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ITU researcher secures grant to improve safety of AI systems

grants Alessandro Bruni Research artificial intelligence programming languages

19 March, 2025

At Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, Associate Professor Alessandro Bruni from ITU is currently conducting research on the mathematical foundation for developing verifiably correct machine learning frameworks. The project is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.

IRFD funded ITU project to develop theoretical foundation for probabilistic session types

grants Marco Carbone Research

6 March, 2025

The increasing technological complexity makes probabilistic understanding and management of critical computing systems a necessity. A new research project, led by Associate Professor Marco Carbone, aims to develop the foundation for probabilistic session types to that end.

New research to find efficient strategies for prevention of epidemics

grants Jonas Juul About ITU Research health

26 February, 2025

Assistant Professor at ITU, Jonas Juul, receives a Novo Nordisk Foundation Data Science Investigator grant of DKK 6.5 million for a project that aims to improve statistical methods for predicting outbreaks of infections.

New research project to find a more inclusive way to develop algorithms

grants Veronika Cheplygina Research algorithms health artificial intelligence

10 February, 2025

Associate Professor Veronika Cheplygina has received a Novo Nordisk Data Science Investigator Grant of almost DKK 11 million. The grant will fund research on how more inclusive teaching and research environments may lead to better algorithms for medical imaging.

ITU researcher awarded Villum Synergy grant for qualitative data project

grants Anna Rogers Collaborations Computer Science Department Research data science

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.

New research project on the datafication of wellbeing in public schools

grants Research children and youth

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 secures Novo Nordisk grant to advance open data management

grants Computer Science Department Research data storage

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

grants Alena Thiel Research

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

grants Vasilis Galis Business IT Department Research Climate IT democracy diversity ethics

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.

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

grants Business IT Department Research Climate IT digitization health

19 June, 2024

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.

Grant: ITU researcher working for transparency in training data for AI

grants Anna Rogers Computer Science Department Research algorithms artificial intelligence

24 January, 2024

Assistant Professor at IT University of Copenhagen’s Computer Science Department, Anna Rogers, has just secured a prestigious 940 000-euro Villum Young Investigator grant for a research project aimed at developing new methods for identifying references to language model training data.

ITU researcher to spearhead Horizon Europe funded project for immersive experience of art and culture

grants Sami Brandt Computer Science Department Collaborations Research virtual reality

18 December, 2023

Associate Professor Sami S. Brandt coordinates an 8.0 million-euro Horizon Europe project and leads a research and industry collaboration focused on developing mixed reality technology for the culture industry.

ITU researcher receives funding to improve human-centered AI

grants Computer Science Department Research artificial intelligence

6 November, 2023

PhD student at IT University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science Elisa Bassignana has received an International Postdoc grant from Villum Fonden to gain a better understanding of how large language systems are encoded with social, cultural, demographically defined information and values.

New research project: Studying Ghana’s digital emergency preparedness

grants Research Climate IT

22 August, 2023

Alena Thiel has received the Horizon Europe’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral fellowship for her project, MUNDI. During the next two years she will investigate the use of digital innovations for the predictive anticipation, real-time analysis, and early intervention in multiple and intersecting threats to human security in Ghana.

Velux Fonden to fund ITU research project in digital care practices

grants Anna Vallgårda Erik Grönvall Jonas Fritsch Marie Ertner Signe Yndigegn Digital Design Department Research design digitization health seniors

28 June, 2023

Five researchers from IT University of Copenhagen’s Digital Design Department have secured 5.7 million kroner from Velux Fonden to investigate how digital technologies affect the relationship between users and care providers in the healthcare system.

ITU researcher receives grant from The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network

grants Collaborations Research Computer Science Department

1 June, 2023

Stella Grasshof, Assistant Professor at Computer Science Department at ITU, and her research partner at Region Hovedstaden, has secured a grant of 150.000 Danish kroner from The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network to their research project “Automated Analysis of Mental Disorders”.

Ambitious EU funded robot research project to ensure sustainable food handling

grants Kasper Støy Research algorithms artificial intelligence innovation robots

20 February, 2023

The EU MOZART project investigates the latest robotic technologies and system solutions to drive the food industry towards economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The project is coordinated by Professor Kasper Støy of the IT University of Copenhagen.

