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Follow the latest research activities, events and announcements from our research group.

Visitors and presenters beside the astronaut avatar installation at JOIST in Larisa

From Socrates to the Stars: A Conversational Avatar Platform for Museums and Exhibitions

Project

From Socrates to an astronaut, our conversational avatar platform brings AI-powered characters to life in museums and exhibitions. Two and a half years ago, we presented the first prototype of “Converse with Socrates”, an interactive AI application that allows visitors to have a real conversation with a digital avatar of the ancient Greek philosopher. Read More

MusicSphere 3rd consortium meeting in Katerini and Thessaloniki focused on the world’s first known keyboard musical instrument, the ancient Hydraulis.

Project

The 3rd consortium meeting of the Horizon ECCCH MusicSphere project took place on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2026, hosted by LUTHIEROS and the International Hellenic University. The meeting focused on the Use Case I, the ancient musical instrument Hydraulis, which is considered to be the ancient predecessor of the modern pipe organs. Read More

PREPARE Consortium Meeting in Ljubljana: Progress, results, and planning for the final project year

Project

The 3rd PREPARE consortium meeting, hosted by our partners URI and JSI in Ljubljana on 8–9 June 2026, brought together project partners to review recent achievements, share the latest results, and coordinate activities as we move into the final year of the project.  Over the past year, our team has focused on developing predictive models Read More

TARGET EU Project – 3rd Annual Consortium Meeting

Project

The 3rd Annual Meeting of the TARGET EU Project took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 28–29 May, hosted by the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH). More than 50 researchers from 15 institutes and universities gathered for two days of scientific exchange, technical alignment, and clinical collaboration around Digital Twin technologies in cardiovascular care. Read More

EXCALIBUR – 2nd consortium meeting in Sant’Antioco, Sardinia

Project

EXCALIBUR project held its second meeting on 23- 24 April 2026 in Sant’Antioco, Sardinia, bringing partners together at a key use-case site: the Necropolis of Is Pirixeddus at Sant’Antioco, which spans from the 6th century BC throughout the Roman period and beyond. Read More

Transforming the Alzheimer’s Journey: BHV at the ACCESS-AD 1st General Assembly in Amsterdam

Project

The ACCESS-AD General Assembly meeting in Amsterdam, 2nd – 3rd March 2026, brought together the bright minds of a powerhouse consortium led by Siemens Healthineers, Gates Ventures, Amsterdam UMC, and King’s College London, uniting industry leaders with top-tier academic institutions to redefine the future of Alzheimer’s care. Read More

What drives consumer choices? Our latest Neuromarketing study reveals.

Research

We are pleased to announce that a new research article from our lab has been published in Corporate Communications: An International Journal. The study investigates how different types of price discounts influence consumers’ purchase intentions using eye tracking (ET) and electroencephalography (EEG) in a realistic supermarket simulation. Read More