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Archimedes Biomedical Theme Meeting: Vision-Language Models

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Dates
2025-07-25 16:00 - 18:00
Venue
Archimedes Amphitheatre (1 Artemidos Street, 15125, Marousi, Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece)
Archimedes Biomedical Theme Meeting: 

Vision-Language Models


Date: Friday 25 July, 16:00-18:00 (Greek time)
 
Room: Amphitheater, Archimedes (1 Artemidos Str., ART1 Office Building, ground floor)
and virtually via Microsoft Teams (meeting information shown below)
 
Dial-in information is not available for this meeting.
 
Description:

Brief presentation of different Vision-Language Models that have been proposed since the evolution of Deep Learning in Natural Language Processing and showcase (through a live demo) different use cases where they have been applied by our group, including our participation in ImageCLEFmedical shared tasks, in which our team consistently obtains the top positions (https://www.aueb.gr/en/node/27427). Anna and Ippokratis will more thoroughly explain our proposed architectures. 
 
Presenters:

  • Anna Chatzipapadopoulou, MSc Student in Computer Science, Athens University of Economics and Business and intern, Archimedes Research Unit, Athena Research Center, Greece
  • Ippokratis Pantelidis, BSc Student in Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Erasmus+ Visiting Researcher, Stockholm University, Sweden, and Summer Reseach Intern, Archimedes Research Unit, Athena Research Center, Greece
  • Georgios Moschovis, PhD Student in Natural Language Processing, Athens University of Economics and Business and Academic Fellow, Archimedes Unit, Archimedes Research Unit, Athena Research Center, Greece
 
 
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Microsoft Teams 
Meeting ID: 383 860 266 025
https://tinyurl.com/3xb6nu4t
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Vision

To position Greece as a leading player in AI and Data Science

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Mission

To build an AI Excellence Hub in Greece where the international research community can connect, groundbreaking ideas can thrive, and the next generation of scientists emerges, shaping a brighter future for Greece and the world

 

Welcome to ARCHIMEDES, a vibrant research hub connecting the global AI and Data Science research community fostering groundbreaking research in Greece and beyond. Its dedicated core team, comprising lead researchers, affiliated researchers, Post-Docs, PhDs and interns, is committed to advancing basic and applied research in Artificial Intelligence and its supporting disciplines, including Algorithms, Statistics, Learning Theory, and Game Theory organized around 8 core research areas. By collaborating with Greek and Foreign Universities and Research Institutes, ARCHIMEDES disseminates its research findings fostering knowledge exchange and providing enriching opportunities for students. Leveraging AI to address real-world challenges, ARCHIMEDES promotes innovation within the Greek ecosystem and extends its societal impact. Established in January 2022, as a research unit of the Athena Research Center with support from the Committee Greece 2021, ARCHIMEDES is funded for its first four years by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

 
 

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The project “ARCHIMEDES Unit: Research in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Algorithms” with code OPS 5154714 is implemented by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” and is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

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