Programme
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Please find below the final programme. The programme page works as an interactive schedule grid rather than a static list.
  • The schedule is organized across the three conference days (9–11 October 2026), with each session occupying a fixed slot.
  • Click directly over each presentation's title. This leads to separate page of the presenter's short biography and the abstract of the talk.

Please note that each presentation lasts 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for Q&A. Each keynote speech, panel, and workshop lasts one hour.

On Day 1, all talks will be delivered in English, with Greek interpreting provided by students from the BA in Interpreting of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting. On Days 2 and 3, interpreting in English will be provided for all presentations delivered in Greek and French.

Presentation materials

If you are a presenter, you may now log into the conference's Author Area using the credentials you have received, and upload your PowerPoint presentation, preferably in .pptx format.
Please include your surname and the day of your presentation in the file name (e.g. Surname_Friday.pptx).

We recommend bringing a copy of your presentation on a USB drive as a backup. If your presentation includes video, audio, specialised fonts, or other multimedia content, please let us know in advance so that we can check compatibility with the conference equipment.

Please visit also the Location page which includes map and details  about the venue of the conference, as well as the Social Programme page with all relevant information regarding your stay in Corfu in October.

 

Updated: 07-10-2026
Friday, October 9th 2026
09:30-10:30
Registration & Welcome Coffee

Ionian Academy Foyer
10:30-11:00
[OPENING] Welcome AddressesEL→EN/EN→EL

Where next for Translation Studies? (Video Presentation) by Susan Bassnett

Ionian Academy Main Hall
11:00-12:00
OPENING KEYNOTE Empowering Europe with Multilingual AIEN→EL

Chair: Vilelmini Sosoni

11:00 [Presentation] Empowering Europe with Multilingual AI
Christos Ellinides (Director-General, Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission)
Ionian Academy Main Hall
12:00-13:30
LLMs and Institutional TranslationEN→EL

Chair: Stephanos Vlachopoulos

12:00 [Presentation] Large Language Models in Translation Workflows: A Proof of Concept for Automated Post-Editing
Anna Samiotou (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the EU (CdT))
12:30 [Presentation] Evaluating LLMs and NMT across 23 EU languages: evidence from ECB financial texts
Cristina Farroni (European Central Bank)
13:00 [Presentation] The Human-Factor in Machine-Generated Translation: the Bank of Greece experience
Eleanna Antonoglou (Bank of Greece)
Ionian Academy Main Hall
13:30-15:00
Lunch Break

Ionian Academy Foyer
15:00-16:30
LLMs, Institutional Translation and Human Agency in the Age of AIEN→EL

Chair: Theodoros Vyzas

15:30 [Presentation] AI-generated translation, ethical reasoning and responsibility: A pilot study
Georgios Floros (University of Cyprus)
16:00 [Presentation] Engineering Ideology: Prompting LLMs for the Translation of Populist Political Discourse
Michail Georgios Dimelis, Stavroula Vraila (Ionian University), Aristidis Vrahatis (Assistant Professor, Ionian University)
Ionian Academy Main Hall
16:30-17:00
Coffee Break

Ionian Academy Foyer
17:00-18:00
EMT Collaborative Projects & BenchmarksEN→EL

Chair: Simos Grammenidis

17:00 [Presentation] Human by Design: Student Translators as the Benchmark for AI in an EMT–DGT Collaborative Project
Katarzyna Wasilewska (University of Warsaw), Małgorzata Kodura (University of the National Education Commission, Krakow)
17:30 [Presentation] Translating and adapting the MMLU dataset: Insights from an EMT Master’s Program
Elpida Loupaki (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Parthena Charalampidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Elina Symseridou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), María Pilar Sánchez Gijón (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Susana Valdez (Leiden University Centre for Linguistics), Cristian Brasoveanu (Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission), Jozef Stefanik (Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission), Anna Kokkinidou
Ionian Academy Main Hall
18:00-19:00
KEYNOTE 2 Dynamic Roles of Translators in AI EcosystemsEN→EL

Chair: Maria Tsigou

18:00 [Presentation] Dynamic Roles of Translators in AI ecosystems
Helena Moniz
Ionian Academy Main Hall
20:00
[SOCIAL] Welcome Reception

