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ITU researcher receives funding to improve human-centered AI

Research Computer Science Department artificial intelligence grants

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.

What can data driven network analysis tell us about the Roman Empire?

Research Michele Coscia Collaborations Computer Science Department awards data science

23 October, 2023

Associate Professor at IT University’s Computer Science Department Michele Coscia has secured a grant from Villum Synergy for an interdisciplinary project applying network analysis to archaeological data to reconstruct social networks of ancient times.

Three ITU projects selected for NordForsk policy brief collection on how we reach the sustainability targets

Research artificial intelligence digitization privacy

2 October, 2023

The IT University of Copenhagen is well represented in a collection of policy briefs, which have recently been published by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ research programme, NordForsk.

ITU researcher secures grant for personalised language learning

Research Mircea Lungu Computer Science Department algorithms awards

2 October, 2023

Teaching yourself a new language is difficult, but a new Villum Experiment awarded research project from ITU aims to make it easier. How? By tailoring the curriculum to the user’s personal interests and level of proficiency.

New research project: Studying Ghana’s digital emergency preparedness

Research grants 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

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

Hanna Wirman investigates how online games are used in unforeseen ways

Research Hanna Elina Wirman Digital Design Department computer games democracy

19 June, 2023

Games are everywhere – even in the most unlikely places. Hanna Wirman, Associate Professor at IT University of Copenhagen’s Digital Design Department, investigates extraordinary ways in which games are used for other purposes than entertainment including political protests and international conflicts.

ETHOS Lab at ITU invites new voices into the conversations about IT

Research About ITU Events

8 June, 2023

ETHOS Lab is a research community at ITU, which is deeply rooted in feminist values and wants to increase diversity, equality, and inclusion into the tech-industry and at ITU. ETHOS Lab has recently held the event Feminist Futures Copenhagen Hackathon with the purpose of reclaiming the hackathon format and invite new voices into the conversations about IT and technology.

PhD Ieva Daukantas has been accepted for a research stay abroad at Stanford University

Research algorithms IT security artificial intelligence

8 June, 2023

Ieva Daukantas is working on her PhD in Information Security at ITU, and at the moment she is a visiting researcher at Stanford University, USA. She investigates formal methods and proofs for security guarantees in machine learning, and she is highly motivated by the fact that her field of research emerges from a high demand in the industry.

ITU researcher receives grant from The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network

Research Collaborations Computer Science Department grants

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”.

Professor portrait: “My weird and playful approach is what drives my research”

Research events computer games

22 May, 2023

On May 26, Miguel Sicart, Head of Center for Digital Play, presented his inaugural lecture as professor. He has spent the past twenty years working in games research at IT University of Copenhagen, and today he is considered a pioneer in the field of game studies.

Do deepfake videos challenge the integrity of online information?

Research Aske Mottelson Digital Design Department artificial intelligence algorithms awards democracy social media

7 March, 2023

Deepfakes – highly realistic synthetic audio-video content depicting actual individuals – may potentially increase the dissemination of disinformation online, but research on the phenomenon and how users are affected is sparse. A new research project spearheaded by the IT University’s Human-Centered Data Science research group tackles the issue.

Ambitious EU funded robot research project to ensure sustainable food handling

Research Kasper Støy algorithms artificial intelligence grants 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 face at ITU to help build the “Danish embassy of AI”

Research Toine Bogers Collaborations Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

6 February, 2023

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Toine Bogers, is a new face at the IT University of Copenhagen. Alongside his work at ITU, he is also the new Chief Scientific Officer of the Pioneer Centre for AI – a collaborative effort between five Danish universities to conduct and facilitate fundamental research in AI.

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

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

Research Radu-Cristian Curticapean Computer Science Department algorithms grants

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

Research Computer Science Department grants

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

Research Pinar Tozun Computer Science Department Climate IT grants 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

Research Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department algorithms artificial intelligence grants

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.

Research spinout LAIKA helps creative writers overcome the dreaded writer’s block

Research Martin Pichlmair Digital Design Department Entrepreneurship algorithms artificial intelligence computer games

5 December, 2022

Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Martin Pichlmair, has spearheaded the development of LAIKA – new artificial intelligence that acts as a helping hand for creative writers struggling to find inspiration. Today, LAIKA is officially launched as a spinout company in collaboration with the ITU Business Unit.

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

Research Radu-Cristian Curticapean Computer Science Department algorithms grants

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

Research Oksana Kulyk Paloma Thome De Lima Computer Science Department algorithms grants 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.

New research center focuses on IT aspects of the green transition

Research Steffen Dalsgaard About ITU Events Climate IT

11 November, 2022

On December 7, the IT University of Copenhagen is launching the new Center for Climate IT which will examine the complex relationship between digitalization and climate change. Join us for an opening reception and panel debate.

Recommendations to boost cooperative enterprise based on ITU research

Research Hanne Westh Nicolajsen Lene Nielsen Vasiliki Baka Business IT Department business democracy

24 June, 2022

Danish startups and entrepreneurs lack knowledge of the potential in cooperative enterprise. The Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs’ taskforce on cooperative enterprise has published a new set of recommendations for legislators to address the problem. A team of ITU researchers has been instrumental in devising the recommendations by analyzing democratic entrepreneurship in Denmark.

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

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

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

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

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.

Space missions: SpaceX is faster and more cost-efficient than NASA

Research Bent Flyvbjerg Danish Institute for IT Program Management management

30 May, 2022

A new study from the internationally renowned project management expert and Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Bent Flyvbjerg, concludes that in using a scalable platform strategy, SpaceX is more efficient than NASA when it comes to launching missions into space.

Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg and Jonas Fritsch receive grants from IRFD

Research Jonas Fritsch Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg Computer Science Department Digital Design Department awards design software programming languages Stina Hasse Joergensen

10 May, 2022

The two researchers – from Computer Science and Digital Design at the IT University respectively – have each secured a grant of approximately 2.8 million kroner for their research projects.

Can robots help prevent anxiety attacks in children?

Research Computer Science Department algorithms artificial intelligence grants 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.

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

Research Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department algorithms artificial intelligence

20 April, 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 research may help improve Copenhagen’s bicycle infrastructure

Research Computer Science Department Climate IT

28 March, 2022

A newly released research paper shows how network analysis can serve as a cost-efficient support tool for bicycle infrastructure planning. The research has been conducted by analyzing the street network in Copenhagen based on data from OpenStreetMap.

