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SUMMARY:Workshop: The Dānešnāme and its (structural) aftermath
DESCRIPTION:Ivana Panzeca\, ITSERR researcher\, took part in the International Conference “The Dānešnāme and its (Structural) Aftermath” at KU Leuven\, presenting the paper “Discovering and mapping the manuscripts of Dānešnāme-ye ʿAlāʾī”. Her contribution focused on the identification and mapping of the manuscript tradition of Avicenna’s Persian Dānešnāme-ye ʿAlāʾī\, shedding light on the transmission and dissemination of this work across time and space.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/workshop-the-danesname-and-its-structural-aftermath/
LOCATION:Institute of Philosophy\, KU Leuven\, Leuven\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260511T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260506T124816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T130258Z
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SUMMARY:Event “Religion at the Greenhouse. Exploring the Dynamics and Growth of RESILIENCE”
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 11 May 2026\, Bologna will host “Religion at the Greenhouse. Exploring the Dynamics and Growth of RESILIENCE”\, the event marking the conclusion of the preparatory phase of RESILIENCE\, the European research infrastructure dedicated to the study of religions. \nThe event will bring together representatives from European and national institutions\, universities\, research infrastructures and technology partners to discuss the achievements of RESILIENCE and its future development.\nThe programme includes a keynote lecture by Prof. Alberto Melloni (FSCIRE / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, a round table on research infrastructures\, public policies and the study of religions\, as well as four thematic afternoon panels focusing on services\, impact\, digital innovation and public information on religions.\nAmong the representatives of the ITSERR project\, Fabrizio D’Avenia (University of Palermo) and Rudy Demo will share the experience developed within ITSERR by contributing to two of the afternoon panels. Rudy Demo will take part in the panel “Serving Research\, Building Knowledge”\, dedicated to RESILIENCE services and their future development for both the research community and the private sector. Fabrizio D’Avenia will participate in the panel “Impacting Research”\, focused on the areas of impact generated by RESILIENCE and on the challenges of impact‑driven research in the field of religious studies. \nView the full programme.\nParticipation is free upon registration.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/event-religion-at-the-greenhouse-exploring-the-dynamics-and-growth-of-resilience/
LOCATION:Serre dei Giardini Margherita\, Via Castiglione\, 134\, Bologna\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260507T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260507T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260507T092329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T092329Z
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SUMMARY:49. Österreichische Linguistiktagung
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researchers Giovanni Puccetti\, Marianna Napolitano and Andrea Esuli\, together with Maria Cassese\, took part in the 49th Austrian Linguistics Conference (Österreichische Linguistiktagung) in Klagenfurt\, contributing to the 2nd Digital Slavic Panel devoted to digital methods in Slavic linguistics. The paper “Tracing historical and regional variation of Church Slavonic: a hybrid quantitative and qualitative approach” presented the use of the DIACU (DIAchronic Analysis of Church Slavonic) dataset to automatically classify liturgical texts into the different historical and regional varieties of Church Slavonic\, combining machine-learning models with a qualitative analysis of the texts.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/49-osterreichische-linguistiktagung/
LOCATION:Universität Klagenfurt\, Universitätsstraße 65/67\, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee\, 9020\, Austria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260422T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260422T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260428T091124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T093443Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop "Le infrastrutture di ricerca per l'innovazione"
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR took part as one of the key actors in the national workshop “Research Infrastructures for Innovation”\, promoted by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and dedicated to the role of Research Infrastructures in innovation processes and in collaboration with businesses. \nThe initiative\, organised by CNR in collaboration with the network of Infrastructure Managers of the six ESFRI thematic domains (Digital\, Environment\, Energy\, Health & Food\, Physical Sciences and Engineering\, Social and Cultural Innovation)\, served as a strategic platform for dialogue between the research system and the business community\, with the aim of fostering structured pathways of collaboration and co‑innovation. \nThe discussions highlighted the role of the 33 Italian Research Infrastructures\, funded under the NextGenerationEU/PNRR framework\, in supporting innovation pathways and cooperation with industry. \nThe presence of representatives from Research Infrastructures and multi-sector industrial stakeholders made the workshop a concrete opportunity for high‑level networking\, direct exchange and the sharing of use cases and successful collaboration models\, strengthening the positioning of Research Infrastructures as strategic drivers of innovation and competitiveness.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/workshop-le-infrastrutture-di-ricerca-per-linnovazione/
