From Systems to Trust: Data Management in the AI Era
Tuesday 15/09/2026, Start Time: 10.00 am
Athens University History Museum
Free admission
About the Event
From Systems to Trust
“From Systems to Trust” explores current trends and challenges in data management in the age of Artificial Intelligence, and is organised in two parts.
The first part, held in English, comprises four thematic sessions examining how Artificial Intelligence is transforming data systems, creating new ways of interacting with and discovering data, and raising critical questions of reliability and trust.
The second part, held in Greek, is an open panel discussion, “AI in the Service of Society”, widening the conversation to the role and social impact of Artificial Intelligence.
Attendance is free and the event takes place in person only. Registration is required, and you may attend the first part, the second, or both.
Organization
Who this is for
MSc and PhD students working on:
- Databases
- Information retrieval
- Natural-language interfaces
- Large language models for data management
- Modern data systems and platforms
- Artificial Intelligence for data management
- Artificial Intelligence for data analysis
For anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of:
how Artificial Intelligence is impacting everyday life, work, and society
the opportunities as well as the challenges created by its wider adoption
how we can use AI in a responsible and trustworthy way
Program
10:00 — 15:15
Workshop
10:00 — 13:40
10:00
Welcome and framing
10:10
Session 1 — Intelligent Data Systems
10:55
Session 2 — Talking to Data
11:40 — 12:00 Break
12:00
Session 3 — Data Discovery
12:45
Session 4 — Trustworthy Data & AI
13:30
Workshop closing
13:40 — 14:30 Lunch
Open Panel Discussion
14:30 — 15:30
14:30
Panel: “AI in the Service of Society”
15:30
Event closing
Speakers
Session 1 - Intelligent Data Systems
“How is AI changing the way data systems are built?”
Kostas Mparmparousis
DataGEMS Dataset Recommendation Service
Deep Learning, ML on Systems, Query Optimization
Apostolos Koukouvinis
DataGEMS Cross-Dataset Discovery Service
Deep Learning, NLP, Text-to-SQL
Session 2 - Talking to Data
How can people interact with data naturally without sacrificing precision and correctness?”
Yuxuan Jiang
Research Associate
LLMs, Representation Learning
Yifei Dong
Research Associate
LLMS, Query Languages, Knowledge Graphs
Session 3 - Discovering and Connecting Data
“How can platforms find, connect, and organize relevant information across heterogeneous sources?”
George Katsogiannis
DataGEMS Cross-Dataset Discovery Service
Deep Learning, NLP, Text-to-SQL
Christos Tsapelas
Research Associate
Deep Learning, ML on Systems, Query Optimization
Session 4 - Trustworthy Data & AI
“How can we ensure that data-driven systems and their results are reliable and verifiable?”
Anna Mitsopoulou
DataGEMS In-Dataset Discovery Service
Deep Learning, NLP, Text-to-SQL
Mike Xydas
DataGEMS Dataset Profiling Service
Deep Learning, NLP
Panel Members
Dr. Thodoris Dalamagas
DataGEMS Project Coordinator
Director of the Information Management Systems Institute at Athena Research Center
Dr. Georgia Koutrika
DataGEMS Project Coordinator
Research Director, Athena Research Center
Hara Vasiliadou
DataGEMS Recommendation Service
Cyber Security, Strategy & Commercial Solutions Director at QUALCO
Dr. Vasiliki Kotroni
DataGEMS Recommendation Service
Research Director, National Observatory of Athens
George Rakitzis
DataGEMS Project Coordinator
Co-Founder & CTO at Mind the Hack
Organizers
Stavroula Eleftheraki
DataGEMS Recommendation Service
Associate Researcher, Athena Research Center
Dr. Georgia Koutrika
DataGEMS Project Coordinator
Research Director, Athena Research Center
Past Events
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Lecture on Artificial Intelligence at the Methoni Cultural Center
Topics
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Biology – Aristotelis Tsirigos
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Conference on “Artificial Intelligence: Pandora’s Box or the Cornucopia of Amalthea?” at the Kapodistrian School of Methoni
Topics
- Artificial Intelligence and Education -Timos Sellis
- Living with Artificial Intelligence: How It Is Already Changing Our World – Katerina Pastra
- The Power of the Authentic Voice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Manolis Andriotakis
- Ethical Challenges in Emerging Technologies: The Case of Artificial Intelligence – Eleni Spirakou
Contact person:
Stavroula Eleftheraki
seleftheraki@athenarc.gr
Location:
Athens University History Museum
Tholou 5, Athina 105 56