In recent years, one of the major challenges in Environmental and Earth Sciences has been managing and searching larger volumes of data, collected across multiple disciplines. Many different standards, approaches, and tools have been developed to support the Data Lifecycle from Data Acquisition to Data Curation, Data Publishing, Data Processing and Data Use. In particular, modern semantic technologies provide a promising way to properly describe and interrelate different data sources in ways that reduce barriers to data discovery, integration, and exchange among biodiversity and ecosystem resources and researchers.

The training session is organised in the framework of EMODnet Biology and in particular on the ongoing Feasibility Study on Ecological Traits and sampling devices/methodologies identification with text mining. This online, free training session focuses on the interdisciplinary field of text mining and its application on marine ecological traits. During the session, participants receive an overview of state-of-the-art text mining technologies and bioinformatic tools. A balanced approach of lectures and practical sessions provides a general background and the latest advancements in the field as well as its relationship with other disciplines.

Α training session is organised in the framework of EMODnet Biology and in particular on the ongoing Feasibility Study on Ecological Traits and sampling devices/methodologies identification with text mining. This training session will take place on the 20th of March 2023 and it will be online and free of charge. During the session, participants will receive an overview of state-of-the-art text mining technologies and bioinformatic tools. A balanced approach of lectures and practical sessions will provide a general background and the latest advancements in the field as well as its relationship with other disciplines.

IMBBC presented the NAUTILOS Citizen Science project “Marine Creatures” created in the Zooniverse platform during the Athens Science Festival 2022 «Worlds of Tomorrow» (#ASF2022) which took place in Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens (Greece) during 21 – 23 October 2022. The visitors had the opportunity to assist scientists to identify marine benthic sessile organisms using underwater photos from natural or anthropogenic habitats (underwater caves, ports, artificial reefs). The online project “Marine Creatures” was launched on 7th of September 2022 and has already reached 1517 responses from citizen scientists.