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Can robots help prevent anxiety attacks in children?

Can robots help prevent anxiety attacks in children?

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearchalgorithmsgrantsrobotsMorten Roed Frederiksen

April 26, 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.

Professor Sebastian Risi receives grant to develop policy learning with neural networks

Professor Sebastian Risi receives grant to develop policy learning with neural networks

artificial intelligenceSebastian RisiDigital Design DepartmentResearchalgorithms

April 20, 2022

Professor in the Digital Design Department at the IT University of Copenhagen, Sebastian Risi, has received a grant of approximately 550,000 Danish kroner for his work on neural cellular automata to grow neural network policies capable of adapting to novel complex reinforcement learning tasks.

New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation

New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearch

October 4, 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.

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

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

artificial intelligenceBarbara PlankComputer Science Department

August 24, 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.

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

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

artificial intelligenceSebastian RisiAbout ITUDigital Design Departmentcomputer games

August 4, 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.

ITU Summer University will be open to students from other universities

ITU Summer University will be open to students from other universities

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April 26, 2021

The popular Summer University-programme allows ITU students to reduce the workload of the regular semester by attending courses over the summer. This year, visiting students and foreign exchange students from other universities in Denmark are invited to apply for courses at Summer University. Submit your application before May 14.

Research suggests that predictive modelling is not a good replacement for caseworkers’ assessment at job centres

Research suggests that predictive modelling is not a good replacement for caseworkers’ assessment at job centres

artificial intelligenceBusiness IT DepartmentResearchdigitizatione-government

April 22, 2021

Using artificial intelligence to predict long term unemployment among welfare seekers can be problematic in practice. That is the conclusion drawn in a new research article entitled “We Would Never Write That Down”: Classifications of Unemployed and Data Challenges for AI published in the proceedings of the ACM on HCI (PACM HCI), as part of the leading international conference on computer supported cooperative work (CSCW 2021).

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

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

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April 9, 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.

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

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

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January 27, 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.

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

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

artificial intelligenceAndrzej WasowskiResearchComputer Science Departmentgrants

October 5, 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.

ITU bachelor's system to identify informative Corona tweets in top rank

ITU bachelor's system to identify informative Corona tweets in top rank

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentEducationsocial media

September 30, 2020

Competing with academics and IT professionals from all over the world, Anders Giovanni Møller shared first place in developing a system to identify Corona-related tweets.

ITU Professor in Prestigious Journal: Game Technology Can Improve AI-Development

ITU professor in Prestigious Journal: Game Technology Can improve AI-Development

artificial intelligenceDigital Design DepartmentResearchcomputer gamesSebastian Risi

August 6, 2020

Professor Sebastian Risi publishes paper in Nature Machine Intelligence on how to improve training of robots with popular video game technology.

President of Microsoft at ITU: ”We need a breakthrough in technology”

President of Microsoft at ITU: ”We need a breakthrough in technology”

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November 8, 2019

IT students have to figure out how to bring the future of technology and the future of climate together, argues President of Microsoft Brad Smith at an open debate at the IT University of Copenhagen.

Technology as a weapon in the battle against fake news

Technology as a weapon in the battle against fake news

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearchalgorithmsmediaLeon Derczynski

March 13, 2019

Algorithms can help us identify false stories, but letting technology be the judge of what is true and false is not without its problems, says Leon Derczynski, a researcher at ITU specializing in automatic detection of fake news and misinformation.

ITU researcher wins Amazon Research Award

ITU researcher wins Amazon Research Award

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearchalgorithmsawardsBarbara Plank

March 8, 2019

Barbara Plank, Associate Professor from ITU’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) research group, has received a prestigious Amazon Research Award (ARA) for her work on improving automatic language understanding, for instance in digital assistants.

Carlsberg funding for research on surgery robots and AI in Danish

Carlsberg funding for research on surgery robots and AI in Danish

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December 6, 2018

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

Robotic fish teaches itself to swim

Robotic fish teaches itself to swim

artificial intelligenceDigital Design DepartmentResearchrobots

August 15, 2018

Inspired by the black ghost knifefish, two researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen have developed a soft robot that taught itself to swim. By means of an evolutionary algorithm, the artificial fish has discovered a swimming technique resembling that which the knife fish developed through natural evolution.

ITU researcher receives artificial life-award

ITU researcher receives artificial life-award

artificial intelligenceSebastian RisiResearchDigital Design Departmentawards

August 6, 2018

Associate professor at The IT University of Copenhagen, Sebastian Risi, receives “Distinguished Young Investigator Award.”