New research and industry collaboration to improve usability of cyber security tools

grants Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath Collaborations Digital Design Department Research cybercrime design software

6 February, 2023

Cyberattacks are multi-dimensional, but cybersecurity software lacks the ability to represent threats. A new research and industry collaboration headed up on the ITU side by Associate Professor of Digital Design at the IT University, Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath, sets out to make cybersecurity tools more accessible and usable.

Radu-Cristian Curticapean secures funding from Villum Fonden for research in resource requirements

grants Radu-Cristian Curticapean Computer Science Department Research algorithms

24 January, 2023

This year, 22 research talents from the technical and natural sciences will receive a combined total of DKK 126 million through Villum Fonden Young Investigator Programme. One of this year’s recipients is Associate Professor of Computer Science from the IT University of Copenhagen, Radu-Cristian Curticapean who has been awarded 3 million DKK for research in the field of theoretical computer science.

ITU researcher receives grant to develop quantum-inspired algorithms

grants Research Computer Science Department

19 December, 2022

Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Michael Kastoryano, has secured 5 million kroner from the Carlsberg Foundation to develop quantum-inspired algorithms.

ITU researcher receives grant to enable powerful machine learning in smaller hardware environments

grants Pinar Tozun Computer Science Department Research Climate IT software

16 December, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen, Pınar Tözün, has secured 2.7 million kroner from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop novel mechanisms to get more value out of data using the computing power of small devices.

ITU researcher secures ERC Consolidator grant to develop rapid learning abilities in AI

grants Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department Research algorithms artificial intelligence

13 December, 2022

Professor Sebastian Risi from the IT University’s Digital Design department has received 1.9 million Euros from the European Research Council to develop AI that is capable of adapting to and learning from unforeseen events in a bid to unleash more of the enormous potential of autonomous machines.

ITU researcher secures prestigious EU funding for research in theoretical computer science

grants Radu-Cristian Curticapean Computer Science Department Research algorithms

22 November, 2022

Associate Professor Radu-Cristian Curticapean at the IT University of Copenhagen’s Computer Science department has received a 1.5 million Euro grant from the European Research Council to conduct research in the field of theoretical computer science.

IRFD funds ITU research in voter coercion and graph modification problems

grants Oksana Kulyk Paloma Thome De Lima Computer Science Department Research algorithms IT security democracy

15 November, 2022

IT University of Copenhagen researchers Oksana Kulyk and Paloma Thomé De Lima have been awarded 2.8 million kroner for their respective projects from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Innovation projects apply knowledge in practice – and presents new perspectives on research

grants Bernardo Machado David Cancan Wang Business IT Department Computer Science Department Research fintech

16 June, 2022

Researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen, Cancan Wang and Bernardo David, have secured funding from Copenhagen Fintech to realize their respective innovation projects in a private sector context. Innovation projects allow researchers to apply their knowledge in practice and gain new research insights.

Funding: ITU researchers examine cultural dynamics in the age of digitalisation

grants Luca Rossi Vasilieos-Spyridon Vlassis Business IT Department Digital Design Department Research big data Climate IT data science digitization ethics

1 June, 2022

Associate Professor at Digital Design, Luca Rossi, and Postdoc at Business IT, Vasilieos-Spyridon Vlassis, have secured 4.6 million kroner from the European CHANSE programme for their respective research projects in digital innovation and social and cultural dynamics.

Can robots help prevent anxiety attacks in children?

grants Computer Science Department Research algorithms artificial intelligence robots Morten Roed Frederiksen

26 April, 2022

Morten Roed Frederiksen from Computer Science at ITU has received 1.6 million kroner from Independent Research Fund Denmark for at research project that aims to make robots better at understanding human emotion. The goal is to create technology that may help children with anxiety.

ITU professor takes critical approach to green tech, secures prestigious grant

grants Steffen Dalsgaard Business IT Department Research Climate IT digitization green IT innovation

17 March, 2022

Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen’s Business IT department Steffen Dalsgaard has won the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. The almost two million Euro grant will enable him and his colleagues to critically examine IT and sustainability across the globe.

ITU researcher secures prestigious fellowship to empower citizen cooperation

grants Luca Maria Aiello Computer Science Department Research algorithms Climate IT green IT social media

7 December, 2021

Associate Professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen, Luca Maria Aiello, has won the Carlsberg Foundation’s prestigious Young Researcher Fellowship for a project that aims to facilitate citizen coordination in the face of global challenges such as climate change.

