Technical Program

Under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic
Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou

14th FORTH Scientific Retreat

Technical Program


Friday, October 11 2024 14th FORTH Retreat Programme.pdf
13:15 – 14:45	Registration & Light Lunch (foyer of IOA Conference Center) *All sessions of the day will take place in the Dimitrios Vikellas Amphitheatre*
14:45-15:15	Opening Session
14:45 – 14:55	Welcome – Opening Remarks Dr. Maria Klapa, ICE-HT Research Director Chair of the 14^th FORTH Retreat Organizing Committee
14:55 - 15:15	President’s Address FORTH – How to stay young after 40 Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Chairman of FORTH Board of Directors
15:15 - 16:15	DIRECTORS' PRESENTATIONS: SESSION I BEING A 40+ RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES Moderator: Alexandros Lappas, IESL Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) Prof. Ioannis Vontas, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) Prof. Dimitris Plexousakis, Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Prof. Charalambos Makridakis, Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics (IACM) Prof. Gelina Harlaftis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) Dr. Theophilos Ioannides, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT)
16:15 - 17:15	PRESENTATION SESSION I FORTH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Part I Chair: Konstantina Georgiadi, IMS
16:15-16:25	Stavroula Ntoa, Principal Researcher, ICS Accessibility and User Experience in Digital Applications and Services
16:25-16:35	Panagiotis Moschou, Collaborating faculty member, IMBB Associate Professor, University of Crete Limited proteolysis mechanisms in plants for selective protein translation to improve heat tolerance
16:35- 16:45	Konstantina Kalfa, Post-Doctoral Researcher, ΙΜS The apartment building in the Eastern Mediterranean: a project funded by the ERC Starting Grant 2024
16:45- 16:55	George Vasilakis, Principal Researcher, IESL Quantum Science & Metrology
16:55- 17:05	Maria Georgiadou, Assistant Researcher, BRI The road to studying the impact of matrix stiffness to lung cancer cell treatment response
17:05- 17:15	Katerina Nikiforaki, Collaborating Researcher, ICS Magnetic resonance imaging: Probing information at a sub-anatomical level
17:15 - 18:00	POSTER & DEMO SESSION I: PITCHING PRESENTATIONS Areas: 1. Nanotechnology/Materials/Microelectronis & 2. Humanities/ Geoinformatics Chair : Evina Gontikaki, IG