Ionian Academy Foyer
Saturday, October 10th 2026
10:00-11:00
KEYNOTE 3 Ethics and Large Language Models for Translation: Revisiting the Triple Bottom Line

Chair: Vilelmini Sosoni

Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
11:00-11:30 Ionian University Building
11:30-13:30
[PARALLEL 01-A] Ethics, Responsibility and Inclusive Language in AI Translation

Chair: Georgios Floros

11:30 [Presentation] No Box to Check: LGBTQ+ Terminology in AI-Mediated Translation (FR/DE–EL)
Stavroula Vraila (Ionian University), Maria Tsigou (Ionian University)
12:00 [Presentation] Can LLMs really help with the gender-oriented human editing of EU and national administrative translations?
Vasiliki Chelidoni (Ionian University), Maria Tsigou (Ionian University)
12:30 [Presentation] Combining Rule-Based Grammars and Large Language Models for the Processing of Inclusive Language: A Comparative Study of French and Greek
Maria Papanikolaou (Department of French Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
11:30-13:30
[PARALLEL 01-B] Audiovisual Translation and Accessibility

Chair: Loukia Kostopoulou

11:30 [Presentation] The Architecture of Remembrance: Memory, Identity, and the Atmospheric Craft of Blended Subtitling
Filimon Eliza Claudia (West University of Timisoara), Robert Marcu (West University of Timisoara)
12:00 [Presentation] Introducing the ATLAS Accessibility Suite
Emmanouela Patiniotaki (ATLAS E.P.)
12:30 [Presentation] Reframing Audio Description: Directorial Intent and the Objectivity–Subjectivity Continuum
Katerina Stogiou (Student in the Postgraduate Programme "Science of Translation", DFLTI, Ionian University), Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University)
13:00 [Presentation] Artificial Intelligence in the Audio Description Process: A Case Study
Ismini Karantzi (Ionian University), Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University), Thanasis Epitideios
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
11:30-13:30
[PARALLEL 01-C] Translation and Interpreting: Beyond Linguistic Competence

Chair: Stephanos Vlachopoulos

11:30 [Presentation] In search of the optimal mix of human intelligence and AI in conference interpreting
Haris Ghinos (CEO ELIT Language Services, AIIC Consultant interpreter)
12:00 [Presentation] The Technological Turn: Interpreting Pedagogy in Transition
Anne Martin (University of Granada, Spain.)
12:30 [Presentation] Beyond Language: Developing Intercultural Mediation Skills in Translation Students through COIL
Lyudmyla Kruhlenko (Pryazovskyi State Technical University)
13:00 [Presentation] Beyond Linguistic Competence: Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Identity as Critical Dimensions in Translator Education
Virginia Katsimpiri (Ionian University, Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting), Stefanos Vlachopoulos (Ionian University), Naoum Mylonas (Ionian University, Department of Tourism)
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
11:30-13:30
[PARALLEL 01-D] Creative Translation and AI

Chair: Lito Alexaki

11:30 [Presentation] Beyond Survival: The Translating Subjects' Habitus in the Age of GenAI
Kostas Polychronidis (MA student), Katerina Stogiou (Student in the Postgraduate Programme "Science of Translation", DFLTI, Ionian University), Panajotis Xhebraj (Translator, MA Student in Science of Translation, DFLTI, Ionian University), Serena Vandorou (MA Student in "Science of Translation", Ionian University)
12:30 [Presentation] Translating dramatic texts dramatically in the era of LLMs
Anabella-Gloria Niculescu-Gorpin ('Lucian Blaga' University of Sibiu & I.L.I.R, Romanian Academy)
13:00 [Presentation] Intercultural Competence: The Human Core of Translation and Interpreting in the AI Era
Ioannis Karras (Ionian University, Professor)
Teaching Room 2 - Ionian University Building
13:30-14:30
Lunch Break

Ionian University Building
14:30-16:30
[PARALLEL 02-A] The impact of AI on Translator Education and on the Translation Profession
Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
14:30-16:30
[PARALLEL 02-B] AI and the Law

