The Hellenic ACM SIGMOD Chapter was established in 2024 with the
aim to bring together the Greek data management research
community world-wide, promoting its scientific and educational
contributions and facilitating the mentoring of the young
researchers in Greece, Cyprus and the rest of the world. As a
chapter of the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data,
it operates exclusively for scientific and educational purposes
with focus on all aspects of the data lifecycle:
✓ Advance, increase knowledge and interest in data acquisition, data management, data science, data systems and technologies.
✓ Increase awareness of the benefits and dangers of the use of
data and in general the important role of data and its
applications in shaping every aspect of our life and work among
both professionals and the general public.
✓ Promote the use of data for the common good as well as foster
diversity and inclusion in all aspects of data professional
activities.
Activities of the Hellenic ACM SIGMOD Chapter to achieve its
goals include:
✓ The annual Hellenic Data Management Symposium.
✓ Networking and connecting events.
✓ Data-related seminars and panel discussions for raising
awareness and exploring specific topics and challenges.
✓ Mentoring students and young researchers.
✓ Recognizing role models in the Hellenic database/data
management/data science research community.
✓ Technical support for data research conferences, summer/winter
schools on data and information science and technologies, taking
place in Greece and Cyprus.