2021–2025: BA in Philology (major in Classical Studies), University of Crete. Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 9.42/10. Graduated 2nd in year; on time  (4-year BA, per Greek system).

2018–2021: Upper Secondary School (Lykeio), 3rd Day Lykeio School of Rethymnon.
Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 19,9/20.

2015–2018: Lower Secondary School (Gymnasio), 3rd Day Gymnasio School of Rethymnon. Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 19 3/14 /20. 

2023–2025: Level B (60 ECTS) Short Program-Diploma in Digital Humanities (TALOS–ERA Chair in AI for SSH, University of Crete). Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 10/10. 

2023-2025: Pedagogical and Teaching Competency Certification (Faculty of Letters, University of Crete).

April–July 2024: Computational Palaeography and Papyrology program by KEDIVIM— Athens University of Economics & Business. 5 ECTS, 150 hrs. Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 100/100. 

2021–2023: Attending classes in Greek from the "Κέντρο Γραφής" [Writing Center] (School of Philosophy, University of Crete): (a) Essential Academic Skills, (b) Academic Essay Writing, (c) Editing and Proofreading of Academic Texts, (d) Exams and Essays, (e) Reading Skills of Academic Texts.

2021–2022: 3 semesters of English for Academic Purposes (winter semester 2021, spring semester 2022, winter semester 2022; Faculty of Letters—University of Crete).

Greek: Native

English: toefl ibt; Oct 2025; Score: 104/130; R: 26/30, L: 27/30, S: 24/30, W: 27/30)

• TALOS Lab, Dept. of Philology, University of Crete (November 2025). Short Program – Level B (60 ECTS) Diploma in Digital Humanities Award (€1,000) awarded for excellent academic performance. Grade: «Άριστα» [Excellent]— 10/10. University of Crete, Crete, Greece.

• University of Crete (September 2025). Zoi Dimitriadis Scholarship (€2,000) awarded for high academic performance in undergraduate studies, Department of Philology. University of Crete, Crete, Greece.

• University of Crete (July 2025). Second Prize, Elisavet Karamintzou Award (€400) for the second-highest academic performance and on-time completion of studies of the year. UoC, Crete, Greece.

• Department of Philology & Crete University Press (March 2025). Book voucher (€100) for high academic performance in the 3rd year. University of Crete, Crete, Greece.

Employment 

June 2025
Provided technical support, data management, promotion, and administrative assistance for the Crete Past and Present: Crete on Stage Summer School, organized by the Division of Classical Studies, Department of Philology, University of Crete (June 2–20, 2025).
Contact: Associate Prof. Zacharoula Petraki (Summer School Scientific Responsible) — zpetraki@uoc.gr 

February 2024 – Present
Research Assistant and Social Media Manager, TALOS–ERA Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences project, funded by the European Union and hosted by the Department of Philology, University of Crete, Greece (ID: 101087269, CORDIS).
Contact: Assistant Prof. Maria Papadopoulou (Project Manager) — maria.papadopoulou@uoc.gr 

Summary of activities:
-Data and research: Curated and developed two open-linked datasets for Classics use cases. Presented research at three international conferences and contributed to conference publications (see Publications, Datasets, and Conference Presentations).
-Training and MOOCs: Co-created training materials and served as instructor for five training programs and one MOOC (see Short Courses & Trainings Given).
-Communication and dissemination: Managed Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn (organization and company pages), and X. Published 1,311 posts (as of August 2025) and grew a combined audience of 5,626 followers/connections. Maintained the project website and authored 122 event blog posts.
-Events and technical support: Supported 28 hybrid lectures and events, including Zoom setup, technical coordination, and presenter assistance. Key events include the SA4AW International Conference (May 20–21, 2025) and the TALOS–AI4SSH Summer School (September 3–10, 2025).
-Conference organization: Member of the TOTh Conferences organizing committee.

Voluntary Activities

June – July 2024
Provided technical support, data management, promotion, and administrative assistance for the Crete Past and Present Summer School, organized by the Division of Classical Studies, Department of Philology, University of Crete (June 30–July 7, 2024).
Contact: Associate Prof. Zacharoula Petraki — zpetraki@uoc.gr 

June 2023 – Present
Usher, Erofili Theatre (Θέατρο Ερωφίλη), Municipality of Rethymnon.