LOCATION:Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche\, Piazzale Aldo Moro\, 7\, Roma
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260312
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260505T133228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T133228Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Frontier of Science with AI and the Role of Humanities
DESCRIPTION:From 9 to 11 March 2026\, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will host the international seminar “Exploring the Frontier of Science with AI and the Role of Humanities”\, a high-level event dedicated to the relationship between Artificial Intelligence\, scientific research and the humanities. The event will take place at the Hotel Posta and is organised by UNIMORE and the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE\, with the support of the ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE\, funded under the PNRR – NextGenerationEU.\nThe seminar will bring together scholars from European and international universities and research institutions\, alongside representatives from public institutions and research bodies\, to discuss how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the ways in which knowledge is produced and the role of the humanities in scientific innovation processes.\nThe initiative forms part of the activities of the European RESILIENCE research project\, an interdisciplinary infrastructure dedicated to the study of religions\, which connects research centres\, archives and digital services across Europe.\nThe seminar will be spread over three days\, featuring discussion sessions and exchanges between experts from various disciplinary fields – ranging from the digital humanities to philosophy\, from history to linguistics\, and from law to computer science. \nYou can file here the programme: Superseminar_programme_9-11March_WEB2
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/exploring-the-frontier-of-science-with-ai-and-the-role-of-humanities/
LOCATION:Hotel Posta\, Piazza del Monte 2\, Reggio Emilia\, Reggio Emilia\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260225T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260225T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260428T094353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T113107Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar “Interpretare l’Intelligenza: Ermeneutica medievale e Intelligenze Artificiali”
DESCRIPTION:At the Department of Culture and Society of the University of Palermo\, the seminar “Interpretare l’Intelligenza: ermeneutica medievale e intelligenze artificiali” was held\, organised within the framework of the ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE for Religious Studies. The morning opened with welcome addresses by Valentina Favarò\, Director of the Department of Culture and Society\, Fabrizio D’Avenia\, Principal Investigator of the ITSERR project\, and Luciana Pepi (University of Palermo). \nThe seminar featured contributions by Federico Dal Bo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Michal Valčo (Comenius University Bratislava)\, both ITSERR TNA Fellows\, who respectively explored key approaches to reading religious texts in medieval Judaism and Christianity and examined contemporary techno‑gnostic narratives. The round table “AI for the religious texts within the framework of the Religious Studies”\, with the participation of Federico Dal Bo\, Andrea Ravasco (University of Palermo) and Michal Valčo\, further discussed how artificial intelligence tools can be integrated into the study of religious texts. \nThe initiative offered an interdisciplinary forum on the relationship between hermeneutics\, religious texts and artificial intelligence\, in line with ITSERR’s aim to strengthen research in the field of Religious Studies through digital technologies.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-interpretare-lintelligenza-ermeneutica-medievale-e-intelligenze-artificiali/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260219T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260226T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260428T083122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T085049Z
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SUMMARY:Dal papiro all’algoritmo. Lingue antiche e Intelligenza Artificiale: il futuro nasce dal passato
DESCRIPTION:At the Campus of the University of Palermo\, the initiative “Dal papiro all’algoritmo. Lingue antiche e Intelligenza Artificiale: il futuro nasce dal passato”\, took place over two days\, involving high school students from Palermo in a series of hands-on workshops exploring the intersection between the humanities and digital technologies. \nOver the course of the two days\, hosted by the Department of Culture and Society and the Department of Humanities\, ITSERR researchers led participants through workshops that\, by using software developed within the project\, enabled them to explore manuscripts\, archives\, sacred texts and applications of Artificial Intelligence\, ranging from the Corpus Iuris Canonici in electronic form to challenges related to deep fakes\, from papal registers preserved in the Vatican Apostolic Archive to “verse hunts” across ancient languages and digital platforms. \nThe initiative brought together students from the National Boarding School “Giovanni Falcone”\, the “Benedetto Croce” Science High School\, the “Umberto I” Classical High School and the “Giuseppe Garibaldi” Classical High School\, accompanied by a group of ITSERR researchers including Vincenzo Roberto Imperia\, Ivana Panzeca\, Domenico Ciccarello\, Marco Papasidero\, Marco Zanella\, Ilaria Sabbatini\, Andrea Ravasco\, Igor Spanò\, Sara Abram\, Fabio Tutrone and Marcello Costa. \nThe initiative clearly showed how artificial intelligence can support the humanities in the study of texts and traditions\, not by replacing but by enhancing critical and interpretative perspectives. The dialogue with schools confirmed the central role of collaboration between universities\, research and younger generations in building an informed and responsible digital culture.