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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250114
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SUMMARY:5th Plenary Meeting of ITSERR. State of the Art  and Training on NLP and Onomasiological Searching and on Digital Preservation and Communication of Tangible and Intangible Heritage
DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Training Event of the ITSERR project in Turin: at the center of Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research in the filedwork of  Religious Studies \nOn 14 and 15 January 2025\, the Department of Historical Studies (Palazzo Nuovo) of the University of Turin will host the fifth training and update event on the progress of the research of the PNRR ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE\, coordinated by Dr. Fabrizio Sebastiani (ISTI-CNR) and involving UniTo through the Department of Historical Studies\, under the scientific guidance of Prof. Stefano De Martino. \nAfter the meetings in Bologna\, Palermo\, Reggio Emilia and Naples\, this event will be a crucial moment to evaluate the progress of the project and plan future challenges. ITSERR aims to develop state-of-the-art technological solutions for the analysis and management of sources and data related to Religious Studies through the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE. The project brings together scholars from different disciplines – linguists\, historians\, philologists and religious experts – together with computer engineers in a unique synergy aimed at creating innovative and accessible tools for the entire scientific community. \nThe results achieved so far have already obtained international recognition\, with publications in academic journals and presentations at important conferences. Among the main innovations\, the project includes the development of algorithms for the recognition of title pages in non-Latin alphabets\, software for the extraction of semantic data applied to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed\, tools for the multidimensional visualization of normative texts and the indexing of historical documents based on consolidated recording methodologies. \nMore than 50 participants are expected\, including professors\, researchers\, PhD students and technologists from the project partners\, which\, in addition to the University of Turin\, include the CNR\, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, the University of Naples L’Orientale and the University of Palermo. \nThe event will be opened by the greetings of Prof. Paolo Cozzo\, Director of the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Turin\, Dr. Monica Cini\, Head of Research Support Services for the Humanities Pole\, and Prof. Stefano De Martino\, scientific coordinator of the ITSERR. \nOver the course of the two days\, participants will discuss the progress of the project and the challenges for 2025\, highlighting the value of interdisciplinarity in research. \nAmple space will be dedicated to training\, with lectures by Prof. Alek Keersmaekers on advances in the processing of the natural language of ancient Greek\, with reference to the GLAUx project\, and by Prof. Vincenzo Lombardo\, who will give a lecture on digital preservation and communication of tangible and intangible heritage. \nThe training sessions will be interspersed with thematic workshops\, covering topics such as data management and visualization\, large and small language models\, information analysis\, and critical editions. \nUpdates on the progress of each of the seven research groups will also be presented to identify opportunities and challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration. \nHere you can find the Program Training in-House Torino_ext
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/5th-plenary-meeting-of-itserr-state-of-the-art-and-training-on-nlp-and-onomasiological-searching-and-on-digital-preservation-and-communication-of-tangible-and-intangible-heritage/
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Storici (Palazzo Nuovo)\, via San Ottavio\, Torino\, 10124\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250122T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250123T183000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250131T110933Z
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SUMMARY:Le infrastrutture di ricerca ESFRI nelle scienze sociali\, umane e del patrimonio culturale: motori di innovazione per la ricerca in Italia e in Europa
DESCRIPTION:At the recent conference on European research infrastructures in the Social Sciences\, Humanities and Cultural Heritage\, organised by CNR-DSU in Rome to promote open and integrated research systems oriented towards innovation and technology transfer\, Francesca Cadeddu (FSCIRE) presented RESILIENCE together with its Italian strengthening project ITSERR. \nIn her talk\, she underlined how ITSERR is developing an innovative digital platform for storing and sharing data\, facilitating access to study materials and supporting the development of new research methodologies for researchers in Religious Studies. The platform is designed as an advanced environment to respond to the IT needs of Religious Studies scholars\, providing tools and functionalities that enhance research\, collaboration and knowledge sharing beyond the timespan of the project. \n \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/itserr-market-place-a-prototype-for-the-future-of-it-search-services/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250321T111850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T100525Z
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SUMMARY:Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo
DESCRIPTION:Ilaria Sabbatini (University of Palermo) participated in the international conference “Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo” with her paper: “Teaching Medieval Sources in the Age of Digital Intelligence”. \nThe conference explored the intersection of medieval studies and multimedia languages\, highlighting the role of digital tools in historical research and education.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/multimedioevo-storie-medievali-e-linguaggi-multimediali-fra-xx-e-xxi-secolo/
LOCATION:Università di Bologna\, Bologna
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250222
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250321T130058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T114444Z
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SUMMARY:IRCDL 25 - 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science