September 2023 – Present
Assistant, Writing Center (Κέντρο Γραφής), School of Philosophy, University of Crete.
Contact: Dr. Panagiota Samioti — psamioti@uoc.gr 

Summary of activities:
-Outreach and communication: Managed Instagram presence, produced photo/video content, and disseminated announcements through student groups in compliance with privacy regulations.
-Student support: Held office hours on academic skills and provided guidance on study planning and faculty advising.
-Teaching support and materials development: Designed exam-format visuals, contributed to digital learning materials and quizzes, co-taught the KG-016 Oral Presentation course (18 October 2023), coordinated library introductions, and supported training promotion. Contributed to an asynchronous course on oral academic presentations (see Short Courses & Trainings Given).
-Training completed: “HelpMate” Student Counseling Center program (11 hours) covering ethics, communication, adaptation, support, and mentoring.

April 2022
University of Crete team member, Discussing Ancient Texts (Event 2): discussion with high-school students on Plato’s Republic (“The Ring of Gyges”).
Supervisors: Prof. Athena Kavoulaki & Angeliki Foteinaki.

April 2022
University of Crete team member, Discussing Ancient Texts (Event 1): discussion with high-school students on Aristophanes’ Peace.
Supervisors: Prof. Lucia Athanassaki & Dr. Marilena Makryonitou.

February 2025–Present: TOTh International Conference (organized by TALOS-AI4SSH, University of Crete; held annually in Chambéry, France; since 2007) — Organizing Committee Member; TOTh Proceedings Editorial Committee Member.

• Giannadakis, R. (forthcoming). Towards a Conceptualization of an Archaic Lyrical Agora. In TOTh 2025 – Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications Conference Proceedings. Presses Universitaires Savoie Mont Blanc.

• Samioti, P., & Giannadakis, R. (2026). CDL and critical creativity: Engaging students with AI to counter disinformation in higher education. In Revisiting Disinformation: Critical Media Literacy Approaches. International Conference Proceedings (pp. 121–133). Faculty of Letters, University of Crete. http://www.phl.uoc.gr/ekdoseis/Revisiting_Disinformation.pdf

• Giannadakis, R. (2025). Ontologies for Digital Humanities: An Example of Utilisation in the Research and Study of Classics. In TOTh 2024 – Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications (pp. 317–322). Presses Universitaires Savoie Mont Blanc. https://toth.condillac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Livre_TOTh_2024.pdf

• Milio, R., Giannadakis, R., & Lourentzaki, A. (2025). Creating ontoterminologies for antiquity: Workflow, challenges and solutions. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Multilingual Digital Terminology Today: Design, Representation Formats and Management Systems (MDTT 2025). https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3990/paper4.pdf

• Giannadakis, R., & Papadopoulou, M. (2024). Archaic Lyric Agora (ALyrA) – ontoterminology of archaic lyric poets (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13371967

• Giannadakis, R., & Papadopoulou, M. (2024). Ontoterminology of ancient Greek and Chinese philosophers (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13372136

• Roche, C., Papadopoulou, M., Giannadakis, R., & Vachon, L. (Eds.). (forthcoming). TOTh 2025 – Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications Conference Proceedings. Presses Universitaires Savoie Mont Blanc.

• Roche, C., Papadopoulou, M., Giannadakis, R., & Vachon, L. (Eds.). (2025). TOTh 2024 – Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications Conference Proceedings. Presses Universitaires Savoie Mont Blanc. https://toth.condillac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Livre_TOTh_2024.pdf

• Giannadakis, R. (2026, March 28). Παρατηρώντας την ΠΤΝ: Μια πρόταση για τη διδασκαλία της αρχαίας ελληνικής λογοτεχνίας [Observing GenAI: A proposal for Teaching Ancient Greek Literature]. Presented at the 3rd Panhellenic Conference, “Η εκπαίδευση στην εποχή της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας και της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης” [Education in the era of digital technology and artificial intelligence], Athens, Greece. Invited presentation

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, June 28). Critical creativity: Engaging students with AI to counter disinformation. Presented at the Revisiting Disinformation: Critical Media Literacy Approaches International Conference, Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Accepted & Peer-Reviewed

• Milio, R., Giannadakis, R., & Lourentzaki, A. (2025, June 20). Creating ontoterminologies for antiquity: Workflow, challenges and solutions. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Multilingual Digital Terminology Today: Design, Representation Formats and Management Systems (MDTT 2025), Thessaloniki, Greece. Accepted & Peer-Reviewed

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, June 6). Towards a Conceptualization of an Archaic Lyrical Agora. Presented at TOTh 2025: Terminology & Ontology – Theories and Applications International Conference, Chambéry, France. Accepted & Peer-Reviewed

• Giannadakis, R. (2024, June 7). Ontologies for Digital Humanities: An example of utilisation in the research and study of Classics. Presented at TOTh 2024: Terminology & Ontology – Theories and Applications International Conference, Chambéry, France. Accepted & Peer-Reviewed