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/dal-papiro-allalgoritmo-lingue-antiche-e-intelligenza-artificiale-il-futuro-nasce-dal-passato/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251217T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260504T103559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T111804Z
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SUMMARY:Convegno "Utopia come categoria e come metodo"
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researchers Ilaria Sabbatini\, Domenico Ciccarello\, Ivana Panzeca\, Igor Spanò\, Marco Papasidero\, Andrea Ravasco\, Sara Abram and Fabio Tutrone took part in the conference “L’utopia come categoria e come metodo: fonti\, genealogie\, prospettive”\, organised by the Department of Culture and Society at the University of Palermo. Over two days\, the event brought together scholars from different fields to discuss utopia as an analytical and methodological tool for reading contemporary complexity\, from urban projects and future scenarios to the intersections between the humanities and artificial intelligence. \nSee the full programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/convegno-utopia-come-categoria-e-come-metodo/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251211T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260507T095329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T123705Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar "Manoscritti\, scritture e conoscenze: la trasmissione del sapere nell'Islam medievale"
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researchers Sara Abram and Ivana Panzeca took part in the training day for students and PhD candidates “Manoscritti\, scritture e conoscenze: la trasmissione del sapere nell’Islam medievale”\, devoted to the foundations of manuscript culture in the Islamic world. \nIn her talk entitled “Il codice in caratteri arabi: l’eredità manoscritta nella tradizione islamica”\, Ivana Panzeca outlined the main material and structural features of the codex in Arabic script\, highlighting the role of manuscripts in the transmission of religious and scientific knowledge. \nWith the lecture “Le sei scritture: introduzione alla paleografia araba”\, Sara Abram offered an introductory overview of the main types of Arabic script used in medieval manuscripts\, showing how the different graphic forms reflect distinct contexts\, functions and copying practices.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-manoscritti-scritture-e-conoscenze-la-trasmissione-del-sapere-nellislam-medievale/
LOCATION:Biblioteca Giorgio La Pira – Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose – FSCIRE\, via degli Schioppettieri\, 25\, Palermo\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251117T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251117T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260504T113053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T113053Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar "Documentazione pontificia e strumenti digitali: i primi risultati del progetto ITSERR attraverso il caso del divieto di usura”
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researcher Laura Righi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) took part in the seminar “Documentazione pontificia e strumenti digitali: i primi risultati del progetto ITSERR attraverso il caso del divieto di usura”\, within the “Tavola ovale di storia moderna” series organised by FBK‑ISIG. Her presentation illustrated research carried out in the framework of the ITSERR project\, which uses digital tools to analyse the thirteenth‑century papal correspondence on the prohibition of usury\, systematically examining letters from Alexander III to Honorius IV to map cases of usury\, types of intervention by the Roman curia and the networks connecting papacy\, local authorities and communities. \nSee the full programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-documentazione-pontificia-e-strumenti-digitali-i-primi-risultati-del-progetto-itserr-attraverso-il-caso-del-divieto-di-usura/
LOCATION:Fondazione Bruno Kessler – Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali\, Via Santa Croce\, 77\, Trento\, Trento\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260313T115113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T132838Z
