Tracking the Digital Footprint of Greek Pontian Dialect

Symela Amanatidou graduated in Philosophy and Pedagogy (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and holds a Master's in Italian Studies and Language Sciences. She completed a second Master's in Intercultural Education and Mediation (Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy, 2024–2025). She is certified in Intercultural Education (University of Athens, Greece) and is fluent in Greek, English, and Italian (C2). She is President of the "O Efksinos Pontos" Association and the Pontian Youth of Thessaloniki.Alexandros Gazis holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSc and MEng) and a MSc in Electronics, Microelectronics and Computer Systems from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He is a PhD candidate in computer science and a member of the "Operating Systems and Middleware" university group. He is also a Software Engineer at PiraeusBank, specializing in banking systems, and a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. He is the author of multiple publications on Artificial Intelligence, serious games development, web analytics, remote sensing, and neural networks.Theodoros Vavouras holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and an MEd in Adult Education (Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece). He earned a PhD in Philosophy (Aristotle University, 2018) with a thesis on open education programs. Since 2020, he has been a lecturer at HOU.

Symela Amanatidou graduated in Philosophy and Pedagogy (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and holds a Master's in Italian Studies and Language Sciences. She completed a second Master's in Intercultural Education and Mediation (Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy, 2024–2025). She is certified in Intercultural Education (University of Athens, Greece) and is fluent in Greek, English, and Italian (C2). She is President of the "O Efksinos Pontos" Association and the Pontian Youth of Thessaloniki.Alexandros Gazis holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSc and MEng) and a MSc in Electronics, Microelectronics and Computer Systems from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He is a PhD candidate in computer science and a member of the "Operating Systems and Middleware" university group. He is also a Software Engineer at PiraeusBank, specializing in banking systems, and a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. He is the author of multiple publications on Artificial Intelligence, serious games development, web analytics, remote sensing, and neural networks.Theodoros Vavouras holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and an MEd in Adult Education (Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece). He earned a PhD in Philosophy (Aristotle University, 2018) with a thesis on open education programs. Since 2020, he has been a lecturer at HOU.