International Academic Conference
4th International InterAthenian Conference
The Transformation of the Human in the Posthuman Age
Two days of international dialogue, research and interdisciplinary exchange
Exploring humanity, artificial intelligence, education, medicine, culture, science and sustainability in the posthuman age.
DAY 1 — Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Human Identity, Society, Culture and the Future
Opening Ceremony
08:30–09:10
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30–09:00 | Opening Ceremony – Welcome Addresses – Invited Representatives |
| 09:00–09:10 | Introduction Address by the President of the Conference: Professor Stratos Theodosiou |
SESSION 1
Human Identity, Intelligence and Education in the Posthuman Age
Coordinator: Ioannis Panagiotopoulos
| Time | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 09:10–09:25 | Metropolitan Athanasios of Achaia (GR) | Human is Forever |
| 09:25–09:40 | Very Revd. Dr. Aristarchos (Vasileios) Gkrekas (GR) | Beyond the Posthuman: Orthodox Christian Anthropology and Human Sovereignty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence |
| 09:40–09:55 | Ioannis Panagiotopoulos (GR) | Pilgrimage in a Post-Human World: Embodiment, Sacred Space, and Digital Substitution |
| 09:55–10:10 | Noboru Konno (JP) | Beyond the Posthuman: Knowledge Ecology and the Relational Human in the Age of AI |
| 10:10–10:25 | Dr. Dionysios Tsirigotis (GR) | Modernity, Mediation, and Democratic Legitimacy in the Posthuman Age |
| 10:25–10:40 | Stratis Panourios (GR) | Sophocles’ Philoctetes: A Tragedy of Utility in the Posthuman Age |
| 10:40–10:55 | Anna Lazou (GR) | Human Creativity in the Arts and Sciences and Types of Intelligence in the AI Era |
| 10:55–11:10 | Babis Michailidis (GR) | Navigating the Modern Labyrinth: Unleashing the Four Navigation Capabilities and the Poetic Mind for Future Leadership |
| 11:10–11:25 | Nikitas Nikitakos (GR) | Collaborative Intelligence in Human–Machine Decision Support |
| 11:25–11:40 | Konstantinos Kalemis & Konstantina Kallini (GR) | The Emergence of Cognitive Sovereignty: Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence |
| 11:40–11:55 | Discussion – Q&A | |
| 11:55–12:10 | ☕ Coffee Break | |
SESSION 2
Society, Culture, Democracy and the Future of Humanity
Coordinator: Dr. Christos Karapiperis
| Time | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 12:10–12:25 | Sofia Kallou (GR) | Emotional Intelligence and Its Necessity in the Era of Intelligent Machines |
| 12:25–12:40 | Dimitrios Papachristos (GR) | Ethics and Deontology in Decision-Making by Intelligent Machines |
| 12:40–12:55 | Dimitrios P. Kosteletos (GR) | Human Transformation, the End of Meaning in the Posthuman Age |
| 12:55–13:10 | Mohammad M. Banat (Jordan) & Konstantinos Kalemis (GR) | Ethical Intelligence for AI-Native Communication Networks |
| 13:10–13:25 | Kyriakos Maridakis (GR) | The Transformation of the Human in the Posthuman Age: Cultural Diplomacy as a Bridge between Culture, International Relations and Global Cooperation |
| 13:25–13:40 | Antonios Zairis (GR) | New Cultural Background and New Entrepreneurial Spirit in Retail: The Great Transformation |
| 13:40–13:55 | Angeliki-Agapi Vrettou (GR) | Democracy in the Digital Age: Reshaping Geopolitics in the Algorithmic Era |
| 13:55–14:10 | Antonis Litke (GR) | A Network-Effect-Aware Recommendation Engine for Multimodal Shared Mobility |
| 14:10–14:25 | Konstantina Ziropoulou (GR) | Can Immersion Preserve Humanity? Virtual Reality Theatre and Ethical Witnessing in the Posthuman Age |
| 14:25–14:40 | Basilio Petkidis (GR) | Energy, Automation and Inequality in the Post-Human Economy |
| 14:40–14:55 | Discussion – Q&A | |
| 14:55 | End of Day 1 | |
DAY 2 — Wednesday, 25 November 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Science and Sustainability
Welcome Address
09:00–09:10
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:10 | Welcome Address |
SESSION 3
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare
Coordinator: Nikos Papadakis
| Time | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 09:10–09:25 | John Lekakis (GR) | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine |
| 09:25–09:40 | Nikos Gavalas (GR) | AI in Healthcare: From Basic Research to Applications in the Clinic |
| 09:40–09:55 | Apostolos Beloukas (GR) | AI-Enabled Self-Testing and Wearables: The Future of Diagnosis and Health Monitoring |
| 09:55–10:10 | Georgia Melagraki (GR) | Hybrid Intelligence in Decision-Making for Human Health and the Environment |
| 10:10–10:25 | Ilias Maglogiannis (GR) | Using AI to Manage Stress and Improve Working Conditions |
| 10:25–10:40 | Nikos Papadakis & Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (GR) | From Speckle to Spectrum: Learned Inversion of a Passive Neuromorphic Acoustic Sensor |
| 10:40–10:55 | George Pierrakos (GR) | Healthcare Access Inequalities and Structural Challenges in Greece |
| 10:55–11:10 | Discussion – Q&A | |
| 11:10–11:25 | ☕ Coffee Break | |
SESSION 4
Humanity, Science, Sustainability and the Future
Coordinator: George Boskou
| Time | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 11:25–11:40 | George Boskou (GR) | Nutrition Sovereignty and Nutrition Justice |
| 11:40–11:55 | Xenophon Moussas (GR) | The Role of Causality and Laws of Physics in the Transformation of the Human in the Posthuman Age: The Example of the Antikythera Mechanism |
| 11:55–12:10 | Konstantinos Kalachanis (GR) | Humanity and the Universe: Beyond the Anthropic Principle towards a New Philosophical Understanding of Modern Astrophysics |
| 12:10–12:25 | Konstantinos G.-A. Niarchos (GR) | Man and the Absolute according to Plato and Aristotle |
| 12:25–12:40 | Angeliki Vasileiou (GR) | Humanity Reinvented: A Change of Era – Part I |
| 12:40–12:55 | Spyros Vliamos (GR) | The Transformation of the Human Mind in the Posthuman Age: Co-Evolution of Knowledge, Resilience, and the Future of Social Sciences |
| 12:55–13:10 | Stratos Theodosiou (GR) | Discussing a Unified Unity of Knowledge |
| 13:10–13:25 | Anil Kumar Singh (IN) | Post Human Economy: Technological Inequalities and Work-Culture Diversity in India |
| 13:25–13:40 | Marc Roux (FR) | New Frontiers of Humanity |
| 13:40–13:55 | Panagiotis Pafilis (GR) | Nature in the City: Urban Biodiversity and Biophilia in 21st Century Metropolises |
| 13:55–14:10 | Konstantinos Arvanitis & Nikos Papadakis (GR) | When Is Retrieval Enough? A Survey of Stopping Decisions in RAG |
| 14:10–14:30 | Anna-Maria Kanzola (GR), Brandon Randolph-Seng (US) & Panagiotis E. Petrakis (GR) | Is Serendipitous Discovery in Danger? Implications of the Shift from Humanism to Post-humanism in the Era of Artificial Intelligence |
| 14:30–15:00 | Discussion – Q&A | |
| 15:00–15:15 | Professor Stratos Theodosiou | General Conclusions by the President of the Conference |
| 15:15–15:45 | Closing Ceremony | |
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