Saturday, October 12 2024 *Morning Sessions* All presentation sessions will take place in the Dimitris Vikellas Amphitheatre
08:45 - 10:00	WORKSHOP I FROM THE RESEARCH RESULT TO PRODUCT EXPLOITATION Moderator: Maria Klapa, ICE-HT
	Panelists Kostas Vavekis, Director, PRAXI NETWORK George Papamichail, Director, Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) Electra Gizeli, Deputy Director IMBB, Professor Dept. of Biology, U. of Crete, Co-Founder BIOPIX DNA TECHNOLOGY (GR) and AWSensors Dx (ES) Panos Trahanias, CRO & Co-founder of ORamaVR, Collaborating Faculty Member and Lab Head at ICS, Professor of Computer Science, U. of Crete Nikolaos Kyriazis, Co-Founder of SceneOpsis Giannis Zacharakis, Principal Researcher IESL, Co-founder and CEO of KYMATONICS Achilleas Gravanis (via zoom), Co-founder & CEO of ReNeurocell Therapeutics / Co-founder & BoD Member of BioNature, Collaborating Faculty Member IMBB, Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, U. of Crete
10:00 - 10:30	DIRECTORS' PRESENTATIONS: SESSION II BEING A YOUNG INSTITUTE AT FORTH: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES Moderator: Stavroula Ntoa, ICS Prof. Vasilios Charmandaris, Institute of Astrophysics (IA) - via zoom Prof. Savvas Christoforidis, Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) Prof. Ioannis Yentekakis, Institute of Geoenergy (IG)
10:30 - 10:45	THE GREEK INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENOMICS: THE VISION OF NEWCOMER Prof. Panos Deloukas, Director, Greek Institute of Human Genomics (GIHG)
10:45 - 10:50	*Group Photo (at the foyer of the Conference Centre)*
10:50 - 11:45	POSTER & DEMO SESSION I EXHIBITION (1st floor) & Coffee Break
11:45 - 14:30	*Ancient Olympia Archaeological Site & Museum tour*
14:30 - 15:30	*Lunch*
Afternoon Sessions All presentation except the Parallel sessions will take place in the Dimitris Vikellas Amphitheatre
15:30 - 16:20	PRESENTATION SESSION II *FORTH PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURES & MISSIONS: FLASH TALKS* Chair: Ioannis Kamarianakis, IACM
	Precision Medicine, Emmanouela Linardaki, IMBB (via zoom) BioImaging, Ioannis Zacharakis, IESL Hybrid Molecular Imaging Unit - HMIU, George Papadakis, ICS ELIXIR-GR, Maria Klapa, ICE-HT HDHC, smartHEALTH, PRECISEU: Flagship projects & initiatives addressing digital challenges of the health ecosystem, Dimitris Katehakis, ICS AI/HPC Computational Infrastructure, Antonis Chazapis, ICS IESL in Infrastructures (LASERLAB, NFFA, RIANA, HELLAS-CH, INNOVATION-EL, EUSMI, ACTPHAST, IPERION HS), Emmanouel Stratakis, IESL Air Quality Monitoring Infrastructure, Spyros Pandis, ICE-HT
16:20-16:35	PRESENTATION SESSION III Regional Development Plans of Crete and Western Greece Chair: Maria Klapa, ICE-HT
	Eleni Maraki-Mpeladaki, Regional Consultant in the field of Education and Lifelong Learning, Region of Crete Dr. Nikos Thomopoulos, Head of Programming Unit, Managing Authority of Western Greece
16:35 - 17:45	POSTER SESSION II: PITCHING PRESENTATIONS Areas: 3. Life Sciences & 4. Mathematical Methods/Informatics/Robotics Chair : Achilleas Tsortos, IMBB
17:45 - 18:45	POSTER & DEMO SESSION II Exhibition (1st floor) & Coffee Break
18:45 - 20:45	PARALLEL SESSIONS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPICS IN SEARCH OF SYNERGIES Panel Discussions
Room 1: Ketseas Room (Ground Floor)
18:45 - 19:45	Bioinformatics/Precision Medicine Moderators: Irini Fundulaki , ICS; Mathieu Lavigne, IMBB; Maria Klapa, ICE-HT
19:45 - 20:45	Agrobiotechnology Moderators: Ioannis Vontas, Panagiotis Moschou, IMBB
Room 2: Diem Room (Ground Floor)
18:45 - 19:45	Smart Cities Moderator: Costantine Stephanidis, ICS
19:45 - 20:45	Natural sciences & Engineering for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Moderators: Paraskevi Pouli , IESL; Nasos Argyriou ,IMS
Room 3: Amphitheater “D.Vikellas”
18:45 - 19:45	Materials and Methods for Energy & Environment, Moderators: Emmanouel Glynos, IESL; Christos Aggelopoulos, ICE-HT; Emmanouel Stamatakis, IG
19:45 - 20:45	Integrated Processes for Energy & Environmental Challenges Moderators: Stavros Pissadakis, IESL; Maria Daletou, ICE-HT; Spyros Bellas, IG
21:30	*Gala Dinner in “Αmbrosia" Restaurant in Ancient Olympia town*

