Hellenic OCR Team
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About the Hellenic OCR Team
In late 2017, a unique crowdsourcing platform was born. The Hellenic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Team represents the first scientific crowdsourcing initiative that aims exclusively at the processing and study of parliamentary textual data. It builds on the plain idea that a decentralized group of people can be more than the mere sum of individuals.
Our team members are virtually linked through an online exchange platform and gather regularly for monthly meetings, where problems are discussed and best practices are exchanged. Newcomers receive basic training on entering the group, while more experienced members, called ‘mentors’, provide peer-to-peer advice and support. Text processing follows a well-defined streamlined process, which is developed in order to build quality corpora of parliamentary relevance. The resulting content is brought in an open and structured format, such as XML (eXtensible Markup Language), and enables the use of novel tools and methods from the exciting field of computational linguistics.
The opportunities that arise from the study of the aforementioned corpora are tremendous, as they allow for interlinking of several – formerly distant – areas of research, such as history, political science and linguistics, thus opening up new horizons in the understanding of parliamentary data and discourse. The Hellenic OCR Team is rapidly expanding and we are looking for interested individuals to further enhance our dynamic interdisciplinary team.
We need..
- A bit of your spare time
- A lot of scientific curiosity
- Your engagement and support
We offer..
- Certified training
- Opportunity to join an international scientific network
- Early access to scientific projects
- Hands-on working experience on state-of-the-art tools and methods
Contact the Hellenic OCR Team - Become a Member
The Team
Dr. Fotis Fitsilis
Founder and Team Leader
Hellenic Parliament
Prof. Giorgos Mikros
Co-Founder and Head of Science
Prof. Iasonas Lamprianou
Head of Methods
University of Cyprus
Prof. Ioannis Armakolas
Comparative Politics
University of Macedonia
Marina-Eirini Kousta
Political Science and Public Administration
University of Athens
Alexandra Fiotaki
Computational Linguist
University of Ioannina
Katerina Tzortzi
Computational Linguist
University of Crete
Anna Maria Moutsai
Law student
Democritus University of Thrace
Spyridoula-Anna Pappa
Italian Philology
University of Athens
Dr. Michael Fitsilis
Head of Programming
Software developer
Natasa Theochari
Italian Philology postgrad. student
University of Athens
Konstantinos Christopoulos
Law student
Democritus Univ. of Thrace
Vasilis Kesidis
Italian Philology student
University of Athens
Athanasia Pliakogianni
Political Science
University of Bamberg
Alexandros Fikas
Italian Philology student
University of Athens
Member Locations
Athens
– Greek Parliament
– National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens
Komotini
Democritus University of Thrace
Nicosia
University of Cyprus
Paris
UNESCO
Thessaloniki
University of Macedonia
Our Blog
hellenicOCRteam.gr/blogThe Hellenic OCR Team web site is now online!
The Hellenic OCR Team has now its own website! Following our presence on Linkedin, our website shall present our crowdsourcing activities and extend our visibility to interested third parties. Information science professionals, data scientists, linguists and students from a wide spectrum of fields are hereby invited to participate to an one-of-its-kind cooperative platform for the processing and study of parliamentary data. More details may be found in our open Call for Members.
Linkedin page
The Hellenic OCR Team just got its dedicated Linkedin page! A presence in the Linkedin universe provides a reach out to a wide business-oriented audience and -at the same time- added-value to connected team members and supporters. Below one may found a series of screenshots from the Linkedin page, but why not visit it directly and build your own opinion?
Hellenic OCR Team Newsletter #2: May 2018
This is the May 2018 newsletter of the Hellenic OCR Team. Overall, it is the second one and the first one drafted in English. It is also the last one before the hot Greek summer. However, work within the team never stops! The next newsletter will appear in late September with more insights on team development, collaboration with related organisations and more information the processing and analysis of parliamentary texts.
Hellenic OCR Team Newsletter #1: April 2018
Το πρώτο newsletter της Eλληνικής Oμάδας OCR (Hellenic OCR Team) είναι γεγονός! Σε αυτό ενημερώνουμε τα μέλη μας για την εξέλιξη των εργασιών μας, τη διεύρυνση της ομάδας και πολλά άλλα ενδιαφέροντα θέματα. Η Eλληνική Oμάδα OCR, πρώτη στο είδος της, είναι μια ανοικτή πρωτοβουλία για την επεξεργασία και μελέτη κοινοβουλευτικών δεδομένων. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να βρείτε εδώ.
Hellenic OCR Team reaches milestone!
The crowdsourcing initiative Hellenic OCR Team reaches an important milestone. After less than three months of operation, the team has now expanded to 10 members. The members are originating from the private, the public and the academic sector. Currently, team members are resident in Greece and in France. They are virtually linked through an online exchange platform and regularly gather for monthly meetings, where problems are discussed and best practices are exchanged.
Hellenic OCR Team
Interdisciplinary science at its best – Be part of it!
On the eve of 2018 a new crowdsourcing platform came to life. The Hellenic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Team represents the first scientific crowdsourcing initiative that aims exclusively at the processing and study of parliamentary data. Naturally, the application, handling and further development of OCR processes stand in the core of our endeavor.