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Big data to create eco-friendly innovation in Copenhagen

Collaborations Education Computer Science Department big data innovation

20 May, 2016

ITU thesis students have contributed to the development of City Data Exchange, the world's first data marketplace where both public and private organizations can share their data. Innovators can use big data to solve the city's environmental and infrastructural challenges.

ITU researchers launch robot spin-out

robots Research startups

17 May, 2016

A new, user-friendly robot has the potential to revolutionize workflows in laboratories worldwide. The driving force behind the invention is ITU-researcher Kasper Støy, who will commercialize the idea in a new spin-out company.

Social sign language dictionary gives deaf students new opportunities

Education social media innovation startups

11 May, 2016

Troels Madsen has created Wign, an online sign language dictionary where deaf people can share and search for signs. This is especially useful in higher education, where many technical terms do not have an official sign.

ITU startups: deemly

Entrepreneurship startups

6 May, 2016

Deemly creates trust between users in the sharing economy by aggregating reviews across platforms. The idea arose from an ITU thesis and today the ambition is to allow people around the world to exchange goods and services without worries.

ITU creatives bridge the gap to the industry

Education Digital Design Department design

3 May, 2016

The new student organization ITU Designers is bringing together students from all ITU study programmes to help students expand their portfolio and build their knowledge of the industry.

Creative machines: The next frontier for artificial intelligence

Digital Design Department Education artificial intelligence

2 May, 2016

Artificial intelligence can solve routine tasks but still struggles to be creative or collaborate with us.

New research will help us understand computer games

Digital Design Department Research computer games Espen Aarseth

2 May, 2016

Espen Aarseth, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, has received one of Europe's most prestigious research grants, an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) of two million Euro. He will spend the next five years laying the groundwork for the first comprehensive theory of computer games.

Denmark’s first virtual reality conference was a big success

Events ITU Innovators wearables

27 April, 2016

The student organisation ITU Innovators put on the first Danish conference on one of the hottest emerging technologies of the day.

ITU and Glad Fonden launch research project on digital inclusion

Research diversity

19 April, 2016

The IT University and Glad Fonden are joining forces in a one-year project that will examine the challenges that people with cognitive disabilities are facing in the digital world. The one-year project 'Digital Social Inclusion', led by Associate Professor Morten Hjelholt, has received a DKK 640,000 grant from TrygFonden.

IT University of Copenhagen appoints new Pro-Rector

About ITU Jens Christian Godskesen

15 April, 2016

On April 14, the Board of Directors at the IT University of Copenhagen appointed Jens Christian Godskesen as Pro-Rector. Jens Christian Godskesen comes from a position as Head of Department at the university.

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