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ITU / Press / News from ITU / Is blockchain more than a buzzword?

Is blockchain more than a buzzword?

Blockchain is a much-discussed technology during these years, and distinguishing between hype and actual opportunities can be difficult. In this video, Roman Beck, Professor at ITU and Head of the European Blockchain Center, explains what kind of solutions the technology may lead to in the future.

Business IT Department Research Blockchain Roman Beck business

Written 31 October, 2018 12:40 by Vibeke Arildsen

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IT University of Copenhagen reveals two new members of management

IT University of Copenhagen reveals two new members of management

18 November, 2024

At IT University of Copenhagen, future head of education, Luís Cruz-Filipe (L), and future head of research, Morten Hjelholt (R), will become part of the university management when both take up their positions on 1 February and 1 January 2025 respectively.

Video: Is artificial intelligence the key to human consciousness?

Video: Is artificial intelligence the key to human consciousness?

12 November, 2024

"Our future is going to look like science fiction." Associate professor at IT University of Copenhagen, Paolo Burelli, uses artificial intelligence to approach a better understanding of the human brain and consciousness.

ITU researcher awarded Villum Synergy grant for qualitative data project

ITU researcher awarded Villum Synergy grant for qualitative data project

15 October, 2024

Associate Professor at IT University of Copenhagen, Anna Rogers, and Associate Professor Hjalmar Carlsen at University of Copenhagen have received a Villum Synergy grant from Villum Fonden to develop a new tool for conducting large-scale, high-quality qualitative interviews.

How do we make technologies more efficient and less energy consuming?

How do we make technologies more efficient and less energy consuming?

10 October, 2024

In the age of resource awareness, ensuring the energy efficiency of digital technologies shaping our world is critical. Associate Professors Pınar Tözün and Zoi Kaoudi from IT University of Copenhagen tackle the issue from a hardware and a software perspective. Catch their session at this year’s Digital Tech Summit, 31 October.

New research project on the datafication of wellbeing in public schools

New research project on the datafication of wellbeing in public schools

8 October, 2024

Associate professor at the IT University, Irina Papazu, has received a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark to conduct research on the use of apps that measure pupil wellbeing in Danish public schools.

ITU researcher develops software to secure Large Language Models

ITU researcher develops software to secure Large Language Models

26 September, 2024

As Large Language Models (LLMs) are deployed in thousands of applications, the need for scalable evaluation of how models respond to malicious attacks grows rapidly. ITU Associate Professor Leon Derczynski has developed the hitherto most comprehensive tool for the task.

ITU researcher secures Novo Nordisk grant to advance open data management

ITU researcher secures Novo Nordisk grant to advance open data management

19 September, 2024

Associate Professor Martin Hentschel’s project, “Open Data Management for Scientific Innovation,” aims to improve data accessibility and interoperability.

ITU researcher awarded prestigious EU grant

ITU researcher awarded prestigious EU grant

5 September, 2024

Marie Curie Fellow at IT University of Copenhagen, Alena Thiel, has secured the ERC Starting Grant for the project, ModelFutures. The project focuses on the use of statistics and digital quantification in four African welfare systems.

New research project to ensure a just green transition in the Nordic-Baltic Region

New research project to ensure a just green transition in the Nordic-Baltic Region

2 September, 2024

A new four-year, Nordforsk funded research project, coordinated by associate professor at ITU Vasilis Galis, will partner with Indigenous and local grassroots communities in Greenland, Lithuania, and Sápmi to learn about their experiences and challenges in the context of environmental justice.

IT University of Copenhagen turns 25

IT University of Copenhagen turns 25

30 August, 2024

Today, IT University celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a significant journey since its inception in 1999 with an inaugural class of 147 students. Since then, the university has grown exponentially to accommodate approximately 2,800 students. According to ITU Rector Per Bruun Brockhoff, this growth is driven by the soaring demand for the skills that ITU graduates possess.

Study: Social media platforms fail to remove illegal hate speech

Study: Social media platforms fail to remove illegal hate speech

Preliminary results from an EU-supported project shows that most reported hate speech on social media is either not removed or left unanswered. Researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen are a part of the study and responsible for collecting and analysing the data on hate speech in Denmark.

ITU students take on fake news with video game

ITU students take on fake news with video game

In only 48 hours, Saskia Joanna Rauhut, Giorgio Perri, and Ioannis Maliaras from ITU’s MSc in Games programme completed a video game that tackles fake news in a profound and thought-provoking manner. The game was developed at the “Truth, Lies & Democracy” game jam in Barcelona.

Researchers work to solve healthcare’s growing e-waste problem

Researchers work to solve healthcare’s growing e-waste problem

Associate Professor Daniel Fürstenau and PhD Fellow Camille Rønn lead a 9-million-euro Horizon Europe project aimed at solving the growing e-waste problem in the healthcare industry and closing its current linear take-make-waste operations.

Video: Can Artificial Intelligence be trusted?

Video: Can Artificial Intelligence be trusted?

Artificial intelligence or advanced algorithm? ITU researcher Nanna Inie focuses on how we talk about artificial intelligence in the public debate and which consequences it has for our understanding of the technology when it is described with human characteristics.

ITU Center behind the first ever ethical guidelines for European blockchain infrastructure

ITU Center behind the first ever ethical guidelines for European blockchain infrastructure

Europe is building a new digital infrastructure based on Blockchain technology. Representative for Denmark, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen’s Business IT Department, Roman Beck and Research Assistant Signe Agerskov, have been in charge of convening the ethical guidelines that will ensure the system aligns with European values.

AI driven job matching has a bias problem, new ITU research tackles the issue

AI driven job matching has a bias problem, new ITU research tackles the issue

Algorithms are far from objective. In a new three-year industry partnership with Jobindex, ITU Associate Professor Toine Bogers and Postdoc Mesut Kaya will work to develop job and candidate recommendation algorithms that take multi-sided fairness into account.

Why digital data from our eyes will have significant implications for better or for worse

Why digital data from our eyes will have significant implications for better or for worse

Professor at the IT University, Dan Witzner Hansen, has spent the most of his career researching how we collect and utilize data from our eyes. Now, he is a partner in the EU project, Eyes4ICU, which he hopes will be the fundation of the next generation of researchers in the field.

ITU researchers secure EU funding for research in digital agriculture and affective gaming

ITU researchers secure EU funding for research in digital agriculture and affective gaming

Professor Steffen Dalsgaard and Assistant Professor Elisa Mekler have collectively secured almost half a million euros from the Marie Sklodowska Curie Programme to fund two postdocs working on projects in digital agriculture and affective gaming.

Professor Sami S. Brandt’s research in audio-visual computing began with a love of music

Professor Sami S. Brandt’s research in audio-visual computing began with a love of music

On 11 April at 15:00, newly minted professor of the Computer Science Department at IT University in Copenhagen, Sami S. Brandt will present his inaugural lecture in Auditorium 0 at IT University of Copenhagen.

InnoCollab takes on innovation projects after Open Entrepreneurship

InnoCollab takes on innovation projects after Open Entrepreneurship

Since 2017, Peter Ibsen and Nikolaj Oppermann have built a bridge between ITU's researchers and the business world via the Open Entrepreneurship programme. The project, which was completed at the turn of the year, has been such a success that the IT University has launched an innovation unit, InnoCollab, to continue the work.

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