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New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation

Computer Science Department Research artificial intelligence

4 October, 2021

A new digital tool may make it easier for companies and caseworkers to comply with the law. The tool, which highlights legal requirements in a given case process, was developed as a part of the recently completed research project Ecoknow and is used by caseworkers in Denmark and Italy.

Research project: Satellite imaging to enable sustainable crop irrigation among Himalayan farmers

Yvonne Dittrich Collaborations Computer Science Department Research green IT software

29 September, 2021

ITU-researchers team up with colleagues at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mandi and Danish water management specialists DHI GRAS to create irrigation advisories based on satellite image analysis for Himalayan farmers in the northern part of India.

ITU researchers receive Villum grant to improve image recognition systems

Anders Sundnes Løvlie Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department Research grants

23 September, 2021

Professor Sebastian Risi and Associate Professor Anders Sundnes Løvlie have just received a Villum Synergy grant for a project to improve image recognition systems by training on nonphotographic visual art.

Oksana Kulyk receives Villum Experiment grant for her research in election technologies

Oksana Kulyk Computer Science Department ethics grants democracy

14 September, 2021

How may society successfully communicate security in election technologies? Assistant Professor in Computer Science at ITU, Oksana Kulyk, has just received a grant to the tune of 1.98 million kroner from the Villum Experiment-programme to answer that question.

Professor profile: Can IT solve the climate crisis?

Steffen Dalsgaard Business IT Department Research Events green IT

9 September, 2021

In his inaugural lecture at ITU, Professor Steffen Dalsgaard will broaden the perspective on how technology and digital solutions are employed in the climate crisis. The lecture will take place in Auditorium 0 at the IT University on October 1 at 2 p.m.

IT educators may ensure greater student diversity with people-themed teaching

Claus Brabrand Computer Science Department Education Research diversity

24 August, 2021

Two new research articles suggest simple ways for IT educators to plan teaching practices and course material in order to attract a broader student demographic. The research results were recently presented at the renowned ACM International Computing Education Research conference (ICER 2021).

Professor Profile: Barbara Plank wants to broaden the field of NLP to deal with variability in language use

Barbara Plank Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

24 August, 2021

Barbara Plank has been appointed professor at the Computer Science department at ITU. Her ambition is to broaden the scale of Natural Language Processing and make it more inclusive. She will be giving her inaugural lecture entitled “NLP for everyone” in auditorium 3 at ITU on September 2.

ITU researchers receive funding to create digital mental healthcare platform for Syrian refugees

Lars Rune Christensen Research Business IT Department grants

16 August, 2021

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is financing a one-year project aiding healthcare workers and Syrian refugees in Jordan to the tune of two million kroner. The project is spearheaded by Associate Professor Lars Rune Christensen and PhD fellow Hasib Ahsan who have previously worked on digital healthcare screening of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Professor Profile: Sebastian Risi develops AI by having machines play videogames

Sebastian Risi About ITU Digital Design Department artificial intelligence computer games

4 August, 2021

How do you teach a computer to be creative and adaptive? The same way we humans learn it: by playing games and solving problems. Professor of Digital Design Sebastian Risi uses games to train neural networks for problem solving in the real world. He will give his inaugural lecture entitled "Creative AI: Machines that Play, Adapt, and Create" on August 23.

New technology detects and measures online hate against women

Leon Derczynski Computer Science Department Research algorithms social media

27 July, 2021

ITU researchers have completed a large-scale collection, classification, and categorization of misogyny in Danish social media. It is a potential gamechanger in the fight against abusive online behaviour.

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