PhD Symposium
The PhD Symposium is a dedicated track within Greeks in AI 2026 designed to bring doctoral researchers face-to-face with senior scientists from academia, industry, and frontier research labs. In a focused two-hour session, PhD students will meet and exchange with senior researchers, who will give guidance on research direction, career planning, and life beyond the PhD — tailored to their topic and stage.
What to expect
- •Being introduced to other PhD students on the same or different stage of careers.
- •A fast-paced lightning talk session, where you will present your research ideas, challenges, and recent results in short, impactful presentations.
- •One-on-one mentoring sessions with pre-matched senior researchers based on research topic (Vision, Language, Robotics, AI for Health, AI for Science, Theory) and career stage.
- •Open "office hours" for informal one-on-one conversations and questions that don't fit a structured agenda.
Who should join
- •PhD students (any year) and final-year MSc students considering a doctorate, working on AI or AI-adjacent topics.
- •Senior researchers (faculty, principal scientists, research leads, founders) willing to mentor for two hours and participating on the Greeks in AI.
Why it matters
The symposium directly supports the mission of Greeks in AI: building durable mentorship links across the global Greek AI community, and creating concrete pathways — collaborations, and career opportunities — that help retain and reconnect AI talent with Greece.
How to participate
Participation is included with Greeks in AI 2026 registration. Both PhD students and prospective mentors are asked to complete an expression of interest, essential to perform the matching before the symposium.