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ATRIUM TNA Showcase Announced

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Want to learn more about the ATRIUM transnational access (TNA) research grant scheme? Join us for the first ATRIUM TNA Showcase, which features recipients of the scheme who have completed summer schools and individual access placements across Europe.


TNA participants, prospective applicants, and the wider ATRIUM community are all invited to two sessions to learn about project outcomes, the different placements available, and to bring any questions they might have about the scheme. 


We are excited to feature Dr Nicky Garland, Dr Malamatenia Panagiotou, Peter Gathoni, Dr Mariia Lobanova, and Vasiliki Sampa, who will share how the TNA scheme supported their projects over the past year at leading data management research centres across Europe, including the Archaeology Data Service, University of York, the Summer School in Brno, Czechia, and School of Computer Science at University of Sheffield. 

Register for March 28th 11:00 CET with Dr Nicky Garland (Archaeology Data Service), Dr Malamatenia Panagiotou (University of the Aegean) & Vasiliki Sampa (Athena Research Centre)

Register for April 4th 11:00 CET with Dr Mariia Lobanova (Odesa Archaeological Museum of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine) and Peter Gathoni (British Institute in Eastern Africa)

Speakers:

Dr Malamatenia Panagiotou: “Exploring NLP Applications in Food Research: my ATRIUM TNA visit to the GATE group”

Dr Malamatenia Panagiotou is a researcher at the Consumer and Sensory Lab of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (University of the Aegean, Greece), specializing in applied linguistics and terminology. She studies consumers’ cognitive perception of food and their emotional responses to food consumption through linguistic expression, with a focus on social media language. She serves as a board member and a member of the General Scientific Council of the Hellenic Society for Terminology (ELETO), as a member of the executive board of the International Information Center for Terminology (Infoterm), and as a member of the Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT) Technical Committee 21 “Terminology and Language Resources”. She is an active member of the international terminology network TermNet, the international Language of Food Network, and the European Association for Lexicography (EURALEX).

Vasiliki Sampa: “How did Euripides portray women? Exploring Gender Norms in Ancient Greek Tragedies with Digital Tools for NLP”

Vasiliki Sampa holds an academic foundation in Greek Philology, specializing in Classics, from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She pursued her passion for blending humanities and technology through a Master’s in Digital Humanities at Uppsala University, where she gained expertise in natural language processing (NLP) and digital cultural heritage. Vasiliki has contributed to projects at Athena Research Centre – CLARIN-EL and worked in a corporate setting at ReadSpeaker AB, excelling in interdisciplinary and international teams. With a deep commitment to fostering the interplay between technology and the humanities, she is dedicated to ensuring that technological advancements respect and reflect the values of humanity.

Peter Gathoni:  “Insights on Digital Preservation from the ADS Summer School” 

Peter Chege Gathoni is an Archaeology graduate from Kenyatta University with a deep appreciation for history and cultural heritage, passionate about uncovering, preserving, and sharing the stories of our past. Currently, he serves as an Archives Assistant at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) ( https://biea.ac.uk/archive/ ). He specializes in cataloging, organizing, preserving, and managing digital and physical collections to ensure they remain accessible for future generations. He aims to deepen understanding of the region’s archaeological legacy while fostering connections between research and community engagement.

Dr Mariia Lobanova: “Collecting and processing  archeological data from the materials of the Odesa Archeological Museum”

Dr Mariia Lobanova is Acting Head of the Conservation and Science Department of the Odesa Archaeological Museum of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, and a faculty member of the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University.