From Socrates to the Stars: A Conversational Avatar Platform for Museums and Exhibitions
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
RAISE Project to Participate in Two Thrilling Thessaloniki Datathons @ 08.12.2024
We are thrilled to announce that the RAISE Project is participating in two exhilarating Datathons happening this Sunday, December 8, hosted by two of the most prestigious institutions in Northern Greece: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Macedonia. Read More
18th International MTSR Conference: Exploring a Health Tourism Ontology Framework
At the “18th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research Athens” held from 19 to 22 November 2024, Sofia Gkevreki – Research Associate, delivered a noteworthy presentation on health tourism that captured the audience’s attention, entitled: “A Health Tourism Ontology Framework for Versatile Applications.” This research highlighted how semantic technologies and ontologies can streamline the Read More
TempVST: Our Latest Video Saliency Prediction Model Published in IEEE Access
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that our paper, “The Visual Saliency Transformer Goes Temporal: TempVST for Video Saliency Prediction,” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Access. In this work, an innovative model designed to enhance video saliency prediction by extending the capabilities of the Visual Saliency Transformer (VST) is introduced. Read More
Discover the Future of Health Tourism through an Ontology-Based Booking Application
The Health Tourism (HT) industry is rapidly evolving, with increasing demand for personalized and sustainable travel experiences. This research paper introduces an ontology-based booking application designed to create tailored health tourism packages. Read More