ITU sustainability research in the Amazon awarded grant from IRFD

grants Business IT Department Research Climate IT green IT

15 October, 2021

The project, Amazon 4.0, will examine the impact of technological sustainability measures in the Amazon. The researchers have been awarded close to 2.9 million DKK from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

ITU researchers receive Villum grant to improve image recognition systems

grants Anders Sundnes Løvlie Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department Research

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

grants Oksana Kulyk Computer Science Department ethics 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.

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

grants Lars Rune Christensen Research Business IT Department

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.

New research project aims to prevent flaws in critical software

grants Marco Carbone Computer Science Department Research innovation programming languages software

17 May, 2021

Hospitals, banks, and airports—today, software is at the heart of many of society’s critical functions. A new research project, led by Associate Professor at the IT University, Marco Carbone, aims to develop mathematical models to prevent flaws in critical software. The project has recently been awarded 2.8 million kroner from Independent Research Fund Denmark.

New research project at ITU: How can we make digitalization of the public sector a citizen driven project?

grants Digital Design Department Research digitization

16 April, 2021

The lack of user participation in the digitalization of the public sector in the Nordic countries blocks a truly successful digital transformation. The aim of the new research project CAPE is to investigate how to increase user involvement in the development of public e-services.

New IT University cofounded pioneer centre to bolster Danish artificial intelligence research

grants Research Collaborations artificial intelligence

9 April, 2021

The pioneer centre, established by the IT University and four other Danish universities, has received DKK 352,4 million in funding to conduct artificial intelligence research focussed on social issues, design, and ethics.

Public digitalisation: Citizens' need for informal IT support will be studied in new research project

grants Business IT Department Research digitization e-government

8 March, 2021

As a part of the digitalisation of the public sector, citizens are required to handle more tasks themselves in the contact with governmental institutions and authorities. This is not equally easy for everybody and many people need help. But where can they find that support? A new research project at the IT University of Copenhagen’s Center for Digital Welfare is going to investigate informal welfare work in the digitized state.

ITU to coordinate research project on the use of digital police tools

grants Vasilis Galis Business IT Department Research big data democracy

9 February, 2021

Five European universities, a research centre and a trade union for IT professionals have launched a three-year research project on the consequences of the police's increasing use of big data, face recognition, mass surveillance and predictive analytics.

ITU researcher granted to investigate how to verify that our private data really is private

grants Bernardo Machado David Computer Science Department Research Blockchain IT security

5 February, 2021

When our data are successfully kept private, it becomes a challenge to investigate data misuse. Independent Research Fund Denmark has awarded Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Bernardo David, a Sapere Aude grant to find out how to verify that our sensitive data is not misused while keeping them private.

ITU recruits two international researcher profiles with Start Package from Novo Nordisk Foundation

grants About ITU Research artificial intelligence data storage

27 January, 2021

Two uniquely talented, international researchers will be moving to Denmark to continue their careers at the IT University of Copenhagen. The recruitments are supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation's new Start Package grant programme.

Roberta Sinatra awarded a Velux Foundation grant to fight discriminatory algorithms

grants Computer Science Department Research algorithms

25 January, 2021

Algorithms used for ranking publications and evaluating researchers on the basis of their citations are far from fair. The Velux Foundation has awarded associate professor, Roberta Sinatra, the Young Investigator grant to pursue her ambition of creating the foundation for better algorithms and metrics.

ITU researcher granted twice to develop sustainable software

grants Computer Science Department Research software

18 January, 2021

Associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen Pinar Tözün has been awarded with two grants for her research in solutions for sustainable growth in data science.

The IT University plays a vital role in the newly established National Centre for Research in Digital Technologies

grants Jens Christian Godskesen About ITU Collaborations Research

26 November, 2020

The Innovation Fund Denmark has granted DKK 100 million for the establishment of a national research centre in digital technologies, led by a consortium of seven Danish universities and the Alexandra Institute.

The IT University is coordinating new European expert training in underwater robots

grants Andrzej Wasowski Research Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

5 October, 2020

In the next four years, professor at the IT University, Andrzej Wasowski, will be leading a new expert training program focusing on the development of /developing underwater robots in order to make them reliable so that we can use them for critical tasks like fighting pollution. The program is funded by an EU grant of 30 mio. DKK.

