DeepMind – the Google-only branch of artificial intelligence – led by researcher Dr. Giannis Assael, has partnered with Dr. Thea Sommerschield of the Department of Humanities at Ca ‘Foscari University in Venice, School of Classical Studies. Oxford and the Department of Informatics of...
The Greek Head of Google in Southeastern Europe
In early 2020, Google announced that Peggy Antonakou, a Greek with years of experience in management and marketing positions in Greece and abroad, will assume the role of Head of Google in Southeastern Europe based in Athens. Having worked for many years in...
The man who took over to change the image of Greece
2012 was the year that was “introduced” to the Greek public through its presence at the first conference on ellines.com entitled “Greeks from Crisis to Discrimination”. “The secret lies in collaboration and teamwork, we already have these elements as Greeks in our soul and spirit,”...
Is honoured for his scientific work by Google
Google honors Georgios Papanikolaou, the leading Greek physician, biologist, scientist and researcher, cytopathic pioneer, who has saved and continues to save millions of women in the world through the Pap Test, the early detection of cervical cancer. Google Doodle, on May 13, 2019, aims to...
The superhero of artificial intelligence
Demis Hassabis, the 46-year-old co-founder of the famous DeepMind of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a subsidiary of Google, is globally recognized as one of the smartest thinkers in his field, while he was called “superhero of Artificial Intelligence” by the “The Guardian”. He is a researcher...
A tribute to his contributions by Google
A computer scientist who foresaw how the internet would impact the lives of everyday people, Dertouzos predicted the popularity of personal computers and helped to maximize their potential as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Laboratory for Computer Science. Born in Athens, Greece on...
Artificial intelligence program by a Greek lead
[:el]A team of researchers led by a Greek IT specialist created an Artificial Intelligence program that “reads” people’s lips remotely with great precision. The program was developed by researchers from Google and its British subsidiary, Deep Mind, which pioneered internationally in Artificial Intelligence, led by...
Greek scientist led the team that created a quantum butterfly
[:el] Researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies have collaborated with the scientists building Google’s quantum chips to simulate complex phenomena in physics. The team was led by a Greek researcher. Quantum simulators, which are special-purpose quantum computers, will help researchers identify materials with new...
CEO of one of the world’s largest toy company
[:el] Margo Georgiadis is the CEO of Mattel Inc. For five years, she was the President of Americas Operations at Google. As President of Americas at Google, Margo Georgiadis led the company’s commercial operations in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Her prior roles at Google...
Greek scientist built a machine that can lip-read better than humans
[:el] Scientists at Oxford University, led by a Greek researcher, have developed a machine that can lip-read better than humans. Yannis Assael, Brendan Shillingford, Shimon Whiteson and Nando de Freitas used deep learning AI to create LipNet – software that reads lips faster and more...