• Samioti, Y. & Giannadakis, R. (2024, May 11). Η χρήση της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης στην αντιμετώπιση της παραπληροφόρησης στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση [The use of artificial intelligence in countering disinformation in higher education]. Co-presented at the Language, Education, and Artificial Intelligence International Conference, Rethymnon, Greece. Accepted & Peer-Reviewed

• Tamiolaki, M., & Giannadakis, R. (2026, March 26). Το πρόγραμμα ΤΑΛΩΣ-Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη για τις Ανθρωπιστικές και τις Κοινωνικές Επιστήμες [The TALOS Project: Artificial Intelligence for the Humanities and Social Sciences]. Invited talk at the Spring Seminar Series of the M.A. Program “Ψηφιακές Ανθρωπιστικές Επιστήμες: μέθοδοι, εργαλεία, πρακτικές” [Digital Humanities: Methods, Tools, Practices], Hellenic Open University, online. See more here.

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, December 8). Μοντελοποιώντας αρχαιογνωσία: Τα παραδείγματα της αρχαϊκής λυρικής ποίησης και της φιλοσοφίας [Modelling Knowledge in Ancient World Studies: The Cases of Archaic Lyric Poetry and Philosophy]. Invited speaker, Logic and Formal Methods Research Group (λ-Form Group), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece. See more here.

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, December 3). Αναβιώνοντας την αρχαιότητα με ψηφιακά εργαλεία και εφαρμογές της ΤΝ [Reviving Antiquity with Digital Tools and AI Applications]. Invited speaker, General Lyceum of Lechaina, online. See more here.

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, October 10). Φωτίζοντας την αρχαιότητα: ΤΝ και VR/AR στη διδασκαλία [Shedding Light on Antiquity: AI and VR/AR in Teaching]. Invited Speaker, Two-Day Educational Seminar for Secondary Education Teachers, Directorate of Secondary Education of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. See more here.

• Giannadakis, R. (2025, September 22). Reawakening the Ancient World: Journeys through AI & VR/AR Technologies. Presenter, Erasmus+ project mobility “VR & AR Classroom Transformers,” Experimental Junior High School of the University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece. Slides are available here.

• Tamiolaki, M., & Giannadakis, R. (2025, September 8). Πώς μπορεί να συμβάλει η Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη στη μελέτη και την κατανόηση του αρχαίου κόσμου; [How Artificial Intelligence Can Contribute to the Study and Understanding of the Ancient World]. TALOS Summer School: Artificial Intelligence for the Social and Human Sciences 2025, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. Find the material here.

• Papadopoulou, M., & Giannadakis, R. (2025, June 19). Echoes of the Past, Engines of the Future: AI & Classics. Training session delivered at the Crete Past and Present 2025: Crete on Stage Summer School, “Xenia” Student Cultural Center, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. Find the material and see more for the course here.

• Berti-Equille, L., Giannadakis, R., & Milio, R. (2025, June 3–4). Generating Knowledge Graphs with LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG [Training session]. TOTh 2025 Onsite & Online Training, University Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry, France / University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. See more for the course here.

• TALOS Team (2025). TALOS – AI for Social Sciences and Humanities MOOC. Online course, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. Co-creator and instructor. Available here.

• Giannadakis, R., & Papadopoulou, M. (2024, July 9 & 11). Foundations of the Semantic Web: Querying and modelling ontoterminologies (SPARQL & TEDI). Online short course co-taught for graduate students at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China. See more here, and my session, recorded and published on YouTube here.

• Samioti, Y., & Giannadakis, R. (2023, March). ΚΓ-015 Προφορική Παρουσίαση [Oral Presentation]. Asynchronous laboratory created for the «Κέντρο Γραφής» [Writing Center], School of Philosophy, University of Crete. See more here.

• Giannadakis, R. (2023, January 5). Supplementary teaching (4.5 hours) for Prof. Lucia Athanassaki’s course, Introduction to Classical Philology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

• NUAA Short-Term Program (14 days), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, 5–18 July 2025. NUAA fully funded the visit.

• Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World Conference 2025, “Xenia” Student Cultural Center, Rethymno, Greece, June 30–July 7, 2025.

• Crete Past and Present, Summer School in Classics, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece, 15–21 June 2024.

• 1st International Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy and Faculty Development: Developing Academics’ Pedagogical Acuity, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece, 15–17 September 2023.

• 7th Open International Conference of the Network for the Study of Archaic and Classical Greek Song: “What's in a Poet?”, Barcelona, Spain, 3–5 July 2023.