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Blockchain: we are missing essential influence

By now, the possibilities with blockchain technology are arising. And in a near future blockchain will regulate markets and economies all over the world. But according to Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Roman Beck, we are missing out on essential influence on the development of blockchain, when being too careful experimenting with the potential of blockchain.

Lars Frelle-Petersen and Kristine Stenhuus have been appointed as members of ITU’s Board of Directors

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The IT University’s Selection Body has appointed Kristine Stenhuus, Vice President of NNIT, and Lars Frelle-Petersen, Deputy Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry, as new external members of the university’s Board of Directors.

Record number of applicants for ITU

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Once again, an IT education from the IT University of Copenhagen is at the top of the wish list for a record number of young people – the university has received 11 percent more applicants this year. At the same time, the share of female applicants has increased from 22 to 28 percent.

Data leaves us with gaps of knowledge

Christopher GadBusiness IT DepartmentResearchbig datadigitization

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

Business IT DepartmentResearchethicsinternet of thingsIrina ShklovskiRachel Douglas-Jones

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

Digital Design DepartmentResearchcomputer gamesartificial intelligenceSebastian Risi

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

Carsten SchürmannComputer Science DepartmentResearchIT security

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

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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

Computer Science DepartmentResearchsoftwaregrantsAndrzej WasowskiClaus Brabrand

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.

Coding needs to be demystified

How do you even begin to strike up a conversation with a software engineer or a web developer about their work, when you have no knowledge of programming? Does it seem like pure gibberish, or like trying to figure out a magic trick, when you hear the IT professionals you live or work with talk about their fields? And from the other perspective, how do IT specialists explain their specialised knowledge, and make it accessible to non-specialists?