NorwAI Annual Report 2021 now available

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Can AI support the use of sign language?

The Language Council of Norway has contacted NorwAI about current research on sign languages. There is ongoing research in Europe on AI-driven sign language processing, and NorwAI is considering looking into the use of machine learning for interpreting the Norwegian sign language. The visual and silent language is an official minority language in NorwAI.   Research will face some very special challenges if a project materializes.

                                                                                                            Photo: courtesy of Statped

VOI COLLABORATES WITH NORWAI 

During the last weeks, NorwAI has started collaborating with Voi exploring the application of AI methods. As part of the collaboration we aim to discuss AI methods that make using Voi products safer to use and possibly supervise master’s students that will experiment data from Voi use cases. 

New faces: Jon Espen

Ingvaldsen joins NorwAI

Jon Espen Ingvaldsen, chief consultant at Kantega, will join NorwAI as an adjunct associate professor from April this year. Jon Espen has a PhD and research experience from NTNU. 

He has co-founded two start-ups.

Jon Espen will contribute to the research center's applied innovation work.  

NOLWENN BERNARD 

Fairness and transparency in conversational recommender systems

Started: February 2022

NorwAI Work Package: LAP - Language and Personalizatio

WERONIKA ŁAJEWSKA

Personalizing Conversational Informational Access

Started: February 2022

NorwAI Work Package: LAP - Language and Personalization

New faces: Andreas Hafver, DNV 

Andreas Hafver, teamleader for emerging technologies at Group Research and Development at DNV, is the new leader for work package TRUST.

Trustworthy AI will reinfoce a common understanding of safe and responsible AI. Elizabeth Traiger, the former leader, has moved on to new positions in the US. Since December 2021, Frank Børre Pedersen, DNV, has temporary been in charge of the TRUST work package. 

WE ARE HIRING - to be announced

NorwAI has new positions soon to be announced.

A four-year position as Postdoctoral Fellow, financed by NorwAI, is vacant. Also two positions as adjunct Associate Professors will be opened for applicants.

The positions will be closely connected to NorwAI's work packages and can be research- or innovation-oriented. The candidates will work closely together with NorwAI’s partners, must have a strong background in AI and/or Big Data, and are expected to publish research, explore new innovations, support PhD candidates and supervise master students. 

Vacant PhD positions at NorwAI

We currently have three vacant positions for PhD candidates: in AI for DataBases, Natural Language Processing for Personalized Content Summarization and in Algorithms for Large-Scale Processing of Dynamic Graphs. The application deadline for these is May 1.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Trondheim November 1st and 2nd 2022. 

NorwAI innovate is the premier meeting point for professionals, academics and talents of Norway's AI community - lunch-to-lunch program. 

Venue: Scandic Nidelven hotel in Trondheim.

We look forward to introducing you to the 2022 keynote line-up and aCTIVITIES as we roll out our program:  Top national and international keynotes. Demo sessions. Poster demos..and of course hackatons.