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Are our gadgets spying on us?

Business IT Department Research 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

Business IT Department Research 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.

Award-winning thesis: Young investors want influence

Digital Design Department Education awards fintech apps

14 November, 2018

A concept for an investment app for young people won two students from Digital Media and Design the FA bachelor thesis award 2018. They received the award in connection with Finance IT Day on Wednesday 14 November – and the winners are naturally planning to invest the DKK 30,000 prize.

Is blockchain more than a buzzword?

Business IT Department Research 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.

ITU students are the most satisfied in the Nordic countries

About ITU Education career student life

22 October, 2018

A new survey from the research company Universum revelas that students at the IT University of Copenhagen are the most satisfied among IT and engineering students in the Nordic countries, both when it comes to their university, career services and job prospects.

Martin Zachariasen becomes new Vice Chancellor of the IT University of Copenhagen

About ITU Martin Tvede Zachariasen

27 September, 2018

Martin Zachariasen, Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Southern Denmark, will be the new Vice Chancellor of the IT University of Copenhagen. He will assume the position on January 1, 2019.

ITU graduates created one of Italy’s biggest game successes

Digital Design Department Entrepreneurship computer games startups

20 September, 2018

Three graduates from ITU’s Games programme went on to found what would become one of Italy’s most successful indie game studios, 34BigThings. We talked to the founders about their company and their time at ITU.

3 ways to overcome the gender gap in IT education

Education Research 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.

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