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

Research Steffen Dalsgaard Business IT Department Climate IT digitization grants 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.

We need to talk about marine renewable energy

Research Brit Ross Winthereik Business IT Department Climate IT

3 March, 2022

Denmark lacks neither ocean waves nor pioneering scientists and innovators who are dreaming about harnessing energy from them. Professor at IT University of Copenhagen Brit Ross Winthereik, who headed research into initiatives in wave energy innovation around the Atlantic, explains why we are still waiting to see a booming wave energy industry.

New blockchain governance standard to generate trust and accountability in the market

Research Roman Beck Collaborations Blockchain

28 February, 2022

The new standard, developed by Professor Roman Beck at the IT-University and Danish Standard, will ensure greater transparency, interoperability, and accountability in the use of blockchain and DLT systems. Professor Roman Beck has recently received AIS’s Impact Award for his work in the field.

Using Minecraft to explore climate change topics with school children

Research Digital Design Department Climate IT computer games

8 February, 2022

Few of the world’s most popular games deal directly with climate issues. However, games can still be used to make gamers think about real world problems, says Associate Professor, Hans-Joachim Backe, who is developing tools for teachers to discuss climate issues based on for example Minecraft.

Digitizing the Amazon: How to use the rainforest without ruining it

Research Business IT Department Climate IT

8 February, 2022

There is a lot of hope that the digital, material, and biological innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will help us save the Amazon rainforest. However, the real impact of the new bio economy is yet to be revealed. Researchers from the IT University will study the outcome of Amazônia 4.0.

How do we secure critical technologies from tampering? The answer may be sending them into orbit

Research Bernardo Machado David Computer Science Department algorithms Blockchain cybercrime

20 January, 2022

At the IT University of Copenhagen, Associate Professor Bernardo David, is working on a joint research project that aims to send satellites that power cryptographic and blockchain applications into orbit in order to secure them from tampering and to enable time-based primitives based on communication delays.

ITU PhD fellow named Game Changer by gaming industry mainstay

Research Digital Design Department computer games ethics Leon Xiao

5 January, 2022

PhD fellow at the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen, Leon Y. Xiao, is new to ITU, but his research into the legal and ethical aspects of the gaming industry has already made an impact. Gaming industry mainstay, GamesIndustry.biz, recently named him one of 2021’s Game Changers.

ITU researcher secures prestigious fellowship to empower citizen cooperation

Research Luca Maria Aiello Computer Science Department algorithms Climate IT grants 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.

CDV Podcast: Could your cat be used to store your family photos?

Research Business IT Department Climate IT data storage

1 December, 2021

The incomprehensible amounts of digital data we store is a real climate burden. In the Center for Digital Welfare's podcast, host Anders Kjærulff and Assistant Professor James Maguire, discuss research initiatives on environmentally friendly data storage.

Business travel plays vital role in economic growth, according to ITU researcher

Research Michele Coscia Computer Science Department big data data science ethics

24 November, 2021

As a thought experiment Associate Professor of Computer Science at the IT-University, Michele Coscia, theorized that global GDP would drop significantly if business travel on a global scale ceased – now the global COVID-19 shutdown has proven his theory in practice.

Two ITU researchers have been awarded 5.7 million DKK from IRFD

Research Computer Science Department awards

10 November, 2021

Associate Professor Veronika Cheplygina and Assistant Professor Therese Graversen in Computer Science at the IT-University have each received 2.8 million DKK for their research projects.

Podcast: When the Citizen Assembly on the climate area met four politicians online

Research Business IT Department Climate IT

9 November, 2021

The Citizen Assembly on the climate area was promoted as a digital meeting room in which a representative sample of the Danish population would have a say in the Danish Government’s political climate strategies. In Center for Digital Welfare, Associate Professor, Irina Papazu, reflects on the outcome.

Green PhD: Words alone cannot save the planet

Research Computer Science Department Climate IT green IT

9 November, 2021

In urban areas, bicycling is one of the most environmentally sustainable mode of transportation. PhD fellow at the IT University of Copenhagen, Anastassia Vybornova, uses computing skills to create the basis for better bicycle infrastructures in cities.

Sustainable initiatives or greenwashing? New research project examines sustainability efforts in the private sector

Research Climate IT Business IT Department

3 November, 2021

Danish companies are legally obligated to document sustainability initiatives in their annual reports. A new research project will create a basis for studies and quality assurance of the legal requirement. Postdoc, Michael Hockenhull, explains how and why.

A virtual reality visit to the doctor’s office may persuade sceptics to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Research Aske Mottelson Digital Design Department virtual reality

25 October, 2021

According to a new scientific paper, a virtual visit to the doctor may help convince sceptics of the COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated. Lead author of the paper, Assistant Professor of Digital Design at ITU, Aske Mottelson, explains how VR can make a radical difference.

ITU researcher wins one of the most prestigious awards in the field of theoretical computer science

Research Computer Science Department awards algorithms

19 October, 2021

The Best Paper Award at the annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) is co-authored by associate professor at IT University of Copenhagen, Nutan Limaye. It is the first time the award goes to a researcher at a Danish university.

ITU sustainability research in the Amazon awarded grant from IRFD

Research Business IT Department Climate IT grants 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.

New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation

Research Computer Science Department 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

Research Yvonne Dittrich Collaborations Computer Science Department 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

Research Anders Sundnes Løvlie Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department 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.

Professor profile: Can IT solve the climate crisis?

Research Steffen Dalsgaard Business IT Department 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

Research Claus Brabrand Computer Science Department Education 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).

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

Research Lars Rune Christensen 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.

New technology detects and measures online hate against women

Research Leon Derczynski Computer Science Department 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.

Megaproject mastermind moves from Oxford to ITU

Research About ITU Computer Science Department digitization

30 June, 2021

Project managers’ must-read and megaproject master. The renowned scholar has many names. Soon Professor Bent Flyvbjerg will also have a Danish postcode again. A grant of DKK 30 million from VILLUM FONDEN has enabled the IT University of Copenhagen to recruit the leading international researcher.

ITU led project will make automated translation more reliable

Research Leon Derczynski Computer Science Department algorithms data science

2 June, 2021

According to associate professor at the IT University, Leon Derczynski, the Danish Gigaword Project has the potential to improve everything from automated translation to misinformation detection.

