29 August, 14:30 – 15:30 CEST
This session delves into the latest advancements in synthetic media detection, with a strong focus on the innovative work conducted within the veraAI project. We offer a brief overview of the project before moving on to discuss the significant results and upcoming research that are positioning veraAI at the forefront of synthetic media detection. This session provides an in-depth look at how our efforts are contributing to the fight against disinformation and the spread of AI-generated content, highlighting the crucial role of veraAI in this rapidly evolving landscape.
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Speaker:
Akis (Symeon) Papadopoulos, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – Information Technologies Institute (CERTH-ITI)
Dr. Symeon Papadopoulos is a Principal Researcher at the Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH-ITI), Thessaloniki, Greece, where he currently leads the Media Analysis, Verification and Retrieval Group (MeVer, https://mever.gr). He holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012) on knowledge discovery from large-scale mining of social media content. His research interests lie at the intersection of multimedia understanding, social network analysis, information retrieval, big data management and artificial intelligence, with a focus on media verification and Trustworthy AI. He has participated in and currently coordinates a number of relevant EC FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe projects in the areas of media convergence, social media and AI. He is a co-founder of the Infalia Private Company, an offshoot of CERTH-ITI.
Moderator:
Alexis Gizikis, EU DisinfoLab
Alexis Gizikis has been working in the EU DisinfoLab since 2018 and is currently coordinating the participation and contributions of the DisinfoLab to its projects. Alexis has more than 20 years of experience in research and development in the ICT sector and has experience in requirements engineering, software development, research, and project management. He has been working in the implementation and management of several projects under the EU funding programmes since FP6. In the EU DisinfoLab, Alexis has been involved and followed the WeVerify, CrossOver, EDMO BELUX, EFCSN, VeraAI, and the ATHENA projects.
The opinions expressed are those of the speakers/authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of EU DisinfoLab. This webinar does not represent an endorsement by EU DisinfoLab of any organisation.
