PHAROS AI Factory at the International Conference “Artificial Intelligence: Consequences and Limits”

GRNET, coordinator of PHAROS AI Factory, participated in the international conference “Artificial Intelligence: Consequences and Limits“, co-organised by the University of Piraeus and Purdue University, held on 28–29 May 2026 in Athens. The conference brought together distinguished leaders from academia, government, industry and international organisations to explore the opportunities, challenges and societal implications of Artificial…

PHAROS AI Factory at the European Commission Expert Group on Cultural Heritage meeting, on June 9–10, 2026

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the European Commission Expert Group on Cultural Heritage meeting, held on 9-10 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting brought together representatives of European institutions, cultural heritage organisations, policymakers and experts to discuss emerging developments at the intersection of cultural heritage, digital…

DAEDALUS Among the World’s Leading Supercomputers, Ranked 31st in the TOP500 and 23rd in the Green500

DAEDALUS supercomputer, implemented by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET S.A.), supervised by the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, has been ranked significantly high in the internationally renowned TOP500 and Green500 lists, the two most recognized global rankings of supercomputing systems. The latest editions of the TOP500 and Green500 rankings…

PHAROS AI Factory at the Digital Heritage Summit 2026

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the Digital Heritage Summit 2026, held on 25–29 May 2026 at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol. As part of the Summit, PHAROS took part in the “Twin it! Policy Roundtable: 3D and AI for Europe’s Culture and Heritage”, on 26…

The Lyceum Project 2026: Entangled Intelligence

NCSR Demokritos, a PHAROS AI Factory consortium member, organises The Lyceum Project 2026, a multidisciplinary initiative where philosophy meets AI. The event takes place on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Athens Conservatoire. This year’s gathering invites leading thinkers from academia, practitioners, policy makers, artists, and citizens to reflect on a…

PHAROS AI Factory at Beyond Expo 2026

PHAROS AI Factory will be presented at BEYOND 2026, the International Digital Technology & Innovation Exhibition, taking place June 17–19, 2026, at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens, Greece. The event serves as a key platform for technological advancements, fostering collaboration and highlighting groundbreaking innovations across Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, quantum technologies, and digital infrastructure. Find…

PHAROS AI Factory at Athens Music Week 2026

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, was presented at Athens Music Week 2026, through the participation of the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications (IIT) of NCSR Demokritos in discussions on AI, innovation, copyright and the future of the music ecosystem. Dr Stelios Karozis, Affiliated Researcher at NCSR Demokritos and Deputy…

PHAROS AI Factory Featured at the AI in Engineering Conference in Western Macedonia

GRNET, coordinator of PHAROS AI Factory, participated in the conference “Artificial Intelligence in Engineering: Innovation and Applications for Western Macedonia”, organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) / Department of Western Macedonia, held on 9 May 2026 in Kozani, under the auspices of the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence. Throughout the conference…

GRNET at the Global Innovation Summit 2026

GRNET, coordinator of PHAROS AI Factory, participated in the Global Innovation Summit 2026, held on 6 May 2026 at Messe Basel, Switzerland. Organised by Eureka’s Swiss Chair, the Global Innovation Summit 2026 brought together nearly 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries, including representatives from research organisations, businesses, innovation agencies, and public authorities. The event…

PHAROS AI Factory featured on Star Channel’s “Star Tech” programme

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, was featured on Star Channel’s television programme Star Tech, where the Special Secretary for Long-Term Planning of the Government and Coordinator of the Artificial Intelligence Committee, Yannis Mastrogeorgiou, joined journalist Nefeli Agkyridou to discuss Greece’s preparedness for the Artificial Intelligence era.  During the feature,…

PHAROS AI Factory at the Athens Digital Health Week 2026

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in Athens Digital Health Week 2026, held on 16-20 February 2026 in Athens. S. Kollias, Professor Emeritus NTUA, Chairman of GRNET and Coordinator of PHAROS AI Factory, participated in the round table discussion “Support Frameworks for the Greek Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem.” During the…

PHAROS AI Factory Workshop “Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece” Part II | 19 February 2026

On 19 February 2026, PHAROS AI Factory, organised the second part of its workshop series “Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece”, in collaboration with the AI-on-Demand platform (AIoD), following the successful part I held on 29 January 2026. The session was held in a hybrid format, with on-site participation at the…

“Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece” – PHAROS AI Factory Workshop in Collaboration with the AI-on-Demand Platform | 29 January 2026

On 29 January 2026, PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory, in collaboration with the AI-on-Demand platform (AIoD), organised the workshop “Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece”, held in a hybrid format, with on-site participation at the premises of NCSR Demokritos. The workshop brought together stakeholders from across the Greek AI ecosystem, including…

PHAROS AI Factory at the AI Enables Cybersecurity Meetup

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the “AI Enables Cybersecurity Meetup”, held on 14 January 2026 in Athens. Organised by the OTE Group of Companies (HTO) and supported by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) and the Digital Europe projects VIGILANCE and CyberAID, the event focused on the…

ESDDA and NCSR ‘’Demokritos’’ Exchange Knowledge on HPC, AI and PHAROS in Public Administration 

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (ESDDA), an educational unit of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA) visited the National Centre for Scientific Research ‘’Demokritos’’, participating in a focused knowledge-exchange session held at the Library of NCSR  ‘’Demokritos’’, showcasing PHAROS AI Factory.  The…

PHAROS AI Factory at the LDS Country Workshop in Greece

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the Language Data Space Country Workshop in Greece, held on December 9, 2025, at the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance & Artificial Intelligence, Athens. The Language Data Space Country Workshops are part of a Europe-wide initiative to build Common European Data Spaces,…

PHAROS AI Factory at SLUSH 2025

PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in SLUSH 2025, one of the world’s most prominent founder-focused technology and innovation events, held on 19-20 November 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Bringing together more than 13,000 founders, investors and innovation leaders each year, SLUSH provides a global platform for exploring new ideas,…