Researchers from ITU receive five grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark

grants Barbara Plank Bernardo Machado David Leon Derczynski Steffen Dalsgaard Sebastian Risi Research

21 October, 2019

The grants will fund research in artificial Intelligence, urban air and language and other research areas. Five researchers receive the grants for their respective research projects.

DKK 6 million for research on the effects of public digitization

grants Business IT Department Research e-government digitization Brit Ross Winthereik Vasilis Galis

9 October, 2019

Researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen have received a DKK 6 million grant from the VELUX Foundation for a research project that will investigate the effects of digitization in law enforcement, the health care system, primary schools and municipal administrations.

Carlsberg funding for research on surgery robots and AI in Danish

grants Research Computer Science Department Business IT Department artificial intelligence Natalie Schluter Barbara Plank

6 December, 2018

The Carlsberg Foundation is funding three projects at ITU, including research on surgery robots and methods for creating better AI solutions in Danish.

VILLUM grant for ITU project on privacy protection

grants Computer Science Department Research data storage IT security Andrzej Wasowski

10 September, 2018

Professor Andrzej Wąsowski receives DKK 2 million for an experimental research project that aims to increase privacy for users of digital technologies in the data-driven economy using new methods.

New research project: Finding software bugs automatically

grants Computer Science Department Research software Andrzej Wasowski Claus Brabrand

6 June, 2018

Software defects often manifest themselves far from where the problem has actually occurred. In a new project, researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen want to build a technology that automatically detects and diagnoses deep-seated software errors. The project has received DKK 6 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Research project will contribute to a more secure pension system

grants Computer Science Department Collaborations Research fintech Peter Sestoft

20 December, 2017

With computing power from graphics processors commonly used in gaming computers, a new research project aims to develop an advanced calculation platform for pension funds. Innovation Fund Denmark is investing DKK 9 million in the project collaboration between the IT University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen and the software company Edlund A/S.

New research project to investigate refugees’ use of IT

grants Collaborations Research Business IT Department awards social media

24 October, 2017

The Velux Foundations has granted the research project Diginauts with DKK six million to investigate how refugees use their mobile phones and other digital devices to navigate geographically and socially during their travel through Europe.

Making case management effective, flexible and transparent

grants Thomas Hildebrandt Computer Science Department Research e-government Collaborations

5 October, 2017

Digital case management systems should become more intelligent and flexible so that both case workers and clients are provided better and more transparent service, despite the increasingly complex legislation. Innovation Fund Denmark invests DKK 16 million in the research project Ecoknow, which links technology and practice of adaptive case management.

New project accompanies Danish business leaders on their way towards the digital economy

grants Dr. Alexander Richter Business IT Department Collaborations Professional education Research awards business career e-government innovation ITU Business Development management

20 April, 2017

Danish leaders need more knowledge about the impacts of digitalization if their businesses are to be competitive. The Danish Industry Foundation has recently decided to fund a research project at the IT University of Copenhagen. “Innovation4Leadership” (I4L) aims to equip organizational leaders for the upcoming challenges related to the digital economy.

Innovation corps will bridge the gap between research and industry

grants About ITU Collaborations Georg Dam Steffensen Jens Christian Godskesen Entrepreneurship

6 April, 2017

The IT University of Copenhagen is among four Danish universities to receive funding from The Danish Industry Foundation for transferring research-based knowledge, inventions and patents to the industry. ITU receives DKK 5 million to establish an innovation corps focusing on big data, fintech and artificial intelligence, among other areas.

New research will improve the quality of industrial robots

grants Computer Science Department Research robots Andrzej Wasowski Claus Brabrand Yvonne Dittrich

21 March, 2017

In a new EU funded project, researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen and European partners will work to improve quality assurance in a platform for industrial robot programming.

EliteForsk grant for young ITU researcher in search of the optimal search algorithm

grants Computer Science Department Research

23 February, 2017

PhD student Tobias Christiani has received an EliteForsk travel grant of DKK 200,000. His next stop will be Harvard and MIT in search of the holy grail of algorithms: the optimal search algorithm - if it exists.

ITU researcher receives major grant from the Villum Foundation

grants Research Computer Science Department Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg

25 January, 2016

Associate Professor Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg has received 6.4 million kroner for a research project within theoretical computer science.

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