Meet the ITU researcher paving the way for a better bicycle infrastructure in cities

Research Computer Science Department big data data science

27 May, 2021

Associate professor in Data Science at the IT University of Copenhagen, Michael Szell, studies human movement on a large scale among other things to improve conditions for bicyclists in major cities. He is co-author of a ground-breaking paper on human mobility published in the scientific journal Nature.

New research project aims to prevent flaws in critical software

Research Marco Carbone Computer Science Department grants 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.

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

Research Business IT Department digitization e-government artificial intelligence

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

Research Digital Design Department grants 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

Research Collaborations artificial intelligence grants

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

Research Business IT Department digitization grants 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.

Profile of new professor: bridge-builder who serves the climate

Research Steffen Dalsgaard About ITU Business IT Department green IT

3 March, 2021

Steffen Dalsgaard has been appointed a professor at the Department for Business IT at the IT University of Copenhagen and has, among other things, the ambition to generate and disseminate knowledge of how technological climate initiatives work.

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

Research Vasilis Galis Business IT Department big data democracy grants

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

Research Bernardo Machado David Computer Science Department Blockchain grants 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

Research About ITU artificial intelligence data storage grants

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

Research Computer Science Department algorithms grants

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

Research Computer Science Department grants 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.

New report: Cybersecurity is underprioritized in Danish companies

Research Computer Science Department cybercrime IT security management Oksana Kulyk

12 January, 2021

Danish companies consider cybersecurity important, but at the same time underprioritize it, shows a new report by researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark. Part of the explanation is that senior managers have little knowledge about the cybersecurity threats, say the researchers behind the report.

ITU's "Blockchain Professor" gets international top rankings

Research Roman Beck Business IT Department Blockchain

22 December, 2020

According to two international rankings, Professor Roman Beck is among the most important researchers in his field.

Study: Female researchers rival men in productivity – but have shorter careers

Research Computer Science Department data science diversity Roberta Sinatra

30 November, 2020

A comprehensive study of the careers of 1.5 million researchers shows that women and men on average produce the same number of scientific articles annually, but that women tend to leave their research careers earlier. According to ITU researcher Roberta Sinatra, co-author of the study, the study should inspire decision-makers to take a closer look at the reasons why women leave academia.

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

Research Jens Christian Godskesen About ITU Collaborations grants

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.

IT University of Copenhagen launches new center to do research on how to boost digital competences among students

Research Computer Science Department Education

27 October, 2020

Many people get nervous even at thought of learning about computing, e.g., a programming language. But does it really have to be that way? Join the official opening of Center for Computing Education Research at the IT University of Copenhagen on Thursday November 5th and learn more about how we can ensure that students get competent in computational thinking.

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

Research Andrzej Wasowski Computer Science Department artificial intelligence grants

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.

Oxford University's Bent Flyvbjerg and ITU establish IT programme management research collaboration

Research Collaborations Computer Science Department e-government Peter Sestoft Jens Schmidt

25 September, 2020

The Oxford Major Programme Management research group starts collaboration with the ITU Research Centre for Government IT. The collaboration will, among other things, investigate the performance of IT projects.

Bent Flyvbjerg to be awarded ITU’s first honorary doctorate

Research Computer Science Department e-government Collaborations

1 September, 2020

Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor and Academic Lead of Oxford University’s research and education programmes in Major Programme Management, is known for his groundbreaking research in the management of large-scale projects, including in the field of IT. The IT University of Copenhagen is the youngest of Denmark’s eight universities, and specialized in research and higher education in IT.

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

Research Digital Design Department artificial intelligence computer games Sebastian Risi

6 August, 2020

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

The Danish Ministry of Defence funds two projects at The IT University of Copenhagen

Research Collaborations Computer Science Department cybercrime IT security

10 July, 2020

The national ICT-security authority under the Danish Ministry of Defence, The Danish Centre for Cyber Security, has funded two new projects at ITU's Center for Information Security and Trust (CISAT). Both projects support the national ambition of raising the level of cybersecurity in private and public companies.

New Study: User-based surveillance is not effective against fake-news

Research Digital Design Department social media Michele Coscia

6 July, 2020

The defence against fake news, to a large extent, relies on the social media users identifying and "flagging" suspicious stories, but are we, the users, really capable of doing that? No, a new study concludes.

New podcast on the public sector's use of big data

Research Business IT Department big data digitization James Maguire

26 June, 2020

The research project Data as Relation has launched a new podcast series, exploring the public sector's use of big data in governance.

ITU professor awarded prestigious international honour

Research Philippe Bonnet Computer Science Department data storage

16 June, 2020

Professor Philippe Bonnet has been honoured with The SIGMOD Contributions Award for his research in database systems.

Researcher at ITU: Ethics is the path to better technology

Research Irina Shklovski ethics internet of things wearables

11 February, 2020

With a toolbox for newly established tech-companies, researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen seek to help developers design better technologies connected to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Newly appointed Professor is a boundary crosser

Research Yvonne Dittrich Computer Science Department software

10 December, 2019

Communication and cooperation are points of equilibrium between success and failure in software development. By crossing boundaries between computer science and social science, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen Yvonne Dittrich extends the field of computer engineering.

Newly appointed professor: Creating trust is crucial in cyber security

Research Carsten Schürmann data science democracy

19 November, 2019

Trust and cyber security are interconnected in elections and digital voting, says the newly appointed Professor Carsten Schürmann. If the result of an election is not trusted, it does not matter if it is correct.

Researchers from ITU receive five grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark

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

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

Research Business IT Department grants 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.

ITU launches research center for digital welfare

Research Business IT Department Computer Science Department Digital Design Department e-government Brit Ross Winthereik digitization

30 September, 2019

We know too little about the consequences of comprehensive digitization of the welfare society. Now, a new interdisciplinary research center at ITU will investigate the effects of public digital solutions and create a basis for ensuring that public digitization aligns with the values of the welfare society.

IT University of Copenhagen turns 20

Research About ITU Education Events Martin Tvede Zachariasen

29 August, 2019

On August 30, 1999, the first 147 students started studying at the IT University of Copenhagen. Since, the university has undergone tremendous growth. Today it is one of Denmark's largest educators of highly sought-after IT specialists – with plans for further growth in the coming years.

New research to pave the way for faster crypto transactions

Research Computer Science Department Blockchain cybercrime Bernardo Machado David

21 August, 2019

Faster cryptocurrency transactions might be the result of a new research project at the IT University of Copenhagen aiming to improve blockchain protocols. The project is funded by a DKK 1.7 million grant from the Concordium Foundation.

