Leaving the Summer Behind
Traffic on the streets has clearly increased, the sun is already shining lower in the sky, days are getting shorter, and the morning coffee tastes different than the one enjoyed on the terrace… Returning to reality after a carefree summer can be hard but school desks and office duties are calling… To make this transition a little easier, in our newsletter we not only look back at August events, but also encourage you to join the upcoming ones!
Together with the Institute of Computer Science PAS in Warsaw, we invite you to a workshop and promotional meeting for the DARIAH-HUB project. Organized in cooperation with the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission as part of the “Twin it! Part II” campaign, the event aims to create an online 3D competence center for cultural heritage. In January 2026, a series of lectures and workshops on the use of 3D technologies is planned within the 3D-4CH project.
For those who are into combining new technologies with art, we have got another edition of the Art & Science Lab workshops held at Zwierzyniecka 20 in Poznań.
In this issue of PCSS News we also write about our international cooperation: the launch of a high-capacity connection that will strengthen partnerships between scientific institutions from Poland and Germany, with the key involvement from GÉANT, as well as the call for proposals under the HERIFORGE project, which is seeking breakthrough solutions in the field of cultural heritage and immersive technologies.
“Endings are beginnings, and beginnings are ours to turn into something good” wrote Elizabeth Chandler in one of her books. We leave you with this quote, as every ending creates an opportunity for something new.
We wish you an enjoyable reading and a gentle return to everyday life!
Agnieszka Wylegała, Błażej Oczkowski
Coming Up
On 24 and 25 September 2025, we invite you to the headquarters of the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw for the DARIAH-HUB project workshop and promotional meeting. Specialists from PCSS have been invited to participate in this event to present the Interdisciplinary Research Platform, which enables the use of distributed and complementary laboratories created under the Dariah.lab project (2021–2023), with a special focus on data harmonization activities.
As part of the 3D-4CH project, which PCSS is a partner of, a series of lectures and workshops on the use of 3D technology has been planned. In January 2026 we invite you to the 3D-4CH Winter School. The event is organized in cooperation with the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission within the “Twin it! Part II” campaign, and its aim is to create an online 3D competence center for cultural heritage.
A summer evening on the beach by the Warta river in Poznań is not only an opportunity to relax – it can also be spent in the company of experts in fields such as artificial intelligence, business development, and innovation. AI Evening #3 was an event organized by Poznański Horyzont Danych, which took place at the riverside club Na Fali. One of the invited speakers was Maksymiliana Marcinowska from the ICT Security Department, who presented LLM red-teaming in the context of artificial intelligence.
The main goal of the Art & Science Lab workshop series in Poznań is to combine technological and scientific artistic practices. As part of the program, the speakers will address topics related to the use of immersive multimedia technologies, AI, interactivity and gaming in the creative and artistic process.
X-Win and PIONIER networks have just gained another high-capacity interconnection, which is going to strengthen collaboration between scientific institutions in Poland and Germany. The European GÉANT network plays a significant role in this project.
Projects
The call for proposals in the HERIFORGE project – focused on cultural heritage innovation and immersive XR technologies – has been announced with the aim of fostering novel and groundbreaking solutions that can be implemented within the project in Poland, Cyprus and Turkey. In total, six proposals will be selected. PCSS, as a partner of this initiative, invites and encourages you to take part in the first open call.