Chair: Anastasios Ioannidis

14:30 [Panel] Trusting the Machine with the Law: Algorithmic Legal Hegemony in Translation, Interpreting, and Justice
Stavroula Vraila (Ionian University), Sotiriοs Livas (Ionian University), Aikaterini Lampraki (Ionian University), Effrossyni Fragkou (DFLTI, Ionian University), Spyros Balesias (Panhellenic Association of Professional Translators Graduates of the Ionian University (PEEMPIP))
15:30 [Presentation] Use of generative AI in legal translation: A comparative survey of Greek legal translation trainees and professionals
Christos Giannoutsos (PhD Canadidate, DFLTI, Ionian University)
16:00 [Presentation] Found in translation: Looking for free and creative choices in AI-generated translations
Georgios Bouchagiar (Ionian University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Maria Bottis (Ionian University)
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
14:30-16:30
[PARALLEL 02-C] LLMs, Pitfalls and Quality

Chair: Eleni Tziafa

14:30 [Presentation] Compliance Is Not One Thing: A Human-Validated Taxonomy of Compliance Submodules for Knowledge Graph-Mediated Translation
Viveta Gene (Ionian University), Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University)
15:00 [Presentation] Beyond Machine Equivalence: Recognition, the Presence Trap, and the Human Remainder in Translating Peripheral Knowledge
Yanyu Zeng (Hunan Normal University), Minmin Xie (Hunan Normal University, P.R. China)
15:30 [Presentation] Beyond Dictation: Translators' Perspectives on Speech-Assisted Machine Translation Post-Editing
Jeevanthi Liyana Pathirana (University of Geneva), Pierrette Bouillon (Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva, Switzerland), Jonathan Mutal (Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
16:00 [Presentation] A Comparative Evaluation of LLMs vs. NMT Systems in Greek: Aligning Automatic Metrics with Human Perception Across Text Domains
Despoina Mouratidis (Department of Informatics, Ionian University), Georgios Mastrogiannis (Ionian University)
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
14:30-16:30
[PARALLEL 02-D] Multimodal Translation and AI

Chair: Andromachi-Mavina Pantazara

15:00 [Presentation] Adapting songs in the age of generative AI: a multimodal and reception analysis of Papaoutai
Loukia Kostopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Konstantinos Digkas (Cyprus University of Technology)
15:30 [Presentation] Moving Mountains with the power of AD
Alexandru Nicola (West University of Timisoara), Cintar Adrian (West University of Timisoara, Romania)
16:00 [Presentation] Voluntary Translation of Lyrics: Human Translator with Multifaceted Role
Ayşe Sırma Yalçındağ (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University)
Teaching Room 2 - Ionian University Building
16:30-17:00
Coffee Break

Ionian University Building
17:00-18:00
[PARALLEL 03-A] Charting the Greek educational landscape in the Age of AI

Chair: Elpida Loupaki

17:00 [Panel] Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη και Εκπαίδευση Γλωσσικών Επαγγελματιών στον Ελληνόφωνο Χώρο: Συζήτηση στρογγυλής τράπεζας από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Μεταφρασεολογίας [Artificial Intelligence and Language Professional Education in the Greek-Speaking World]EL→EN
Parthena Charalampidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Konstantinos Kritsis (Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus and Board member of the Hellenic Society for Translation Studies), Stefanos Vlachopoulos (Ionian University), Paraskevi Giouli (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Loukia Kostopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Eleni Tziafa (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Maria Tsigou (Ionian University), Georgios Floros (University of Cyprus)
Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
17:00-18:00
[PARALLEL 03-B] AI in the Workplace

Chair: Olaf-Immanuel Seel

17:00 [Presentation] Translation Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Physical Activity: Creating Multilingual Educational Environments to Promote Health and Inclusion
Vasiliki Karmi (Ionian University | Directorate of Secondary Education of Kerkyra), Panagiotis Androutsopoulos
17:30 [Presentation] Beyond Translation: Evaluating AI-Generated Easy Language in Workplace Communication
Athanasios Breskas (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Silke Gutermuth (University of Mainz), Silvia Hansen-Schirra (University of Mainz), Fabian Merkel (University of Mainz)
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
17:00-18:00
[PARALLEL 03-C] Interpreting in the AI Era
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
17:00-18:00 Teaching Room 2 - Ionian University Building
18:15-19:30
[CULTURE] Guided Cultural Walking Tour of Corfu Old Town

Meeting Point: Ionian University Building (Map)

21:00
[GALA DINNER] Official Conference Dinner

Sailing Club’s Restaurant (https://corfu-sailing-restaurant.com)