New ITU project: Using technology to increase Rohingya refugee's access to healthcare

Research Lars Rune Christensen Business IT Department health

1 July, 2019

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is funding a research collaboration between the IT University and the NGO Friendship to improve the reach of healthcare services in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh by using technology.

ITU research will make it easier to investigate crypto crime

Research Computer Science Department Blockchain cybercrime Bernardo Machado David

18 June, 2019

Cryptocurrencies have great potential as an alternative to traditional bank transfers, but still struggle with a reputation as a safe haven for criminals. A new research project at the IT University aims to develop new methods that will allow authorities to investigate suspicious transactions – while at the same time guaranteeing anonymity for law-abiding users.

Design challenge: How can IoT support alternative ways of co-habiting?

Research Business IT Department internet of things design Irina Shklovski

6 June, 2019

Although more and more people are living together in new ways, many technologies are designed with individuals and traditional use patterns in mind. The research project VIRT-EU is now inviting designers and developers to come up with fresh ideas on how technology can take into account different needs within living spaces.

Can algorithms be biased?

Research Computer Science Department algorithms diversity Barbara Plank

6 May, 2019

Like people, algorithms have to learn - and they learn from data. However, often data is skewed, which can lead to bias and discrimination against certain groups, says Barbara Plank, researcher in Natural Language Processing at ITU.

ITU research is 100 percent Open Access

Research About ITU Jens Christian Godskesen

9 April, 2019

As the first Danish university, the IT University of Copenhagen has achieved the national goal of 100 percent Open Access – meaning that all of its research articles are freely available online.

ITU conference brings together women in data science

Research Computer Science Department Events data science diversity Barbara Plank Natalie Schluter

4 April, 2019

On Tuesday, April 16, more than 200 women and men will gather for the first Danish edition of the Women in Data Science conference, a global event that highlights women's contributions to the data science field. The goal is to make female role models more visible and establish networks among women who work within data science.

ITU researcher becomes leader of OWASP in Copenhagen

Research Computer Science Department Collaborations IT security

28 March, 2019

OWASP, one of the world's most recognized software security organisations, has appointed member of the newly established Center for Information and Trust (CIST), Alessandro Bruni, as local leader in Copenhagen. He expects to organise four OWASP events per year.

Head of Department: "Researchers should influence digital development"

Research Business IT Department Education Lene Pries-Heje

21 March, 2019

As the new Head of the Business IT Department at the IT University of Copenhagen, Lene Pries-Heje manages 40 researchers working in the intersection between digital technologies, businesses and organizations, and people. She finds that developments within AI, among other areas, raise important issues that require researchers to contribute even more directly to development.

Technology as a weapon in the battle against fake news

Research Computer Science Department algorithms artificial intelligence media Leon Derczynski

13 March, 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

Research Computer Science Department algorithms awards artificial intelligence Barbara Plank

8 March, 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.

New ITU lab examines the emotional aspects of technology

Research Digital Design Department Education design Jonas Fritsch

5 March, 2019

Technology has become such a substantial part of our lives that it affects our experience of ourselves and our surroundings. AIR Lab is a new interdisciplinary meeting place at ITU that takes the emotional aspects of technology seriously.

ITU’s new Vice Chancellor: Continued growth is the main task

Research About ITU Education Martin Tvede Zachariasen

31 January, 2019

The IT University of Copenhagen's new Vice Chancellor, Martin Zachariasen, is driven by a curiosity for technology and its effect on society. He will work to continue the university's growth by educating more IT specialists and attracting more researchers - and getting more women to take an IT education is a key issue for him.

Researchers to uncover Danish blockchain potential

Research Business IT Department Blockchain Roman Beck business

15 January, 2019

Researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen will provide an overview of blockchain initiatives by Danish companies in order to analyze and uncover the potential of technology. The Danish Industry Foundation has provided DKK 1.3 million in funding for the project, whose analysis will be available in March 2019.

Local data centers can become sustainable alternatives to the tech giants

Research Computer Science Department data storage green IT Philippe Bonnet

20 December, 2018

Today, much of our data is stored in huge data centers owned by tech giants like Amazon and Google. Local data centers might in the future present a better and more sustainable alternative, says ITU Professor Philippe Bonnet, who is experimenting with local data centers in the Orkney Islands.

Are our gadgets spying on us?

Research Business IT Department internet of things privacy ethics Irina Shklovski

14 December, 2018

More and more internet-connected gadgets find their way into our homes. In order to work, these products collect data about us. But where do these data end up, and can we trust that they are handled in a safe and ethical manner? Hear Associate Professor Irina Skhlovski talk about digital surveillance in this video.

Carlsberg funding for research on surgery robots and AI in Danish

Research Computer Science Department Business IT Department artificial intelligence grants 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.

DKK 5.8 million for research on technology and CO2 awareness

Research Business IT Department green IT Steffen Dalsgaard

5 December, 2018

Steffen Dalsgaard from the IT University of Copenhagen has received DKK 5.8 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark’s Sapere Aude programme for a project investigating how data technologies can support more climate-friendly behaviour.

Is blockchain more than a buzzword?

Research Business IT Department Blockchain Roman Beck business

31 October, 2018

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.

3 ways to overcome the gender gap in IT education

Research Education diversity

17 September, 2018

Preconceived notions about what men and women are skilled at influence young people's choice of education, according to both Danish and international research. Valeria Borsotti, anthropologist and Diversity Consultant at ITU, delved into the reasons behind Danish women's choice or rejection of a technical IT education.

CAST IT: The price of anarchy

Research cast IT algorithms business Thore Husfeldt

14 September, 2018

ITU’s Thore Husfeldt interviews Stanford professor Tim Roughgarden about algorithmic game theory in the cross-section between computer science and economics.

Spinout from ITU automates strenuous lab work

Research Digital Design Department Entrepreneurship startups robots

13 September, 2018

Robot professor Kasper Støy has founded Flow Robotics, which lets a robot take over repetitive pipetting tasks that lead to hand and arm injuries among lab workers.

VILLUM grant for ITU project on privacy protection

Research Computer Science Department data storage IT security grants 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.