DESCRIPTION:Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo) presented her paper “Digital Maktaba Project: Proposing a Metadata-Driven Framework for Arabic Library Digitization” at the 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science. \nHer research explores innovative metadata strategies for digitizing Arabic library collections\, contributing to the advancement of digital library science.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ircdl-25-21st-conference-on-information-and-research-science-connecting-to-digital-and-library-science/
LOCATION:Udine
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250226
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250321T132931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T092215Z
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SUMMARY:ICAART 2025 -17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Irfan Ali (University of Palermo) and Amina El Ganadi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence\, presenting their research on AI applications in linguistic and textual analysis. \nIrfan Ali presented ABBIE: Attention-Based BI-Encoders for Predicting Where to Split Compound Sanskrit Words\, a deep learning model based on bi-encoders and multi-head attention that achieves high accuracy in segmenting compound Sanskrit words. The study also introduces a new dataset built from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit and the University of Hyderabad corpus\, showing that ABBIE outperforms previous state-of-the-art methods. \nAmina El Ganadi presented Generative AI for Islamic Texts: The EMAN Framework for Mitigating GPT Hallucinations\, which enhances AI reliability in Islamic studies by integrating verified sources to reduce misinformation. Her research explores the challenges of applying large language models (LLMs) to Islamic studies\, addressing issues such as hallucinations and reference inaccuracies. The proposed EMAN framework enhances model reliability through API-based integration with verified sources like Sahih al-Bukhari. The study highlights how embedding-based methodologies improve accuracy and reduce misinformation in AI-generated religious content.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/icaart-2025-17th-international-conference-on-agents-and-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Porto\, Portugal
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250401
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250401T130129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T113146Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar La “Guida spirituale” di Miguel de Molinos tra Palermo e Siviglia
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Department of Cultures and Society at the University of Palermo recently hosted two seminars led by Prof. Pedro Ramirez Rueda (University of Barcelona)\, the first scholar to visit the University of Palermo with a TNA grant as part of the ITSERR project. \nThe first seminar focused on Miguel de Molinos’ Spiritual Guide and its connections between Palermo and Seville\, shedding light on the historical and intellectual ties between these two cities. Professor Rueda provided an in-depth analysis of Molinos’ work\, examining its influence on religious thought and its significance within the broader European intellectual landscape. \nThe second seminar\, titled “From the Old to the New World: Circulation and Consumption of Printed Books between Europe and Latin America (16th-17th centuries)”\, explored the movement of printed materials across the Atlantic\, highlighting the dynamics of book circulation and readership between Europe and Latin America during the early modern period. \nBoth events attracted a diverse audience of scholars\, students\, and researchers interested in early modern spirituality\, book history\, and historical cultural exchanges.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-la-guida-spirituale-di-miguel-de-molinos-tra-palermo-e-siviglia/
LOCATION:Campus UniPa Ed. 16 aula D3\, Viale delle Scienze\, Palermo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250506T135818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T143756Z
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SUMMARY:6° ITSERR TRAINING IN-HOUSE
DESCRIPTION:On April 10–11\, 2025\, the ITSERR project hosted its sixth in-house training event at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “A. Faedo” (ISTI-CNR) in Pisa. The two-day meeting brought together project members and international experts for updates on the state of the project and advanced training on key topics at the intersection of Digital Humanities and Religious Studies. \nThe programme included sessions on manuscript cataloguing in the digital age\, automated methods and data conversion\, Natural Language Processing for Latin\, and the codification of material culture and religious practices. These sessions were led by scholars from leading institutions and fostered in-depth discussion on methodologies and tools for enhancing access to cultural and religious heritage. \nThis training marked an important milestone in ITSERR’s mission to strengthen the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE through digital innovation and international collaboration. \nSee the full Programme
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/6-itserr-training-in-house/
LOCATION:ISTI CNR\, G. Moruzzi 1\, Pisa
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250514T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250508T104735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T135840Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar "Arabic Multimodal Language Modeling"
DESCRIPTION:On May 14\, the Faedo Lecture Hall at ISTI-CNR will host the seminar “Arabic Multimodal Language Modeling”\, presented by Hawau Olamide Toyin\, a PhD student in Natural Language Processing at the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). \nHawau Olamide Toyin is a visiting scholar at ISTI-CNR thanks to a TNA (Transnational Access) grant\, awarded within the framework of ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of ESFRI RI Resilience\, a project funded by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Her research stay is part of the international mobility initiatives aimed at promoting access to cutting-edge research infrastructures in the field of humanities and social sciences. \nDuring the seminar\, she will present ArTST\, a pre-trained transformer model for Arabic speech and text\, which extends the unified SpeechT5 architecture originally developed for English. ArTST enables joint learning of speech and text representations and can be fine-tuned for a variety of tasks\, including speech recognition\, speech synthesis\, speech enhancement\, speaker identification\, and dialect classification. \nThe seminar also addresses a key research question: Can a single model be trained to handle multiple cross-modal speech-text tasks? The results obtained so far—both in high-resource (English) and low-resource (Arabic) settings—are promising. \nThis seminar is part of the ITSERR research activities in artificial intelligence\, language technologies\, and digital infrastructures for the humanities. \nRemote access link.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-arabic-multimodal-language-modeling/