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SUMMARY:IQSA 2025 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Amina El Ganadi (FSCIRE\, Bologna / University of Palermo / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, member of the research team of the ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE project\, presented the paper “Hallucinating tafsīr? Evaluating LLM QA on al-Ṭabarī’s Texts” at the IQSA 2025 Annual Meeting (International Qur’anic Studies Association). \nHer contribution explores the potential and limitations of large language models in engaging with classical Islamic exegesis\, evaluating their performance on al-Ṭabarī’s tafsīr on Sūrat Yūsuf and highlighting\, in particular\, cases of accurate answers versus hallucinations\, that is\, content not supported by the source text. For more information about the conference\, please refer to the IQSA website and the page dedicated to the 2025 Annual Meeting. \nFor further details\, see here.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/iqsa-2025-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90045\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251104T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260421T132736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T060506Z
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SUMMARY:AI and Digital Humanities. Methodological Approaches\, Theories and Methods
DESCRIPTION:Laura Righi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose – FSCIRE)\, researchers in the ITSERR project\, took part in the international conference “AI and Digital Humanities: Methodological Approaches\, Theories and Methods”\, held at the University of Siena. Within the panel “AI for Document Enhancement and Use” (chair Enrica Salvatori)\, they presented the paper “Cataloguing\, Indexing and Summarise. AI between medieval Latin scrolls and digital books in Arabic script”\, focused on the use of artificial intelligence to describe\, index and enhance documentary materials ranging from medieval Latin scrolls to digital books in Arabic script. \nSee the full programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ai-and-digital-humanities-methodological-approaches-theories-and-methods/
LOCATION:Università di Siena\, via Banchi di Sotto\, 55\, Siena\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260421T120643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T121120Z
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Computer Vision\, ICCV 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nGiuseppe Cartella\, Vittorio Cuculo and Marcella Cornia took part in the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) presenting the paper “Modeling Human Gaze Behavior with Diffusion Models for Unified Scanpath Prediction”\, co‑authored by Giuseppe Cartella\, Vittorio Cuculo\, Alessandro D’Amelio\, Marcella Cornia\, Giuseppe Boccignone and Rita Cucchiara. The work introduces ScanDiff\, a model that combines diffusion models and Vision Transformers to generate more diverse and realistic gaze trajectories\, advancing the state of the art in human scanpath prediction. \nFor more information\, see the programme. \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/international-conference-on-computer-vision-iccv-2025/
LOCATION:Hawai’i Convention Center\, Honolulu\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251021T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251021T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20251021T135206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T095610Z
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SUMMARY:ITSERR research presented at the 44th Course of the International School of Ius Commune
DESCRIPTION:From 19 to 23 October 2025\, the 44th Course of the International School of Ius Commune took place in Erice\, Sicily\, under the title “Legal\, cultural and religious pluralism: aspects and problems in the tradition of the ‘ius commune’.” \nDuring the event\, Roberto Imperia (University of Palermo)\, ITSERR researcher\, presented his latest study: \nIl “Corpus Iuris Canonici” nell’età digitale: anticipazioni sul software di ricerca GNORM. \nDeveloped within the ITSERR project\, the GNORM software is one of the outcomes of ITSERR’s research in the field of digital tools for historical and religious studies.The platform offers innovative methods for exploring and analyzing the Corpus Iuris Canonici\, one of the foundational legal corpora of the European Middle Ages. \nThe course was organized by the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture as part of the long-standing International School of Ius Commune. \n🔗 The programme
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/itserr-research-presented-at-the-44th-course-of-the-international-school-of-ius-commune/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251009T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251010T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260508T110421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T110421Z
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SUMMARY:International Conference "Pathways of Texts: From Ancient Traditions to New Computational Frontiers. Bibles\, Libraries\, Webs of Books"
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nITSERR project researchers participated in the international conference “Pathways of Texts: From Ancient Traditions to New Computational Frontiers. Bibles\, Libraries\, Webs of Books”. Anna Mambelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia/FSCIRE) and Laura Bigoni (University of Bologna/FSCIRE) presented “The uBIQUity and Resilience of Scriptures and their Heritage”. Sara Abram (University of Palermo) presented “Ubiquitous Ḥadīths in Islamic Scriptures”. \nDownload the programme. \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/international-conference-pathways-of-texts-from-ancient-traditions-to-new-computational-frontiers-bibles-libraries-webs-of-books/