Sunday, October 11th 2026
10:00-12:00
[PARALLEL 04-A] Culture, Creativity and AI
Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
10:00-12:00
[PARALLEL 04-B] Presence, Habitus and Translation Competence

Chair: Effie Fragkou

10:00 [Presentation] If AI Can Translate, What Do Linguists Do?
Beti Pagourdaki (ORCO S.A.)
10:30 [Presentation] Developing Translator's Competence in a Technology-Mediated Environment
Mihaela Cozma (West University of Timisoara, Romania)
11:00 [Presentation] Emotion, World Models and Collective Intelligence: The Translator and "Human in the Loop" AI
Christina Alexandris (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
11:30 [Presentation] Narrative Manipulation, Artificial Intelligence, and the Crisis of Critical Reflection in Translation Pedagogy
Hanna Mijas (Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland)
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
10:00-12:00
[PARALLEL 04-C] Law, Politics and AI

Chair: Stavroula Vraila

10:00 [Presentation] The Ghost in the Machine: Why the EU AI Act Cannot Replace the Human Conscience in Translation Ethics
Konstantina Gogoulou (PhD, Ionian University / Supreme Court Lawyer)
11:00 [Presentation] AI-assisted translation of political and cultural texts in the Turkish-Greek language pair: advancements, challenges and the human agent
Iralia Kotsakidou (Post-doc Researcher - Ionian University), Minas Pergantis (Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University)
11:30 [Presentation] Traduttore, Traditore… Computationally: A Tagset for Translation Manipulation
Valentini Kalfadopoulou (Ionian University)
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
12:00-12:30
Coffee Break

Ionian University Building
12:30-14:00 Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
12:30-14:00
[PARALLEL 05-B] Interpreting and Sign Language Interpreting

Chair: Sotiris Livas

12:30 [Presentation] Can Accessibility Be Automated? Deaf Perspectives on Sign Language Interpreting in Museums
Georgios Stathis (PhD Candidate, Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Ionian University)
13:00 [Panel] Sign Language Interpreting in Transition: Technology, Access, and Professional Practice
Marianna Hatzopoulou (ΣΔΕΝΓ (ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΟ ΔΙΕΡΜΗΝΕΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΝΟΗΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ)), Evlampia Angelou (GSL Interpreter - Independent Researcher), Polyxeni Nikolakopoulou (SDENG), Georgios Stathis (PhD Candidate, Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Ionian University), Rozalia Founta (Association of Greek Sign Language Interpreters), Androniki Xanthopoulou (SDENG/ EFSLI), Elizabeth Katsaraki (SDENG), Vasiliki Alexandri (Panteion University)
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
12:30-14:00
[PARALLEL 05-C] Conference Interpreting: Practice and the Profession

Chair: Anastasios Ioannidis

12:30 [Presentation] Positioning technological skills within the map of conference interpreting competences: insights from the professionals.
Ludovica Maggi (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris), Georgios Vardakis (Ionian University)
13:00 [Presentation] Harder Than It Looks: Methodological Challenges in Experiments Comparing Simultaneous and Machine Interpreting
Tomasz Korybski (University of Warsaw), Małgorzata Tryuk (University of Warsaw), Wojciech Figiel (University of Warsaw)
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
14:00-15:00
Lunch Break

Ionian University Building
15:00-16:30
[PARALLEL 06-A] Interpreter Training and Competence

Chair: Maria Petrocheilou

15:00 [Presentation] Visible by Design: Interpreter Presence, Language Policy and State Communication in Taiwan
Alice Yi-Rong Hung (University of Geneva)
16:00 [Presentation] Between the Classroom and the Workplace: Novice and Professional Perceptions of MTPE and Human Translation
Oleksandr Bondarenko (Translation & Localisation company Translatel, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University), Kateryna Bondarenko (Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University)
Lecture Hall 2 - Ionian University Building
15:00-16:30
[PARALLEL 06-B] New directions in the Practice and Training of Translators

Chair: Olaf-Immanuel Seel

16:00 [Presentation] Ethical aspects of AI in translator training – a gamified teaching approach
Athanasios Breskas (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Katharina Oster (University of Mainz)
Teaching Room 1 - Ionian University Building
15:00-17:00 Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building
17:00-17:15
[CLOSING] Closing Ceremony

(Official Closing & Remarks)

Lecture Hall 1 - Ionian University Building