LOCATION:ISTI CNR\, G. Moruzzi 1\, Pisa
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250516T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250516T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250513T102615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T102615Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar “Online Social Dynamics. Between Fake News and Historical Interpretation”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the activities of the Laboratory of Bibliography and Online Historical Research\, the Master’s Degree Programme in Historical\, Anthropological and Geographical Studies\, and the ITSERR Research Project\, a seminar will be held by Walter Quattrociocchi (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) on the topic: Online Social Dynamics. Between Fake News and Historical Interpretation. \nThe seminar will address the circulation of disinformation in digital environments and the challenges it poses to historical interpretation and critical thinking. \nSpeakers will include Rosella Cancila (University of Palermo)\, Coordinator of the Master’s Programme\, and Fabrizio D’Avenia (University of Palermo)\, Scientific Coordinator of the ITSERR Project.The seminar will be introduced by Ilaria Sabbatini (University of Palermo)\, course instructor of the Laboratory. \nThe event will also be accessible online. \npresso l’Aula 3.3 dell’Edificio 14 al Campus di viale delle Scienze\,
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-online-social-dynamics-between-fake-news-and-historical-interpretation/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250519T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250519T133000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250514T070750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T074229Z
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SUMMARY:Seminario "Interrogare o ordinare il caos? Testi\, biblioteche\, archivi nell’era dell’AI"
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange on the role of artificial intelligence in the study of texts\, libraries\, and archives. The seminar brings together scholars working in the fields of Digital Humanities\, philosophy of language\, and history of ideas. With a focus on the activities of uBIQUity – WP8 of the PNRR ITSERR project\, the event aims to explore both theoretical and experimental perspectives related to semiotic processes\, creativity\, and the digital transformation of textual heritage. \nThe morning will alternate between presentations and open discussions\, with the participation of researchers from various Italian and international institutions.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-interrogare-o-ordinare-il-caos-testi-biblioteche-archivi-nellera-dellai/
LOCATION:University of Bologna\, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2\, Bologna\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250610T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250610T233000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250605T103716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T103729Z
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SUMMARY:AI and Religious Studies: New Perspectives and Applications for the Study of the Talmud Bavli and the Corpus Iuris Canonici
DESCRIPTION:As part of the National Open Access (NOA) mobility program of the ITSERR project\, the seminar titled “AI and Religious Studies: New Perspectives and Applications for the Study of Talmud Bavli and the Corpus Iuris Canonici” will be held on 10 June 2025 at FSCIRE – Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose\, in Bologna. \nThe event will be introduced and chaired by Federico Alpi (FSCIRE – University of Florence) and will feature presentations by Arianna Pavone\, Andrea Ravasco\, and Vincenzo Roberto Imperia (University of Palermo)\, who will present the preliminary results of the research project carried out within the ITSERR framework. \nThe research group has developed GNORM\, an experimental software for the automatic analysis and categorization of printed religious normative sources\, using data mining techniques and 3D visualization. \nThe study focuses on two key normative texts from the religious tradition: the Corpus Iuris Canonici and the Babylonian Talmud\, opening up new avenues of research through the integration of religious studies and digital technologies. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ai-and-religious-studies-new-perspectives-and-applications-for-the-study-of-the-talmud-bavli-and-the-corpus-iuris-canonici/
LOCATION:Fondazione per le scienze religiose\, Via San Vitale 114\, Bologna
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250613
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260526T100541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T102410Z
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SUMMARY:SINT4CH 2025 - 1st International Workshop on Spatial Intelligence for Cultural Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Giuseppe Cartella\, ITSERR researcher\, presented the paper “Sanctuaria-Gaze: A Multimodal Egocentric Dataset for Human Attention Analysis in Religious Sites” at SINT4CH 2025 – 1st International Workshop on Spatial Intelligence for Cultural Heritage. The paper\, developed as part of ITSERR research activities\, introduces Sanctuaria-Gaze\, a multimodal dataset of egocentric visits to four sanctuaries in Northern Italy\, collected with wearable eye-tracking devices and paired with an open-source framework for automatic detection and analysis of Areas of Interest (AOIs). The study investigates how visitors visually engage with sacred\, architectural\, and cultural elements in real-world settings\, and how their individual backgrounds shape these gaze patterns.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/sint4ch-2025-1st-international-workshop-on-spatial-intelligence-for-cultural-heritage/
LOCATION:Music City Center\, Nashville\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250614
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250711
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260312T091216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T072928Z
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SUMMARY:International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2025