LOCATION:Monastero dei Benedettini San Nicolò l’Arena\, Piazza Dante\, 32\, Catania\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250925T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250915T151651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T151751Z
UID:1886-1758794400-1758794400@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:DIALOGHI CON LA STORIA DEL DIRITTO
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nOn 25th September 2025\, the Department of Law at the University of Palermo will host the event “DIALOGHI CON LA STORIA DEL DIRITTO” \nThe program will open with contributions from Prof. Beatrice Pasciuta and Prof. Fabrizio D’Avenia (University of Palermo)\, followed by a lecture by Dr. Ignazio Alessi (University of Cambridge) entitled “Medieval Papal Legates and Normative Authority: a Digital Approach to the Corpus Iuris Canonici.” \nThe event will conclude with a roundtable discussion featuring Dr. Alessi and Dr. Vincenzo Roberto Imperia and Dr. Arianna Pavone (University of Palermo)\, researchers within the ITSERR project. \nThe presence of Dr. Alessi in Palermo is made possible by a Transnational Access (TNA) grant\, within the framework of the ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE project. His research combines historical expertise with digital tools\, offering innovative perspectives on the study of medieval canon law.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/dialoghi-con-la-storia-del-diritto/
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza – Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Piazza Bologni\, 8\, Palermo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250926
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250926T135013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T141823Z
UID:1896-1758758400-1758844799@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:uBIQUity at the 11th CISSR Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:uBIQUity  (ITSERR WP8) presented at the 11th CISSR – Annual Meeting on Christian Origins in Bertinoro\, within the session Jewish History\, Hellenistic Judaism\, and Septuagint Studies\, co-directed by Anna Mambelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / FSCIRE)\, scientific coordinator and product owner of the project. \nThe paper\, entitled “Scriptural Continuities in the Alexandrian Tradition: A Computational Approach to the Septuagint in Philo and Clement”\, was delivered by Laura Bigoni (University of Bologna) and Isabella Pignocco (University of Bari). \nThe presentation highlighted how uBIQUity provides innovative tools to investigate the Septuagint and its quotations in the Alexandrian tradition\, with special reference to the textual heritage of  Philo of Alexandria and Clement of Alexandria\, and on the interplay between Judaism and early Christianity. This work also benefits from the classification of witnesses developed within the PRIN project “Resilient Septuagint”\, directed by Davide Dainese (University of Bologna).
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ubiquity-at-the-11th-cissr-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:University Residential Centre of Bertinoro\, Via Frangipane\, 6\, Bertinoro\, Forlì-Cesena
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20251027T110455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T142820Z
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SUMMARY:29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2025)
DESCRIPTION:From 23 to 26 September 2025\, Davide Caffagni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, researcher in the ITSERR project\, took part in the 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2025) in Tampere\, Finland. \nHe presented the paper “Generating Synthetic Data with Large Language Models for Low-Resource Sentence Retrieval”\, which investigates the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance sentence similarity search in low-resource domains such as ancient texts. \nThe study is part of WP8 of the ITSERR project and collects the most recent results from the research activities carried out within WP8. \nDownload the conference programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/29th-international-conference-on-theory-and-practice-of-digital-libraries-tpdl-2025/
LOCATION:Tampere University\, Tampere\, Finland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250919T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250917T124842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T124914Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar – From Classics to Circuits: Building and Explaining Multilingual Language Models
DESCRIPTION:On 19 September 2025\, the Area della Ricerca CNR di Pisa will host a seminar by Friederick Riemenschneider (University of Heidelberg)\, currently in Pisa as a visiting scholar under a Transnational Access (TNA) grant within the ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE project. \nThe seminar will explore how multilingual language models generalize across languages. Starting from a purpose-built trilingual model zoo (Ancient Greek\, Latin\, English)\, the discussion will extend to large-scale models such as BLOOM\, offering valuable insights for multilingual and historical language research. By bridging Classics and AI\, the talk will highlight new perspectives at the intersection of the humanities and computational linguistics. \nReferent: Giovanni Puccetti \nRemote participation is available at the following link
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-from-classics-to-circuits-building-and-explaining-multilingual-language-models/