Robotic fish teaches itself to swim

Research Digital Design Department robots artificial intelligence

15 August, 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 hosts triple conference on games

Research Digital Design Department Events computer games Espen Aarseth

10 August, 2018

From August 13-17, more than 80 computer game researchers from around the world will gather at the IT University of Copenhagen for three consecutive conferences on games analysis, history and philosophy.

ITU researcher receives artificial life-award

Research Sebastian Risi Digital Design Department artificial intelligence awards

6 August, 2018

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

Data leaves us with gaps of knowledge

Research Christopher Gad Business IT Department big data digitization

28 June, 2018

Data, e.g. from assessments of public schools, needs to be contextualized in order to be used for something meaningful. Associate professor, Christopher Gad investigates how public institutions collect, use and interpret our data.

IoT developers call for a data ethics revolution

Research Business IT Department ethics internet of things Irina Shklovski Rachel Douglas-Jones

22 June, 2018

Across Europe, IoT developers are calling to end careless data security practices and ethically questionable WiFi-connected products, shows a new analysis by researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen. The researchers are currently developing the ethical guidelines and tools to help developers as they debate existing problems and design future technologies.

AI generates new challenges for Mario

Research Digital Design Department computer games artificial intelligence Sebastian Risi

13 June, 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 researcher shows how to hack the Emmy Awards on a popular American TV show

Research Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department IT security

12 June, 2018

Carsten Schürmann, associate professor and election security expert, demonstrated how to manipulate the result of the Emmy awards in an interview with Nathan Fielder, the host of the popular TV show, Nathan For You, which is pre-nominated for an award.

ITU researcher receives award for intelligent lighting project

Research Digital Design Department awards design green IT

7 June, 2018

Kjell Yngve Petersen, Associate Professor at the IT University in Copenhagen, has received the energy sector’s research award ELFORSK for a project on intelligent lighting that provides energy savings as well as better lighting for the users.

New research project: Finding software bugs automatically

Research Computer Science Department software grants 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.

Digital payments create new opportunities for unbanked Indonesians

Research Business IT Department Blockchain fintech

17 May, 2018

In Indonesia, the majority of the population do not have bank accounts or credit cards. The use of digital payment methods, however, is rapidly increasing. In her PhD project, Sunniva Sandbukt investigates how a digital economy and blockchain-based currencies could come to benefit ordinary citizens.

98% of ITU research is freely available online

Research About ITU

25 April, 2018

The IT University of Copenhagen is the leading Danish university when it comes to using Open Access for scientific publications.

CAST IT: Verifying one million digits of Pi

Research software Thore Husfeldt cast IT

19 April, 2018

In this podcast, Thore Husfeldt talks to Yves Bertot, a leading researcher on correctness of software and the verification of mathematical proofs.

What happens when the boundaries between play and labour collapse?

Research Computer Science Department

16 April, 2018

The concept of playbour, a contraction of play and labour, is central when looking at how to hold on to participants in online Collaborative Commons, and create a form of sustainability, says Giacomo Poderi. He is a postdoc at the IT University of Copenhagen, who, in a new project, is studying participants’ subjective experiences in the commons.

ITU team honoured for research paper on SSDs

Research Computer Science Department data storage Philippe Bonnet

5 April, 2018

Professor Phillippe Bonnet and his former PhD students Matias Bjørling and Javier Gonzalez were honoured for their work on Solid State Drives (SSDs) at the 9th Annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop hosted by the University of California, San Diego.

Big Data Analytics pays off, new research shows

Research Business IT Department big data business Oliver Müller

4 April, 2018

On average, companies can increase productivity by 3.75 percent by implementing Big Data Analytics solutions, shows research from the IT University of Copenhagen and the University of Liechtenstein. Their study is based on data from more than 800 major companies.

Machine learning can predict the effect of genetic mutations

Research Jes Frellsen Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

3 April, 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.

Digitalization is transforming the relationships between the state, corporations, and citizens

Research Business IT Department digitization James Maguire

22 March, 2018

Denmark is on its way to become a central node within the global distribution of data. Postdoc James Maguire investigates the rise of Apple, Facebook, and Google's datacenters in Denmark.

Looking for a cheaper, better and faster way to develop software

Research Maria Paasivaara Computer Science Department software management

15 March, 2018

By making their software development processes agile, companies can improve the quality of products while reducing production costs and time. Associate professor Maria Paasivaara explores how to take global software engineering into the future by challenging the traditional company hierarchy.

When digital education is a trip to Silicon Valley

Research Business IT Department children and youth digitization

7 March, 2018

The debate about how the Danish Folkeskole should equip students for a digital future has been rolling back and forth since the early 1970s. In her PhD project, Sofie Stenbøg investigates how politicians, researchers, industry organizations and others are battling to set the agenda for digital education.

Voice messages help farmers in Bangladesh

Research Lars Rune Christensen Business IT Department business

2 March, 2018

It technologies can help create sustainable development, but you also have to evaluate the initiatives for them to have a prolonged effect, says Associate Professor Lars Rune Christensen, who is developing an evaluation framework on the basis of case studies in, for example, Bangladesh

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

Research Digital Design Department artificial intelligence computer games awards

1 March, 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.

IT security is vital for the democratic process

Research Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department IT security democracy

22 February, 2018

Many countries are digitizing the electoral process. Associate professor Carsten Schürmann explores how it can be done without jeopardizing voters' trust.

CAST IT: Digital Ethnography

Research cast IT ethics digitization Thore Husfeldt

19 February, 2018

Professor Sarah Pink is a guest on this episode of Cast IT, which zooms in on the field of digital ethnography.

New social media can give power back to the users

Research Business IT Department Blockchain social media Raffaele Ciriello

13 February, 2018

New blockchain-based social media are gaining ground and challenging established platforms, such as Facebook, for example by paying their users in crypto currency for producing, sharing and liking content. These new media have the potential to give back control to the users, but according to Raffaele Ciriello, who is doing research on the topic, they also raise new ethical and legal issues.

CAST IT: Blockchain

Research Business IT Department Blockchain Roman Beck Thore Husfeldt cast IT

9 February, 2018

Roman Beck, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen and head of the European Blockchain Center, talks to Thore Husfeldt about the possibilities of blockchain technology.

Prestigious award for ITU researcher

Research Computer Science Department Marco Carbone awards programming languages

22 January, 2018

Marco Carbone, Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the IT University of Copenhagen, has won the Most Influential Paper Award at the world’s leading conference on the theory of programming languages.

