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How good are we at navigating the digital stream of information?

Gitte Stald Digital Design Department democracy digitization media social media

25 September, 2023

A new project sets out to gauge the level of media literacy in the Nordic countries, and one of the experts tasked with qualifying the project survey is Associate Professor Gitte Stald from IT University of Copenhagen’s Digital Design department.

Two new members appointed for the Board of Directors at the IT University

About ITU

30 August, 2023

Tech entrepreneur, Hanne Breddam, and Professor, David Sands, have been appointed new external members of the Board of Directors at the IT University of Copenhagen.

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

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

ITU researcher: Generative AI needs a reality check

Anna Rogers Computer Science Department artificial intelligence

23 June, 2023

Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Anna Rogers, is a new face at IT University of Copenhagen. She conducts research on Natural Language Processing (NLP), and her research makes it easier to determine whether Transformer-based language models, which are used in systems like ChatGPT, are reliable or not.

Are you the new member of the board of IT University of Copenhagen?

About ITU

19 June, 2023

IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) is looking to fill two external board member positions by October 1, 2023. All candidates who meet the demands of one of the two competence profiles are encouraged to apply.

Hanna Wirman investigates how online games are used in unforeseen ways

Hanna Elina Wirman Digital Design Department Research 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.

Associate Professor Jorge-Arnulfo Quiané-Ruiz has passed away

Computer Science Department About ITU

14 June, 2023

It is with great sadness we announce that our colleague Associate Professor Jorge-Arnulfo Quiané-Ruiz passed away suddenly on May 28, 2023. He will be sorely missed.

Educating future game designers to make the game industry more sustainable

Hanna Elina Wirman Digital Design Department Climate IT computer games

12 June, 2023

A multi-disciplinary research group investigates how to make future game developers include sustainability. At the workshop, NASG Un-Jam, held at the IT University of Copenhagen, 23 European students contributed to the project by developing prototypes of environmental and cultural friendly games.

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

About ITU Events Research

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.

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