Rafail Giannadakis holds a B.A. in Philology, with a major in Classical Studies, from the University of Crete. His academic interests center on Greek and Latin poetry, gender in ancient literature, material culture, Digital Humanities and AI applications in the Classics and the Humanities more broadly. Alongside his philological training, he has contributed to open datasets, conference publications and presentations, teaching materials, and training programs related to ontologies, terminology modeling, and AI applications. From February 2024 to July 2026, he worked as a Research Assistant at the TALOS–AI4SSH EU ERA Chair project, hosted by the Department of Philology at the University of Crete. His work there focused on the intersection of classics, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence.

Through the Fulbright Program, Rafail will pursue graduate studies in Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. There, he aims to deepen his training in ancient Greek and Latin literature, language, and interpretation, while exploring how computational and digital approaches can support close reading, textual analysis, and the study of low-resource ancient languages. Building on his philological background, he hopes to develop as a researcher and teacher able to combine rigorous textual study with responsible digital methods. After his studies in the United States, he hopes to contribute to research and university teaching in Greece, develop open resources for students and scholars, and promote wider public engagement with classical antiquity.