New ITU professor: "We should be careful not to get dumber as technology gets smarter"

Research Business IT Department Brit Ross Winthereik digitization e-government big data

10 January, 2018

Brit Ross Winthereik has been appointed Professor of Science & Technology Studies at the IT University of Copenhagen from January 1, 2018. In her research, she investigates how we build and use IT infrastructures – and she warns against letting the technologies and platforms we have already built limit our imaginations.

Research project will contribute to a more secure pension system

Research Computer Science Department Collaborations fintech grants 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.

CAST IT: Secure Multi-Party Computation

Research cast IT IT security privacy Thore Husfeldt

6 December, 2017

Thore Husfeldt talks to Ivan Bjerre Damgård, one of the world’s leading researchers in cryptography, about internet security, authentication, privacy.

New research center at ITU will contribute to better public IT

Research Collaborations e-government digitization

21 November, 2017

In collaboration with the Danish Agency for Digitisation, the IT University in Copenhagen is establishing a research center that will provide knowledge about public IT systems development and operation. The research center is part of the Danish government's new IT strategy.

Email and Skype meetings are forcing leaders to shake up their communication habits

Research Business IT Department management digitization Dr. Alexander Richter

30 October, 2017

When Skype conversations, email exchanges and video conferences replace face-to-face conversations, leaders must adapt their communication style in order to remain in touch with employees, say researchers from ITU’s new Innovation for Leadership (I4L) project.

New research project to investigate refugees’ use of IT

Research Collaborations Business IT Department awards grants 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.

CAST IT: Game Studies From The Hobbit To Minecraft

Research Digital Design Department computer games Espen Aarseth Thore Husfeldt cast IT

13 October, 2017

Learn more about computer games and the field of Game Studies in this podcast featuring Espen Aarseth, professor at ITU.

Making case management effective, flexible and transparent

Research Thomas Hildebrandt Computer Science Department e-government Collaborations grants

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.

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

Research Computer Science Department algorithms computer games artificial intelligence

4 October, 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).

CAST IT: Cybersecurity And Star Wars

Research cast IT IT security software Thore Husfeldt

20 September, 2017

Cybersecurity and the early history of software engineering are among the topics discussed in this episode of CAST IT, featuring Rebecca Slayton.

CAST IT The truth in digital society

Research cast IT media algorithms Thore Husfeldt

19 September, 2017

Vincent Hendricks talks about information, knowledge and truth in the internet age.

USA: Virginia ditches DRE voting machines after ITU researcher’s hack

Research Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department democracy IT security e-government

12 September, 2017

In July 2017 associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Carsten Schürmann made the headlines in the international media with a hack that demonstrated the vulnerabilities of the DRE voting machines used in the U.S. elections. Now these voting machines are decertified in the state of Virginia.

New survey: The notion of echo chambers on Facebook is exaggerated

Research Digital Design Department Luca Rossi democracy social media

5 September, 2017

A new survey by the research group DECIDIS at the IT University of Copenhagen challenges the notion that social media make users with different political positions invisible to each other. Nearly a third of Danes sometimes change their opinion as a result of a political discussion on Facebook.

Danish Foreign Ministry grant to fund workshop on blockchain

Research Business IT Department Blockchain Roman Beck

30 August, 2017

ITU Professor Roman Beck, who leads the newly founded European Blockchain Center, has secured a small grant of 88.000 Danish kroner from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

ITU researcher’s hack of a US voting machine makes headlines around the world

Research Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department algorithms democracy digitization e-government innovation IT security management

1 August, 2017

Carsten Schürmann, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, hacked an American WINVote machine at DEF CON, one of the world's largest hacker conventions. The hack has now been receiving a lot attention in some of the worlds most influential media.

New robot printer spits out recyclable robots

Research Computer Science Department Digital Design Department robots Sebastian Risi

3 July, 2017

In just 13 minutes, a newly developed robot printer can transform an aluminum wire with little motors attached into a functional robot that can be recycled and reused for other purposes. Researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), MIT and Columbia, among others, are behind the invention, which might eventually be used in space or in disaster situations.

CAST IT: Technology And The Future Of Humanity

Research cast IT artificial intelligence ethics Thore Husfeldt

29 June, 2017

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

The IT University of Copenhagen invites Danish leaders to get digitally upgraded

Research Dr. Alexander Richter Collaborations Entrepreneurship Business IT Department Professional education business career e-government innovation management

23 June, 2017

Are you a leader and do you want to make your business sustainable in the digital age? If yes, you can become part of the Innovation for Leadership project (I4L) at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU). Participation is free.

Big data reveals how much footballers are really worth

Research Business IT Department big data algorithms

20 June, 2017

The value of star footballers is a subject intensely debated among football fans, but big data might become the go-to method for determining the price tags of the stars. Researchers from the IT University in Copenhagen and University of Liechtenstein have developed an algorithm that calculates the value of players based on vast amounts of data.

New center will turn Denmark into a blockchain hub

Research Roman Beck Business IT Department Entrepreneurship Collaborations Education Computer Science Department Blockchain innovation IT security privacy

15 June, 2017

Blockchain technologies will revolutionize IT systems worldwide. However the revolution comes with both opportunities and challenges in a broad range of areas. At the IT University of Copenhagen, professor Roman Beck has now established European Blockchain Center, which will ensure that Denmark is at the forefront of the field.

KMD uses new technology from ITU to give flexibility to government knowledge workers

Research Collaborations Computer Science Department e-government Thomas Hildebrandt

2 June, 2017

The digitalization of knowledge work goes more smoothly with a new software technology developed by researchers from the IT University and Exformatics. Workers get more flexible workflows and support to complete tasks. The IT company KMD is now implementing the technology in a case-management system widely used by government agencies.

CAST IT: Electronic Elections

Research Computer Science Department democracy IT security cast IT Carsten Schürmann Thore Husfeldt

19 May, 2017

In this podcast, Thore Husfeldt discusses digital democracy with ITU researcher Carsten Schürmann.

ITU best at making research accessible

Research About ITU Jens Christian Godskesen

2 May, 2017

More than four out of five research articles from the IT University of Copenhagen can be accessed for free on the internet. Thus, ITU is well on its way to meeting the government's ambition of making all Danish research open access.

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

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

Scandinavian design methods are popular in Japan

Research Digital Design Department design seniors Lone Malmborg Collaborations

30 March, 2017

A group of researchers from the ITU Co-design team are experiencing great interest from Japanese universities and companies who want to learn more about the Scandinavian design methods. A new collaboration with the Hakodate Future University is now being signed.

