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Head of Department: "Researchers should influence digital development"

Business IT Department Research 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

Computer Science Department Research 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.

The IT University of Copenhagen launches Center for Information Security and Trust

Carsten Schürmann Business IT Department Computer Science Department Digital Design Department IT security

11 March, 2019

With the establishment of a multidisciplinary research center, the IT University aims to create a foundation for raising the level of IT security in Denmark so that it matches current and future cyber threats.

ITU researcher wins Amazon Research Award

Computer Science Department Research 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

Digital Design Department Education Research 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.

GDPR – now as a poetry collection

Business IT Department privacy big data digital art Rachel Douglas-Jones Marisa Cohn

19 February, 2019

Much of the discussion about GDPR has revolved around how companies can become compliant and avoid fines. But what do the new EU rules on data protection really mean for us as individuals? Two ITU researchers encourage us to reflect on the consequences of GDPR with a new collection of poems based on the legal document itself.

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

About ITU Education Research 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.

ITU graduates behind new Virtual Reality startup

Entrepreneurship design computer games startups

28 January, 2019

With a new Virtual Reality tool, two entrepreneurs from the IT University of Copenhagen have created a faster and easier way to create 3D animations. Their company, Sidetracked, has just landed a DKK one million investment which will enable them to launch their product this summer.

Researchers to uncover Danish blockchain potential

Business IT Department Research 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

Computer Science Department Research 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.

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