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Open science
in the wild

Challenges and opportunities from Greece

Fotis Mystakopoulos
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Who I am

About me

An Open Science professional with a background in Library and Information Science, working across Open Access, Open Science training, Research Data Management, FAIR principles, and Responsible Research Assessment.

I advance more equitable and transparent research systems through policy, training, and infrastructure — combining practical experience with policy insight and grassroots community building.

EmploymentOpen Scholarly Communication Officer, OPERAS Research Infrastructure
Doctoral researchUniversity of West Attica — Academic Libraries as Infrastructures: Exploring the Shifting Roles of Libraries in Open Science
CommunitiesSupporting INOSC and FORRT
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Key interests

Individual & community

Applying Open Science in the Greek landscape

Individual — PhD research

  • How can Open Science be applied in qualitative research?
  • Implement the Open by Design concept in my PhD research
  • Better management of potential code, software, and data sharing

Community

  • How is Open Science perceived by Greek colleagues?
  • What Open Science steps should a community adopt first?
  • How can capacity in Greece align with international growth?
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OLS course

Lessons learned & next steps

Individual

  • The value and steps of conscientiously planning an Open PhD — ethos, code, tools
  • Challenges of sharing data under privacy constraints: health data shares this with qualitative interviews
  • Code is easier to produce with LLMs, but provenance, licensing, and citation practice need more care, not less
Dr Johanna Bayer
Introduction to Open Code (and software) · Slides ↗

Community

  • Equity is not a “Global South” issue alone — equity is a matter of resource
  • Next step: produce an Open Science training as part of OSC Athens
  • Potentially: a bibliographic assessment of Open Science practice adoption in Greece
  • A collection of tools and ideas to make projects Open Science friendly
Seun Olufemi
The Values of Open Science · Slides ↗
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Thank you

Let’s keep it open

Questions, collaborations, and Greek Open Science conversations all welcome.

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