CAST IT: Kidneys, Cars, And Killer Robots

Research cast IT artificial intelligence ethics algorithms Thore Husfeldt

29 March, 2017

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

ITU appoints Denmark’s first professor in computer games

Research Digital Design Department computer games Espen Aarseth

29 March, 2017

The IT University of Copenhagen has appointed Espen Aarseth Professor of Game Studies, a field he has played a significant role in establishing. On Tuesday, April 4, he will share his take on the state of computer games research and the still unanswered questions about the impact of games on our lives.

Copenhagen launches international powerhouse for algorithm research

Research Computer Science Department Collaborations algorithms Thore Husfeldt Rasmus Pagh

21 March, 2017

Two ITU researchers are among the driving forces in the new research center BARC, which aims to attract talent from all over the world and create breakthroughs in algorithm research. Developing efficient algorithms for handling large amounts of data will be one of the key areas of research.

New research will improve the quality of industrial robots

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

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.

CAST IT: Poker-Playing Bots

Research artificial intelligence cast IT Thore Husfeldt Troels Bjerre Lund

14 March, 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.

The robots of the future are soft and octopus-like

Research Digital Design Department digital art robots

27 February, 2017

Soft robots made from materials like silicone have the potential to change what we use robots for and challenge how we perceive them, says PhD student Jonas Jørgensen, who uses his combined background as a physicist and art historian in his experiments with the technology.

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

Research Computer Science Department grants

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 appoints new professor in digital design

Research Digital Design Department health

20 February, 2017

Minna Isomursu has joined ITU as a professor in interaction design and co-design in the university’s Digital Design department. At ITU she will among other things continue her research on improving health care services using data.

Designing a health care system for everyone

Research Digital Design Department health Erik Grönvall

20 February, 2017

For people who travel to a new country to work or study, getting to know a new health system can be a challenge. Erik Grönvall studies how technology might help to make public services more accessible for new and old citizens alike.

Researchers are building intelligent plants for the green cities of the future

Research Computer Science Department

13 February, 2017

The EU-funded project “flora robotica” aims to merge two essentials for our future life on earth: technology and nature. Following a simple yet radically new idea, an international team of researchers is taking the first steps toward intelligent plants that can sustainably grow our built environment - from public spaces and buildings to entire cities.

It’s not magic! Why Netflix knows you so well

Research Computer Science Department

7 February, 2017

Online services like Spotify and Netflix use algorithms to recommend exactly what the users want. It may seem like magic, but it actually works based on simple mathematical principles, explains Associate Professor Jes Frellsen. These algorithms are not only used in the entertainment business, they can also be applied in other areas such as cancer research.

ITU has a Danish record in attracting EU funds

Research

31 January, 2017

Researchers from IT University of Copenhagen are very successful in attracting research funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. One explanation is a clear focus on the application potential of the research, says Pro-Rector Jens Christian Godskesen.

Computer games are an art form, too

Research Digital Design Department

30 January, 2017

Just like films, literature and theatre, computer games are important artefacts through which we can understand our cultural heritage, says Hans-Joachim Backe. His research is about finding out exactly how digital games communicate – and sometimes inspire players to reflect on the morality of their own actions.

Idea competitions can boost innovation in the workplace

Research Business IT Department

16 January, 2017

Idea and case competitions are popular tools for creating innovation in large companies. But to reap the benefits, great care and an eye for social dynamics is required, says Hanne Westh Nicolajsen, who has performed case studies at the consultancy firm Rambøll, among others.

ITU to educate the data detectives of the future

Research Computer Science Department

14 December, 2016

In the summer of 2017, ITU will launch Denmark's first Bachelor program in data science, a new academic field that seeks to translate big data into insights and business ideas. The future graduates will combine their sense for numbers and business to develop new ideas and improve products - and companies are lining up to recruit them.

ITU launches first data science degree in Denmark

Research Computer Science Department

13 December, 2016

With a new Bachelor programme, the IT University of Copenhagen wants to meet the growing demand for specialists in handling large amounts of data - also known as big data. The industry welcomes the new programme, which will accept the first 50 students in 2017.

Democracy conference: What is an informed citizen in the Facebook era?

Research Events democracy media

10 November, 2016

Today, digital technologies have a huge influence on how citizens stay informed. Democratic participation in the digital age is up for debate at the IT University of Copenhagen on November 25.

Data specialists and humanists create new representations of Danish colonial history

Research Business IT Department

10 November, 2016

The Danish Royal Library has digitized thousands of maps and images from the colonial era on the former Danish West Indies. A treasure trove of data that can be used to present history in entirely new ways. IT specialists from the IT University and the humanists from the University of Copenhagen are taking on the challenge together.

Game strategies make IT systems more robust

Research Computer Science Department

24 October, 2016

Troels Bjerre Lund is a theoretical computer scientist specialized in developing algorithms that – inspired by economic theory – makes digital systems more robust against strategic users.

Researchers to create more engaging digital museum experiences

Research Digital Design Department

27 September, 2016

The IT University of Copenhagen is leading a new research project helping museums across Europe exploit the potential of technology for engaging art and culture audiences. The project has received €2,4 million in EU funding.

What happens when software gets old?

Research Business IT Department

27 September, 2016

As the first generation of programmers reaches retirement and software systems get older, the challenge of maintaining old software becomes more pressing. Assistant Professor Marisa Cohn studies the so-called legacy systems from an ethnographic perspective.

Rule-based models make IT systems more flexible

Research Computer Science Department Søren Debois software

6 September, 2016

Søren Debois develops mathematical models enabling IT systems to be prepared for the constantly changing processes of businesses today.

Internet and social media played a key role in the Danish election 2015

Research democracy social media Sander Schwartz Events

5 September, 2016

Danes turn to the web and social media for information about the candidates and test their own political views online, shows a new report with figures from the general election in 2015.

Thesis turned into a smartwatch app for children with ADHD

Research Entrepreneurship apps design innovation startups

23 August, 2016

Tiimo is a smartwatch app that creates structure in the daily life of children with ADHD. The two developers have just launched a beta version of the app in Google Play.

Eye tracking data can improve athletes’ performances

Research Dan Witzner Hansen Computer Science Department software

15 August, 2016

Eye tracking technology provides new opportunities to analyze and improve the performance of athletes. In cooperation with professional athletes, researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen are investigating how the technology can be applied in sports like the Olympic discipline skeet.