DESCRIPTION:Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo\, FSCIRE)\, member of the research team of the ITSERR 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:20250709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250710
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250707T103318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T124213Z
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SUMMARY:ITSERR at #EuARe2025: Panel on Digital Tools and Technologies for the Study of Religions
DESCRIPTION: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:20250709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250711
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260421T073500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T090436Z
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SUMMARY:#EUARE2025
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR took part in the European Academy of Religion annual conference (#EuARe2025) held in Vienna\, contributing with two panels dedicated to methodological and technological developments in Religious Studies. \nThe 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. \nThe 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:20250731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260421T093632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T094741Z
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SUMMARY:Slavic NLP 2025 – The 10th Workshop on Slavic Natural Language Processing
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nITSERR\, took part in the 10th Workshop on Slavic Natural Language Processing\, 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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250809
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
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;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250811T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250815T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260522T120457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T083725Z
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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\, 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;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250908T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260421T101353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T101715Z
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SUMMARY:IEEE 2025_International Conference on Cyber Humanities
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nITSERR took part in the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities\, 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:20250908T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
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:20250911T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260504T100729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T101055Z
UID:2199-1757577600-1757696400@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:Seminar "Forme ed espressioni dell'aristotelismo nella tradizione araba"
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researcher Ivana Panzeca (University of Palermo) took part in the seminar “Forme ed espressioni dell’aristotelismo nella tradizione araba”\, held 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:20250911T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250912T183000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250905T094938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T081502Z
UID:1856-1757577600-1757701800@www.itserr.it
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:20250919T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
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;VALUE=DATE:20250923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20251027T110455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T120848Z
UID:1929-1758585600-1758931199@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:TPDL 2025_International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
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;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250926
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
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;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250925T100000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20250915T151651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T101311Z
UID:1886-1758794400-1758794400@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:DIALOGHI CON LA STORIA DEL DIRITTO
DESCRIPTION:  \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. Ignazio Alessi in Palermo is made possible by a Transnational Access (TNA) grant\, within the framework of the ITSERR 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;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251009T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251010T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260508T110421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T110421Z
UID:2246-1759996800-1760115600@www.itserr.it
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:20251015T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20260526T104135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T122020Z
UID:2378-1760515200-1760720400@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:Workshop: The Dānešnāme and its (structural) aftermath
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR researcher Ivana Panzeca (University of Palermo)\, 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. \nView full programme.
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:20251019T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T015256
CREATED:20251021T135206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T103039Z
UID:1918-1760860800-1761238800@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:44th Course of the International School of Ius Commune
DESCRIPTION:The 44th Course of the International School of Ius Commune\, held in Erice\, Sicily\, and dedicated to “Legal\, cultural and religious pluralism: aspects and problems in the tradition of the ‘ius commune” hosted a contribution from ITSERR. \nITSERR researcher Roberto Imperia (University of Palermo)\, presented his latest study\, “Il ‘Corpus Iuris Canonici’ nell’età digitale: anticipazioni sul software di ricerca GNORM.” Developed within the ITSERR project\, GNORM is one of the digital tools designed to support historical and religious studies\, offering new ways to explore and analyse the Corpus Iuris Canonici\, a foundational legal corpus of the European Middle Ages. \nThe course was organised 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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