| NORA Strategy 2023 - 2026 |
NORA´s strategy for 2023–2026 outlines our goals as an organization, as well as our vision, mission and ambition for the following years. Join us as we embark on the journey towards developing artificial intelligence to benefit humanity and the world we live in. |
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| - Ready to strengthen NORA's national role within AI |
"If Norway as a nation is going to succeed within the field of artificial intelligence, our efforts must be consolidated and brought together. NORA is ready to strengthen its national role so that Norway's investments in artificial intelligence can be more successful" - Inge Jonassen, NORA Board Leader At our last CuttingEdgeAI-event at Domus Bibliotheca, NORA´s CEO, Klas Pettersen, launched the NORA strategy for the next three years. You can learn more about our pledge towards developing AI to best benefit our societies by following the link below. Pictured above is
Norway´s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, receiving the strategy after the government first announced the allocation of funds towards AI and digital technologies earlier this month. Read more about the governments "AI Billion" here (Norwegian) and here (English).
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NeuroAI x Vett & Vitenskap |
At our annual conference in Tromsø back in June 2023, Professor of physics at NMBU, Gaute Einevoll, hosted a panel debate on how neuroscience can inspire AI and the other way around. The panel consisted of two computational neuroscientists, NORA´s very own CEO, Klas Pettersen, and Anders Dale, an experimental neuroscientist, Hanne Stensola, and a statistician, Solve Sæbø.
You can now listen to the full episode on Einevolls podcast, Vett & vitenskap, #80: On Neuro-AI with Klas Pettersen, Hanne Stensola, Solve Sæbø and Anders Dale . |
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| New expert group will make the Nordics a leading region in ethical AI |
The project is a part of Nordic Innovation’s AI and Data program, which aims to make the Nordics a leading region in digitalization, ethical AI and responsible use of data by 2030.
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The Twin Transition Century |
On the 21th of September, Professor and dScience leader, Morten Dæhlen, launched a report in collaboration with The Guild, showing how research on digital society contributes to a more effective green transition. You can now read the full article, "The Twin Transition Century: The role of digital research for a successful green transition of society?". |
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A successful kick-off event for the Norwegian AI Cloud (NAIC) was held at the University of Oslo on the 25th of September. This three-year long project, supported by the Norwegian Research Council, will establish a new national infrastructure for AI in the hopes of fostering more AI related education, research and innovation. |
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The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society (NAIS) Dissertation Awards 2024 |
Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society (NAIS) invites nominations for dissertation awards 2024. Doctoral theses that are defended after December 1, 2022, and until December 31, 2023, in the general area of Artificial Intelligence are eligible for submission. The winner of the dissertation awards will be invited to give a talk in NAIS Symposium and will be submitted to the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) Dissertation Awards 1 .
Nominations must be submitted as a single PDF file through EasyChair
Submission deadline: 31 January 2024 |
| Call for EurAI Fellows 2024 |
The EurAI Fellows program was initiated in 1999 to recognize individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe. The EurAI Fellows Program honors only a tiny percentage of the total membership of all EurAI member societies. Each Fellow will receive a Certificate signed by the EurAI Chair. The names of the recently elected Fellows are published each year on the EurAI Webpages and in the EurAI Bulletin. Candidates must be current members of NAIS. Usually, only individuals who have contributed to AI for a decade or more after receiving their PhD (or are at an equivalent career stage) will be selected.
Submission deadline: 30 November 2023 |
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Autumn Research School in Artificial Intelligence Methods in Medical Imaging 2023 |
The Autumn Research School in Artificial Intelligence Methods in Medical Imaging 2023 was arranged by PRESIMAL, in collaboration with NORA. This september, at the beautiful Sommarøy Arctic Hotel, more than 40 young researchers met to discuss central topics within the AI pipeline in medical imaging. |
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NORA.startup event:
Generative Artificial Intelligence - a driver for innovation |
Join us for an engaging and informative event dedicated to exploring the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) as a driving force of innovation. Whether you're a seasoned researcher, a curious student, or an aspiring AI entrepreneur, this event will provide invaluable insights and networking opportunities to fuel your interest for AI innovation.
This event is free and open to researchers, students and startups with an interest in AI. Food and drinks will be served. The event is co-organized by Visual Intelligence, The Visual Intelligence Graduate School (VIGS) and is an event organized in collaboration with the Arctic Innovation Week. A more detailed program will be published shortly, so stay tuned for further updates! Invited speakers: ▪ Solvor Øverlien Magi, CEO & Founder, LIFENESS.io ▪ Ismet Bachtiar, Kreativ Teknologi, Tvibit ▪ Jonas Nordhaug Myhre, Advisor & Co-founder, Abdera.ai ▪ Pavitra Chauhan Fellow, UiT and Co-founder ▪ Benjamin Ricaud, Associate Professor, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Tromsø
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From Inception to Launch: The HANCE.ai Journey |
In 2019, three eager innovators met at the Believe in Music conference in Anaheim, Los Angeles. Peder and Erling, working for Soundly, had their initial encounter with Stian from Acon Digital at the conference where their conversation quickly revealed a mutual fascination with audio processing and machine learning, sparking the beginning of collaborative brainstorming sessions that eventually sparked the idea behind HANCE.ai.
HANCE.ai is a member of NORA’s innovation ecosystem, NORA.startup. Collaborating with academic institutions has played a significant role in shaping HANCE.ai, and they have master students as part of the team. More about that later, here comes the full story! |
NORA.startup is NORA’s innovation network. Through cooperation between academia, incubators and start-up companies NORA.startup is building a national innovation network for research-based innovation.
NORA.startup is one of several initiatives within NORA. It is a national networking arena for and by the research and startup community in Norway in the field of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and robotics, with a high degree of technical and academic competence and expertise.
Read more about NORA.startup here, and apply for membership if you meet the criteria. |
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NORA Partner Conferences and Events |
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Data Science Day @ UiO 2023 |
Time and place: Oct. 19, 2023 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, The Science Library and Sophus Lie's auditorium |
| All Questions Answered: AI ETHICS |
Time: 2: 00 PM, 25 October. Place: Online (Link will be provided on the CLAIRE webpage nearing the event)
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| On Smale’s 9th problem, generalised hardness of approximation and the limits of AI
Time and place: Oct. 12, 2023 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, The Science Library at Blindern
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| Open positions at NORA partners |
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EU (European Union) Funding Calls |
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NORA.ai have established a research school for PhD students at our partner institutions. Membership is open for any PhD student with a project related to artificial intelligence, machine learning and/or robotics.
Through membership in NORA Research School you will be able to create a unique network with peers at 16 of Norway´s leading universities and research institutions. You will also be the first to receive relevant information about and the opportunity to participate in courses, lectures and events.
Read more about the research school and become a member by following this link ».
You can be a member of several research schools simultaneously, and there are no obligations, costs or commitments to being a member. |
The journal Nordic Machine Intelligence is open for publications »
Nordic Machine Intelligence (NMI) is a non-commercial, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The journal publishes original research articles, literature reviews, conference articles related to NORA's Norwegian and Nordic conferences, articles related to the NMI Challenge, statements and other educational material within all aspects of artificial intelligence.
The journal is open for publications. It is also possible to sign up as a reviewer.
Contact nmijournal@nora.ai for more information. |
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