How does Wi-Fi feel on the body?

Research Digital Design Department Anna Vallgårda Erik Grönvall Jonas Fritsch awards

27 June, 2016

Three researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen have developed and studied FeltRadio, a device that translates radio waves from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into electrical impulses on the body. In the beginning of June, the project received an Honorable Mention Award at the DIS conference in Brisbane.

Danes are reluctant to discuss politics on Facebook

Research Sander Schwartz Luca Rossi social media

15 June, 2016

Although social media has given us new opportunities to participate in the public debate, most Danes are hesitant to discuss politics with strangers online. When they do occur, however, Facebook debates can change political opinions, shows a new report from the IT University of Copenhagen.

Experiments change our views of computer design

Research Anna Vallgårda Digital Design Department design

10 June, 2016

Have you ever wondered why the computer looks the way it does? Why it is made of steel with a keyboard and a screen?

ITU researchers get funding for epilepsy project

Research Business IT Department Lars Rune Christensen Lene Nielsen design wearables

8 June, 2016

In a new project with Rigshospitalet, Lars Rune Christensen and Lene Nielsen will test and improve a new device for prevention of epileptic seizures. The Danish Epilepsy Association is funding the project.

Fruit flies and machine learning: When biology and technology merge

Research Laura Beloff digital art

2 June, 2016

Hybrid Matters, a combined art and research project, explores the intersection between aesthetics, science and biology and raises the question: what happens when the technology creeps into every aspect of our lives? Right now, you can experience artworks by the project participants in Copenhagen

Sustainable energy: The future of pee-power to be investigated

Research Kasper Støy Business IT Department robots

25 May, 2016

It’s possible to convert urine into electricity, but so far only to an extent where a mobile phone can be charged. Now researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen have built a robot that can help us find out whether organic waste is usable as a sustainable energy source.

Sustainable energy: The future of pee-power to be investigated

Research Computer Science Department robots green IT Kasper Støy

24 May, 2016

ITU researchers launch robot spin-out

Research robots 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.

New research will help us understand computer games

Research Digital Design Department 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.

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.

Researchers to examine government use of big data

Research Business IT Department big data

8 April, 2016

A group of researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen has received funding from the VELUX Foundation for a research project that will examine how the public sector can exploit big data, all the while handling citizen data responsibly.

Artificial intelligence can compose video game music of the future

Research Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

7 April, 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.

Research project on process modeling receives DKK 2.3 million grant

Research About ITU innovation

10 March, 2016

Tijs Slaats, a postdoctoral researcher at ITU, has received a major grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research for a project on how IT systems can become better at handling complex processes.

ITU welcomes two new Associate Professors

Research Dr. Alexander Richter Oliver Müller Computer Science Department big data

24 February, 2016

New faculty members to strengthen ITU’s Information Management section.

ITU spin-out company sold for three-digit million sum

Research software startups

22 February, 2016

Configit has achieved enormous success since its establishment as a spin-out from the IT University of Copenhagen. The founders have sold the majority of its shares to the private equity firm Polaris and now want to become leading in the global market.

Social media can save lives when disaster strikes

Research social media

16 February, 2016

Twitter, Facebook and other social media have created new opportunities to inform and respond when disaster strikes. In her PhD project at the IT University of Copenhagen, Alivelu Mukkamala looks into how data from social media can be used to improve disaster response.

Communication of cultural heritage: Is digitization a must?

Research Digital Design Department diversity media

3 February, 2016

Massive amounts of money have been spent to digitize the Danish cultural heritage. However interactive installations and comprehensive websites far from always have the desired effect. The research project ‘Det digitale Glyptotek’ will investigate if and how communication of cultural heritage can be enriched by the use of IT.

ITU researcher receives major grant from the Villum Foundation

Research grants 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.

Concerns about video games: Conference at ITU on January 20-22

Research computer games children and youth

18 January, 2016

An upcoming conference at the IT University of Copenhagen sheds light on the latest research on computer games and asks why the relationship between violence and computer games continues to be the subject of heated debate.

New spreadsheet technology can save companies time

Research Computer Science Department business Peter Sestoft

11 January, 2016

Spreadsheets are used in most companies and are often a source of frustration, but they also have great potential. Associate Professor Peter Sestoft from the IT University of Copenhagen has developed an implementation that simplifies work with advanced models in spreadsheets.

Give&Take: Sharing economy for senior citizens

Research seniors Lone Malmborg apps

6 January, 2016

Cooking, sewing and mowing the lawn. Many elderly people have skills that could benefit their peers. A new digital sharing platform will give senior citizens a platform for exchanging services - potentially improving quality of life and saving public costs.

New report: Danes are skilled, but often uncritical media users

Research media Digital Design Department Gitte Stald

18 December, 2015

Danes are generally competent media users, shows a new report by the IT University prepared for the Danish Agency for Culture and the Culture Authority and The Media Council. Many are, however, quite uncritical, and some groups have difficulties in keeping up with digitalization.

The Death of Business as Usual

Research

18 November, 2015

The development of ICT is changing business in every corner of the society. With the establishment of the new research group, TIME, the IT University of Copenhagen is strengthening its efforts to become a leading institution in the areas of innovation, management and value creation with IT.

Researchers: Digitalization is critical to the continued success of the LEGO Group

Research Collaborations management business Pernille Kræmmergaard

29 October, 2015

A comprehensive digitalization plays a key role in the LEGO Group’s continued journey which stretches from near-death experience to record profits, according to a new paper by digitalization researchers Pernille Kræmmergaard and Omar A. El Sawy. The paper has just won first place in the 2015 SIM Paper Award Competition.

Meet your new virtual pets

Research artificial intelligence

21 September, 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.

Industrial PhD from ITU wins award at eGovernment conference

Research Industrial PhD e-government awards

9 September, 2015

Christian Østergaard Madsen, Industrial PhD student at the IT University, has won ‘Outstanding Paper’ at the EGOV 2015 conference about digital public administration. The winning paper is about citizens’ choice of forms of contact with public authorities.

Net neutrality

Research democracy Roman Beck Business IT Department

12 May, 2015

The backbone of tomorrow’s Internet may have a remarkable Latvian touch. The Latvian presidency’s proposal on net neutrality challenges the fundamental principle of equal access to all content and applications on the Internet.

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