Sunday, October 13 2024 All presentation sessions will take place in the D. Vikellas Amphitheatre
08:50 - 10:00	PRESENTATION SESSION IV FORTH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Part II Chairs: Maria Georgiadou, BRI; Nasos Argyriou, IMS
08:50-09:00	Alexis Panoutsopoulos, Elected Assistant Researcher, ICE-HT (via zoom) Human neural organoids for the mechanistic study of neural tube defects. The example of folate receptor 1
09:00-09:10	Ioannis Kamarianakis, Principal Researcher, IACM Solar and wind power forcasting
09:10-09:20	Alexandros Pittis, Assistant Researcher, IMBB Molecular diversity and evolution of the nervous system
09:20-09:30	Tasos Kostopoulos, Post-Doctoral Researcher, IMS MACAUTH: Exploring the Macedonian Roots of the Balkan-wide Deep State
09:30-09:40	Anna Sydorenko, Post-Doctoral Researcher, IMS Shadow Trade: Unravelling Maritime Smuggling between the Russian and Ottoman Empires (1853-1914)
09:40-09:50	Ioannis Paradisanos, Post-Doctoral Researcher, IESL Tailoring Optical Properties and Beyond: Recent Advances in van der Waals, Semiconductors and Collaborative Research at FORTH
09:50-10:00	Grigoris Tsagkatakis, Affiliated Researcher, ICS Assistant Professor, University of Crete Advancing Astrophysical Data Analysis through Computational Intelligence
10:00 - 10:30	WORKSHOP II Οrganized and moderated by Crete University Press (CUP) Crete University Press: A distinct presence in the Greek publishing industry Presenter: Hephaestion Christopoulos, in-house Editor, CUP Discussion Panel: Dionysia Daskalou, Panagiotis Soultanis, Nikos Koumpias, CUP
10:30 - 11:15	WORKSHOP III *Organized & moderated by the FORTH Gender & Anti-Discrimination Committee* *WHAT WE DON'T SEE: GENDER STEREOTYPES, DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. NECESSARY REFLECTIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS* created and presented by the Gender Alliance Initiative (G-All) team: Vangelis Kosmatos, Psychologist & Giorgos Nikolaidis , Actor/Performer & Playwright Chairs: Maria Klapa, ICE-HT; Konstantina Georgiadi, IMS (on behalf of FORTH GEADC)
11:15 - 11:45	*Coffee Break*
11:45 - 12:45	FORTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY chaired by Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Chairman of FORTH BoD
12:45 - 13:30	Closing Session moderated by Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Chairman of FORTH BoD
12:45-13:10	YOUNG INVESTIGATORS’ BEST POSTER/DEMO AWARDS *(funded by the Association of FORTH Researchers - SYLER)*
13:10 - 13:30	CONCLUSIONS - CLOSING REMARKS
13:30 - 14:30	*Light Lunch - Goodbye*

Technical Program

14th FORTH Scientific Retreat

Past FORTH Scientific Retreats

Technical Program

Friday, October 11 2024

14th FORTH Retreat Programme.pdf

Saturday, October 12 2024
Morning Sessions
All presentation sessions will take place in the Dimitris Vikellas Amphitheatre

Afternoon Sessions

Room 1: Ketseas Room (Ground Floor)

Room 2: Diem Room (Ground Floor)

Room 3: Amphitheater “D.Vikellas”

Sunday, October 13 2024
All presentation sessions will take place in the D. Vikellas Amphitheatre

Technical Program

14th FORTH Scientific Retreat

Past FORTH Scientific Retreats

Technical Program

Friday, October 11 2024

14th FORTH Retreat Programme.pdf

Saturday, October 12 2024Morning SessionsAll presentation sessions will take place in the Dimitris Vikellas Amphitheatre

Afternoon Sessions

Room 1: Ketseas Room (Ground Floor)

Room 2: Diem Room (Ground Floor)

Room 3: Amphitheater “D.Vikellas”

Sunday, October 13 2024All presentation sessions will take place in the D. Vikellas Amphitheatre

Saturday, October 12 2024
Morning Sessions
All presentation sessions will take place in the Dimitris Vikellas Amphitheatre

Sunday, October 13 2024
All presentation sessions will take place in the D. Vikellas Amphitheatre