LOCATION:ISTI – Area della Ricerca CNR\, Via G. Moruzzi 1\, Pisa
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250911T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T183000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250905T094938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T081502Z
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SUMMARY:8th ITSERR Training in-house “AI for Religious Studies: Unlocking Knowledge”
DESCRIPTION:On 11–12 September 2025\, the event will take place at the Complesso Monumentale dello Steri of the University of Palermo. \nThe ITSERR project\, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) with resources from NextGenerationEU\, enhances the European Research Infrastructure RESILIENCE by developing innovative digital tools and services for Religious Studies. During the event\, it will showcase how research infrastructures can advance the study and understanding of religions in Europe through digital technologies and AI. \nThe conference\, titled “ITSERR: A Project of Technological and Digital Innovation for Religious Studies\,” opens on 11 September with institutional greetings and continues with sessions presenting ITSERR’s scientific results\, including a keynote lecture by Alberto Melloni\, with participation from international institutions and stakeholders\, such as Barbara McGillivray from King’s College London\, Eric Atwell from Leeds University\, and Valentina Vavassori from the British Library. \nFriday\, 12 September\, will be dedicated to workshops and hands-on training sessions led by national and international experts in the fields of Digital Humanities and Religious Studies. \nAll project partners – the National Research Council\, University of Turin\, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, and University of Naples “L’Orientale” – will join\, alongside directors of European research infrastructures in the humanities and RESILIENCE member research centres. \nView the detailed: Programma TIH ITSERR. Un progetto d’innovazione tecnologica e digitale per le Scienze religiose \nFor further information: summerschoolitserr2025@itserr.it \nRead here the English translation of the lecture: Prof. Melloni’s Lecture \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/8th-itserr-in-house-training-ai-for-religious-studies-unlocking-knowledge/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250911T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260504T100729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T113323Z
UID:2199-1757577600-1757696400@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:Seminar "Forme ed espressioni dell'aristotelismo nella tradizione araba"
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nITSERR researcher Ivana Panzeca took part in the seminar “Forme ed espressioni dell’aristotelismo nella tradizione araba”\, held on 11–12 September 2025 at the Giorgio La Pira Library and Research Centre of the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose in Palermo. The two‑day event\, organised in collaboration with the Master’s degree programme Religioni e Culture (LM‑64) and the Department of Culture and Society of the University of Palermo\, brought together scholars including Jawdath Jabbour\, Cristina Cerami\, Silvia Di Vincenzo\, Rosanna Budelli\, Francesca Badini and Stefano Di Pietrantonio to explore how Aristotelian thought was interpreted and transmitted in the medieval Arab‑Islamic world; Panzeca chaired the opening session and presented her research on the Arab‑Persian translations of Aristotle’s De Anima and their pseudoepigraphic tradition. \nSee the full programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/forme-ed-espressioni-dellaristotelismo-nella-tradizione-araba/
LOCATION:Biblioteca La Pira – Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose\, Via degli Schioppettieri\, 25\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250908T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250905T074517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T162523Z
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SUMMARY:Summer School “AI for Religious Studies: Unlocking Knowledge”
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nThe PNRR ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE project promotes\, from 8 to 12 September 2025\, the Summer School AI for Religious Studies: Unlocking Knowledge\, designed for the doctoral students of the DREST – National PhD Program in Religious Studies\, and hosted by the “Giorgio La Pira” Research Library (FSCIRE) and the University of Palermo. \nThe Summer School is a key moment for ITSERR: an opportunity to showcase and test the potential of the digital tools and services developed by the project\, while fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on religious studies in the era of Digital Humanities. \nView the detailed: Programma Summer School \n📩For information and organizational details: summerschoolitserr2025@itserr.it \n  \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/summer-school-ai-for-religious-studies-unlocking-knowledge/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo e Biblioteca e Centro di ricerca “Giorgio La Pira”\, PALERMO\, PALERMO (PA)
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250908T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260421T101353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T102955Z
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SUMMARY:IEEE 2025 Conference on Cyber Humanities