AI generates new challenges for Mario

AI generates new challenges for Mario

artificial intelligenceDigital Design DepartmentResearchcomputer gamesSebastian Risi

June 13, 2018

A group of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that automatically generates new levels for computer games. The technology opens up for new possibilities for adapting the difficulty of game levels to individual players.

ITU graduates teach AI to turn designs into code – and land international investment

ITU graduates teach AI to turn designs into code – and land international investment

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May 30, 2018

Three ITU graduates have founded Uizard, a startup aiming to make it easy for anyone to build apps or websites. The company has secured $800,000 in funding from a group of investors and received international media attention– before even launching their product.

Machine learning can predict the effect of genetic mutations

Machine learning can predict the effect of genetic mutations

artificial intelligenceJes FrellsenComputer Science DepartmentResearch

April 3, 2018

Essentially, machine learning is concerned with developing algorithms that can teach a machine to solve problems based on examples, says Associate Professor Jes Frellsen, whose research shows, among other things, that machine learning can be used to predict the effect of genetic mutations.

Young ITU researcher receives EliteForsk travel grant for teaching computers to think strategically

Young ITU researcher receives EliteForsk travel grant for teaching computers to think strategically

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March 1, 2018

Niels Justesen is awarded a travel grant of DKK 200,000, and plans to travel to both New York and France, to work with some of the leading researchers in computer games and robots.

Teaching computers to understand human language

Teaching computers to understand human language

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentEducationalgorithmsITU thesis

December 13, 2017

Despite big advances in machine learning, making computers understand language is still a big challenge. Daniel Varab and his two classmates from Software Development trained a computer program to detect contradictions in texts – a technology that might eventually help us keep track of statements made by politicians and contradictions in the law.

Mia built a neural network that knows a barn owl from a stork

Mia built an artificial brain that knows a barn owl from a stork

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentEducation

November 2, 2017

As a hobby ornithologist, Mia Pontoppidan wanted a tool for identifying bird species. So in her thesis project from software development at ITU, she investigated how well artificial intelligence (AI) could classify Danish birds – and whether you can build a neural network with only a year and a half’s worth of coding experience.

Researchers are training a deep learning algorithm to beat humans at StarCraft

Researchers are training a deep learning algorithm to beat humans at StarCraft

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearchalgorithmscomputer games

October 4, 2017

Computers have already crushed humans at chess, Go and poker. Now, researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen are training an algorithm to beat the best human players in the sci-fi computer game StarCraft. If the project succeeds, it will be another quantum leap forward for artificial intelligence (AI).

Can AI prevent relapse among drug addicts?

Can AI prevent relapse among drug addicts?

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentEducationalgorithmshealthITU thesis

August 16, 2017

In his thesis project, ITU student Christopher Bjerre developed a software tool for use in addiction treatment. Using a combination of machine learning algorithms, the tool can predict relapse with great accuracy and thus help rehabilitation staff to prevent it from happening.

CAST IT: Technology And The Future Of Humanity

CAST IT: Technology And The Future Of Humanity

artificial intelligenceResearchcast ITethicsThore Husfeldt

June 29, 2017

What are the potential dangers associated with emerging technologies? Thore Husfeldt discusses this question with Swedish professor and public debater Olle Häggström.

CAST IT: Kidneys, Cars, And Killer Robots

CAST IT: Kidneys, Cars, And Killer Robots

artificial intelligenceResearchcast ITethicsalgorithmsThore Husfeldt

March 29, 2017

In this podcast, Thore Husfeldt discusses AI and ethics with Australian AI researcher Toby Walsh.

CAST IT: Poker-Playing Bots

CAST IT: Poker-Playing Bots

artificial intelligenceResearchcast ITThore HusfeldtTroels Bjerre Lund

March 14, 2017

In this podcast Thore Husfeldt talks to Associate Professor Troels Bjerre Lund, IT University of Copenhagen, a researcher in algorithmic game theory and a leading expert on artificial intelligence for poker.

Creative machines: The next frontier for artificial intelligence

Creative machines: The next frontier for artificial intelligence

artificial intelligenceDigital Design DepartmentEducation

May 2, 2016

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

Artificial intelligence can compose video game music of the future

Artificial intelligence can compose video game music of the future

artificial intelligenceComputer Science DepartmentResearch

April 7, 2016

Marco Scirea, a PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen, won the best paper award at the EvoMUSART conference for his research on music composition using artificial intelligence.

Meet your new virtual pets

Meet your new virtual pets

artificial intelligenceResearch

September 21, 2015

Have online cat videos become a tad too predictable? Is your dog starting to bore you with the same old tricks? Soon you might be able to find new, entertaining alternatives in the virtual world.

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