Greece as a hub for AI excellence and strengthen its role in the global AI landscape.

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Important Dates

Submission Opens

March 15

Registration Opens

May 1

Paper Submission Deadline

May 25Extended

was May 15

Notification

June 1

Program

Main Room

08:00 - 12:00
Set up in Evgenidio
12:30 - 14:30
Parallel Sessions
Running in parallel:
PhD Symposium Mentorship
The 7th Athens Causal Data Science Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/causal-data-science-athens/):
– Biopharma as a Causal AI Incubator: From the p-Value to Foundation Models and Beyond | Christoforos Anagnostopoulos
– Causal Inference in Positive-Unlabeled Settings | Ilias Tsoumas
– Greeks in Causality | Community Roundtable Discussion
Workshop 3: Meet the Industry
~2h
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:30
Parallel Sessions
Running in parallel:
PhD Symposium Mentorship
Workshop 2: NeuroAI
~1.5h
Workshop 4: Open AI Models
~1.5h
16:30 - 16:45
Awards Ceremony
16:45 - 18:15
Archimedes Feast (2x 45min panels) — Auditorium

The program is subject to change. Please check back for updates.

Keynote Speakers

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Serge Belongie

Professor of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen, Head of the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Board of ELLIS

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Constantine Caramanis

Chandra Family Endowed Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Georgia Gkioxari profile

Georgia Gkioxari

Assistant Professor in Computing & Mathematical Sciences at Caltech

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Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis

Professor in ECE, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Lydia Kavraki

University Professor at Rice University; Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computing; Director, Ken Kennedy Institute

Vangelis Markakis profile

Vangelis Markakis

Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business & Research Fellow at Input Output (IOHK)

Andre Martins profile

Andre Martins

Chief Science Officer at TransPerfect & Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico & Founding Member of the Center for Responsible AI; Program Director of the ELLIS NLP Program

Chryssa Zerva profile

Chryssa Zerva

Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon & Researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações

Michalis Vazirgiannis profile

Michalis Vazirgiannis

Affiliate Professor at MBZUAI & Distinguished Professor at École Polytechnique

Information

Venue

The conference will be held at the modern and fully renovated conference centre of the Eugenides Foundation, located on Syggrou Avenue in the Palaio Faliro district of Athens. This venue offers state-of-the-art conference facilities, suited for both international and Greek scientific, technical and cultural events.

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Symposium Format

Format details coming soon.

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Accommodation

We recommend booking your accommodation early as July is peak tourist season in Athens. Several excellent hotels are located within walking distance of the venue.

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Organization

General Chairs

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Evangelos Kanoulas

Professor, University of Amsterdam, Co-founder at Ellogon.AI & LYDS.AI

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Maria Vakalopoulou

Assistant Professor, CentraleSupélec & Lead Researcher at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece

Organizing Committee

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Kostas Daniilidis

Professor, University of Pennsylvania & Lead Researcher at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece

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Efstratios Gavves

Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam & Affiliated Researcher at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece

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Evangelos Kanoulas

Professor, University of Amsterdam, Co-founder at Ellogon.AI & LYDS.AI

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Iasonas Kokkinos

Sr. Manager, Computer Vision at Snap Inc.

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Maria Papadopouli

Professor, University of Crete & FORTH & Lead Researcher at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece

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Petros Stefaneas

Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

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Chryssa Zerva

Assistant Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon

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Symeon Papadopoulos

Research Director, CERTH-ITI

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Sotiris Tsaftaris

Professor, University of Edinburgh & Lead Researcher at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece

Advisory board

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Nikos Paragios

TheraPanacea

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Yiannis Aloimonos

University of Maryland

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Timos Sellis

Archimedes

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Anastasia Ailamaki

EPFL

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Maria Leontiou

Eurobank

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George Pappas

UPenn

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Paris Perdikaris

UPenn

Sponsorship Chairs

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Emmanouil Koukoumidis

Google

Bodossaki Foundation – Greeks in AI Visiting Fellowship

Supporting outstanding doctoral researchers to pursue high-impact AI research through international collaboration.

Program Overview

The Fellowship will support one (1) doctoral researcher based at a Greek university or research center who seeks to undertake a high-value research visit at a leading host institution abroad. The aim is to strengthen international collaboration, advance ambitious AI research, and create lasting links between the Greek research ecosystem and top global labs.

Fellowship at a Glance

Duration
Up to 6 months
Funding
Up to €16,000
Host
University or research center abroad
Eligibility
PhD researchers at a Greek university; Greek nationality; under 35

Call opens 1 May. Application deadline: 26 June 2026.

PhD Symposium

A dedicated track within Greeks in AI 2026 that brings doctoral researchers face-to-face with senior scientists from academia, industry, and frontier research labs for guidance on research, career planning, and life beyond the PhD.

What to expect

  • A fast-paced lightning talk session to present your research ideas, challenges, and recent results.
  • One-on-one mentoring with pre-matched senior researchers, based on your research topic and career stage.
  • Open "office hours" for informal conversations and questions that don't fit a structured agenda.

Participation is included with Greeks in AI 2026 registration.

Venue

The symposium will be held at the Eugenides Foundation’s modern Conference Centre, located on Syngrou Avenue in the Paleo Faliro district — just a few minutes from the heart of Athens. The venue offers first-class facilities for international scientific and technical conferences, housed in a landmark building complex with excellent accessibility by public transport and proximity to the city centre.

Eugenides Foundation – Conference Centre Conference Center Main Auditorium

The venue benefits from more than 60 years of experience in hosting national and international conferences, with over 1,400 events and 470,000 participants over the past two decades.

The conference centre comprises multiple halls (ranging from small meeting rooms to an auditorium of up to ~520 seats) and exhibition foyers, all equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual systems and dedicated technical support.

Accessibility is a key feature: the venue is fully accessible to people with mobility impairments and other disabilities.

How to get to the Venue

By Car

Located on 387 Syngrou Ave. On-site parking is limited. Nearby parking: Pentelis 25, Zisimopoulou 24 (REA Parking), Ellinidon 21. Disabled parking at 11 Pentelis St (call +30 210 9469600).

By Public Transport

Bus lines 550, B2 - Eugenides/Planetarium stop
Bus line A2 - Iasonos stop
Bus line 126 - connects with Syngrou-Fix Metro (Line 2)
Trolley line 10 - Chrisaki stop
From airport: Metro Line 3 or X95 bus to Syntagma, then Metro Line 2 to Syngrou-Fix + bus

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