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE – took part in the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE CH 2025) in Florence with the paper “ReCoptic: Computer Vision for the Reconstruction of Dismembered Coptic Codices”\, presented by Fabrizio Sebastiani\, scientific coordinator of the ITSERR project and co‑authored with Lorenzo Bianchi\, Fabrizio Falchi\, Alejandro Moreo and Costanza Bianchi. \nThe contribution applies advanced computer vision techniques to the reconstruction of dismembered Coptic codices\, opening up new possibilities for the study and preservation of ancient manuscripts and demonstrating the potential of AI‑based methods for Digital Humanities and manuscript studies. At IEEE CH 2025\, “ReCoptic: Computer Vision for the Reconstruction of Dismembered Coptic Codices” received the Best Research Paper Award\, an international recognition that highlights the excellence of ITSERR researchers in the fields of Digital Humanities\, artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary research on cultural heritage. \nFor more information\, see the workshop programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ieee-2025-conference-on-cyber-humanities/
LOCATION:Fondazione CR Firenze Innovation Center\, Lungarno Soderini\, 21\, Firenze\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250811T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250815T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260522T120457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T120457Z
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SUMMARY:25th Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT)
DESCRIPTION:Anna Mambelli took part in the 25th Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT)\, held in Berlin\, presenting the paper “The uBIQUity of Sacred Texts between Past and Future: Methodological Challenges and New Tools”. \nThe paper introduced the uBIQUity project\, developed within ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE (PNRR\, NextGenerationEU)\, which investigates the sacred texts of Christianity and Islam through large corpora of Greek\, Latin and Arabic sources. By integrating computer science and the humanities\, the project aims to develop tools capable of identifying biblical and Qur’anic quotations and allusions in later traditions. \nFor more information\, see the conference programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/25th-congress-of-the-international-organization-for-the-study-of-the-old-testament-iosot/
LOCATION:Humboldt-University of Berlin\, Berlin\, Germany
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250809
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260526T074055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T130306Z
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SUMMARY:Oxford Summer School 2025
DESCRIPTION:Amina El Ganadi\, ITSERR researcher\, presented the paper “Reimagining Islamic Knowledge Classification: Evaluating Culturally Adaptive LLMs for Arabic-Script Libraries” at The Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School 2025. Her contribution examined how ChatGPT can support the categorisation of an Islamic digital library by leveraging incremental Machine Learning and Transfer Learning techniques\, highlighting the model’s notable familiarity with Islamic knowledge and its ability to organise subjects hierarchically\, from Qur’anic Studies to Modern Islamic Thought. At the same time\, the paper discussed key challenges that emerged in this context – in particular issues of interpretability\, generalisation\, and hallucination – which remain crucial obstacles for the reliable use of large language models in Arabic-script library environments.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/oxford-summer-school-2025/
LOCATION:St Anne’s College\, Oxford\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260421T093632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T093701Z
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SUMMARY:Slavic Natural Language Processing 2025
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE – took part in the 10th Workshop on Slavic Natural Language Processing (Slavic NLP 2025)\, held in Vienna\, with a contribution on the diachronic analysis of Church Slavonic. Maria Cassese presented the paper “DIACU: A dataset for the DIAchronic analysis of Church Slavonic”\, co‑authored by Maria Cassese\, Giovanni Puccetti\, Marianna Napolitano and Andrea Esuli\, which introduces DIACU\, a new large‑scale dataset that aggregates and annotates 652 texts from different historical variants of Church Slavonic and related Slavic languages to support both linguistic research and machine‑learning approaches to temporal and regional attribution. For more information\, see the workshop programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/slavic-natural-language-processing-2025/
LOCATION:Austria Center Vienna\, Vienna\, Austria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250711
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260421T073500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T110613Z
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SUMMARY:#EUARE2025
