ERCIM News 141
July 2026
Special theme AI for Cultural Heritage
Guest editors George Pavlidis (Athena RC) and Laura Hollink (CWI)
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Interview with Magdalini Chatzaki, FORTH-ICS
Dear Magdalini, What role do you play in your organization?
I am an Msc Computer Scientist working as a telecommunication engineer for the Department of Systems and Networks (DSN) within the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). I received my degrees from the Computer Science Department of the University of Crete in mid-1990s and have been working at FORTH-ICS for many years. At that time, female students were among a very small minority in the field of computer science in Greece. As a newcomer I was one of only nine women out of approximately 100 students admitted to the CS department that semester. Although things are much better today, there is still a gap to fill in and progress to balance is extremely slow. Despite the global shortage of computer science specialists and the availability of numerous highly paid vacancies, women and other groups remain far less represented among candidates compared to their male counterparts—an issue worthy of discussion.
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by Dave Raggett, Rigo Wenning (ERCIM/W3C) and Peter Kunz (ERCIM)
ERCIM hosted the AIOTI (Alliance for AI, IoT and Edge Continuum Innovation) Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Digital Twins in Sophia Antipolis, France, on 5–6 February 2025. The workshop brought together around 50 experts in the field of semantic interoperability, who enjoyed a packed two-day programme featuring 13 keynotes and 15 long and short talks, with ample space for engaging discussions.