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Archimedes NLP Theme and AUEB NLP Group at 89th Thessaloniki International Fair: Spotlight talk
Dates
2025-09-13 18:00 - 18:30
Venue
Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece
Speaker: Georgios Moschovis, Academic Fellow at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece, and PhD at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
Title: "An Image speaks a Thousand Words (in Medicine as well)"
Room: Ioannis Vellidis Convention Center (Leof. Stratou 3, Thessaloniki, Greece), Stand 7 Amphitheater (Ground Floor), General Secretariat for Research and Innovation, Hellenic Ministry of Development at the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract: We present the methods developed by Archimedes Research Unit/AUEB NLP Group for medical image tagging, as well as automatically generating a diagnostic text from a set of medical images. Towards this objective, the first step is concept detection, which boils down to predicting the relevant concepts (tags) for medical images, whereas the end goal is caption generation. This demo is based on the best approaches developed by Archimedes Research Unit/AUEB NLP Group during its participation in the 9th edition of the ImageCLEFmedical Caption (concept Detection and Caption Prediction subtasks), but also as part of our collaboration with the Echocardiography Lab of the "Papageorgiou" General Hospital of Thessaloniki. More information can be found in this document.
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Title: "An Image speaks a Thousand Words (in Medicine as well)"
Room: Ioannis Vellidis Convention Center (Leof. Stratou 3, Thessaloniki, Greece), Stand 7 Amphitheater (Ground Floor), General Secretariat for Research and Innovation, Hellenic Ministry of Development at the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract: We present the methods developed by Archimedes Research Unit/AUEB NLP Group for medical image tagging, as well as automatically generating a diagnostic text from a set of medical images. Towards this objective, the first step is concept detection, which boils down to predicting the relevant concepts (tags) for medical images, whereas the end goal is caption generation. This demo is based on the best approaches developed by Archimedes Research Unit/AUEB NLP Group during its participation in the 9th edition of the ImageCLEFmedical Caption (concept Detection and Caption Prediction subtasks), but also as part of our collaboration with the Echocardiography Lab of the "Papageorgiou" General Hospital of Thessaloniki. More information can be found in this document.
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The paper from our participation in the 8th edition of ImageCLEF medical can be found here. Detailed information about our group can be found on its website. To see more about our work in medical imaging specifically, see also this announcement (in Greek) from AUEB, and this announcement (in English) from Archimedes Research Unit, Αthena Research Center, Greece.
Disclaimer:
Disclaimer:
Please note that our systems are tools to aid medical professionals complete their diagnostic pipeline in an increased throughput and are prone to error. By no means our AI systems aim to replace medical doctors and radiologists.
Vision
To position Greece as a leading player in AI and Data Science
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).
Christos Papadimitriou Speaks on “Artificial Intelligence: its History, its Present, and its Uncertain Future”
24 March 2026
Christos Papadimitriou, Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering at Columbia University, USA, and Principal Scientist at the Archimedes Research Unit of the Athena Research Center, Greece, spoke about “Artificial Intelligence: its History, its Present, and its Uncertain Future” during the ten-year anniversary event of diaNEOsis think tank, which took place on March 11, 2026, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
Vasia Papanikou to Present the MIMOSA Fairness Exploration Tool at EDBT/ICDT 2026 Joint Conference
24 March 2026
Vasia Papanikou, a PhD student at the University of Ioannina and an Academic fellow at Archimedes, Athena Research Center, Greece, will be demonstrating "MIMOSA: A Tool for Fairness Exploration Through Explanations" at the 29th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT/ICDT 2026), taking place from March 24–27, 2026, at Tampere, Finland.
Archimedes Academic Fellow Andreas Lolos Presents Research at WACV 2026
16 March 2026
Archimedes Academic Fellow and a third-year PhD student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece, Andreas Lolos recently travelled to Tucson in Arizona, USA, and presented the paper "SGPMIL: Sparse Gaussian Process Multiple Instance Learning" at the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2026).
6 Accepted Papers at ICLR 2026
11 March 2026
The Archimedes research unit of the Athena Research Center in Greece has six papers accepted at this year's International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) gathering, including one oral presentation. The acceptance rate for posters was about 25,8% and about 1,1% for oral presentations. Please bear in mind that ICLR, along with NeurIPS and ICML, is considered one of the three top-tier artificial intelligence and machine learning conferences in the world.
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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