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE – took part in the European Academy of Religion annual conference (#EuARe2025) in Vienna with two panels dedicated to methodological and technological developments in Religious Studies. \nOn 9 July 2025\, the panel “Technology and the Transformation of Scholarship: Software and Tools for the Study of Religions”\, proposed and chaired by Francesca Cadeddu\, brought together S. Aftar\, I. Ali\, C. Palillo\, M. Costa\, A. El Ganadi\, G. Ferrandino\, F. Iezzi\, A. Mariani\, M. Napolitano\, I. Panzeca\, G. Puccetti\, F. Ruozzi\, E. Scapini\, S. Shahnawaz\, I. Spanò and L. Timpers. Speakers presented research results developed within ITSERR\, discussing how digital tools\, new datasets and artificial intelligence are reshaping methods\, sources and research questions in Religious Studies\, also in relation to the development of new research resources and practices. \nOn 10 July 2025\, the panel “New Perspectives in the Research on Intertextuality”\, proposed by D. Dainese and A. Mambelli and chaired by L. Bigoni\, brought together S. Abram\, L. Carnevale\, L. Cerioni\, R. Fedriga\, G. Hermanin De Reichenfeld\, C. Marras\, L. Mellerin\, A. Rotondo and M. Zanella. Contributions presented ITSERR research on intertextuality\, with particular attention to ancient works and the processes of textual transmission and interpretation. \nThe two panels highlighted ITSERR’s role in fostering innovation in Religious Studies through the development of tools and resources and the advancement of methodological approaches. \nFor more information\, see the conference programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/2116/
LOCATION:University of Vienna\, Vienna\, Austria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250710
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250707T103318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T103329Z
UID:1826-1752019200-1752105599@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:ITSERR at #EuARe2025: Panel on Digital Tools and Technologies for the Study of Religions
DESCRIPTION:On July 9\, 2025\, ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE – will take part in the European Academy of Religion annual conference (#EuARe2025) in Vienna with the panel:\nTechnology and the Transformation of Scholarship: Software and Tools for the Study of Religions\nThe panel will present the outcomes of ITSERR’s interdisciplinary work in Religious Studies and Information Technologies. It will explore how digital tools and new technologies are transforming the study of religion\, responding to the needs of scholars across disciplines and research traditions. \nThe panel includes an introduction and four thematic sessions: \n\nDigital Humanities and non-Latin scripts\nUnderstanding the meaning\, identifying the tool\n(Re)Composing datasets\nArtificial Intelligence and Religious Studies\n\nThe initiative reflects ITSERR’s mission to support research innovation in the study of religions through cutting-edge digital infrastructure. \n📄 View the full panel programme
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/itserr-at-euare2025-panel-on-digital-tools-and-technologies-for-the-study-of-religions/
LOCATION:University of Vienna\, Vienna\, Austria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250711
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20260312T091216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T130135Z
UID:2028-1751846400-1752191999@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAmina El Ganadi (FSCIRE\, Bologna\, University of Palermo)\, member of the research team of the ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE project\, presented the paper “Divine Diplomacy: Religion and Power in Mongol-Muslim Relations during the Yuan Dynasty” at the International Medieval Conference (IMC) 2025. \nShe also co-organised and chaired the panel “The Rebirth of Culture under the Mongols: From the Persian World to Yuan China”. \nFor more information\, see the IMC 2025 website.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/2028/
LOCATION:University of Leeds\, Leeds\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250614
DTSTAMP:20260608T113300
CREATED:20250606T121032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T072923Z
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SUMMARY:7th ITSERR In-house Training on Open Access and Analysis Models for Religious Studies
DESCRIPTION:On June 12–13\, the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will host the seventh in-house training of the PNRR-funded ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE. This training event will offer a moment of shared learning and dialogue\, focusing on the results achieved in the final phase of the project and the outlook for the future. \nThe programme\, delivered in hybrid mode\, includes seminar-style lectures and presentations of project results\, designed to reflect on the achievements and future directions of ITSERR. \nThe opening session will feature institutional greetings from Prof. Francesco Leali\, Director of the “E. Ferrari” Department of Engineering\, Prof. Emerita Sonia Bergamaschi\, and Prof. RitamCucchiara\, Professor of Computer Engineering at UniMORE. \nKey contributions will include talks by Prof. Carlo Bianchini (University of Pavia) on Linked Open Data for research\, Dr. Fabrizio Sebastiani (CNR-ISTI Pisa) on experimental content analysis models\, and Prof. Sonia Bergamaschi with her team\, who will present preliminary results and future prospects of the Digital Maktaba project. \nThe event marks an important moment of reflection and relaunch\, aimed at strengthening the connection between Religious Studies and technological innovation\, and at consolidating cooperation among project partners. \nProgramma ITSERR 7th TIH Modena 12 e 13 giugno 2025
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/7th-itserr-in-house-training-on-open-access-and-analysis-models-for-religious-studies/
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Ingegneria “Enzo Ferrari” UniMORE\, Via P. Vivarelli\, 10\, Modena
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