| NORA.ai Annual Report 2022 |
We are excited to present the NORA Annual Report 2022! The report describes the many activities and initiatives NORA and the consortium partners have been involved in during the past year. We look forward to the continuation of this work through both new and established collaborations in the years to come. We would like to extend a big thank you to all of our great partners for their dedication and continued support! |
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CuttingEdgeAI: Responsible Deployment of AI |
It is nearly time kick off our second event as part of the CuttingEdgeAI series on May 11th, which will focus on the responsible deployment of AI. The event will take place at Domus Bibliotheca in Oslo from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The event is open to everyone, including industry, the public sector, startups, SMEs and academia, and will be held both in-person and online. Seats are limited, so register now to secure your spot. A light breakfast and coffee will be served from 8:00 AM.
Program: 08:30 - 08:35: Introduction to the CuttingEdgeAI seminar by Klas Pettersen, CEO, NORA.ai 08:35 - 09:30: Creative use of cutting-edge AI tools by Riley Brown 09:30 - 09:55: AI in Media and Marketplaces by Simen Eide, Head of Schibsted's AI Enablement Program 09:55 - 10:10: Coffee break
10:10 - 10:35: Norms for people, norms for machines by Marija Slavkovik, Head of Department of Information and Media Studies, UiB 10:35 - 11:00: The Gender Aspect in Responsible AI Deployment by Ishita Barua, Lead in AI in Healthcare, Deloitte 11:00 - 11:40: Panel Discussion
11:40 - 12:00: Break 12:00 - 12:20: Norwegian AI Infrastructure: The Norwegian AI Cloud by Sabry Razick, Chief Engineer, UiO 12:20 - 13:00: Turning ideas into value-generating applications using MLOps by awaad Saleemi, AI and Data Leas, Ruter AS
Date and Time: May 11th, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Location: Domus Bibliotheca, Karl Johans gate 47, Oslo. |
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NORA Annual Conference 2023 |
June is quickly approaching and we would like to kindly remind you to register to the NORA Annual Conference 2023! The conference will take place on the 5-6th of June 2023 in Tromsø at the beautiful Scandic Ishavshotel. We have gathered a collection of prestigious keynote presenters, so be sure to register before the deadline approaches!
The conference dinner will be hosted at Fjellheisen, the perfect location to bear witness to the unique phenomenon that is the midnight sun. For more information about the conference and to access the program, click here.
Registration deadline: May 18th, 2023 |
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Norwegian AI Cloud Corner |
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NAIC user needs questionnaire |
The Norwegian AI Cloud (NAIC) represents a crucial step in the country's AI strategy. As a national e-infrastructure, it aims to provide a broad and tailored service portfolio catering to academia, public administration, and industry. Notably, it brings together high-performance computing and AI capabilities, ensuring access to substantial computational power. It is envisioned as a bridge between local setups and large-scale supercomputers, making it an essential stepping stone in the AI journey.
This user needs questionnaire is critical as it helps shape the NAIC's services and infrastructure to best meet the specific requirements of the users, thereby driving effective AI adoption and application in Norway. |
| NAIC Technology Assessment - Competition |
The Norwegian Ai Cloud is an infrastructure project funded by the Norwegian Research Council that aims to provide easy access to AI/ML optimized, state-of-the-art computational power for Norwegian researchers, students, SMEs and their collaborators.
To achieve this goal we shall evaluate different technology choices with real use-cases. NAIC with its dissemination partner NORA would like to invite researchers, students, SMEs, vendors and engineers to team up and get involved in this process. |
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Funding opportunities for Startups and Research-Based Innovation Projects |
Are you a startup focusing on research-based innovation, or a researcher looking for funding to commercialize your idea? Join us for an event aimed at introducing funding possibilities offered by the Norwegian Research Council, Innovation Norway, the European Innovation Council, and Horizon Europe.
At this event, you'll get the chance to meet and network with experts and learn about the different funding programs and opportunities available to startups and researchers. You'll also get to hear from successful entrepreneurs who have received funding and learn from their experiences. During this session, we will cover: -
Innovation Project for the Industrial Sector (application deadline June 7th)
- EIC Accelerator
- ERC Funding
- Stud-Ent (Studententreprenørskap)
Date: May 25, 2023 Time: 12:30 PM–3:00 PM (lunch from 12:30-13:00) Location: Startuplab Oslo Register today! |
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Join us this year, for the third Nordic Conference for Young AI researchers!
The main purpose of the symposium is to provide a platform for AI researchers in early careers to exchange ideas, build collaborations and form a nordic approach to building AI solutions for the societal good. We are happy to share four of this years invited keynote presenters.
⭐️ Professor Martin Gebster, University of Klagenfurt and the Grad University og Technology. ⭐️ Lauren Wilcox, Ph.D. Google Research. ⭐️ Professor Yngvi Björnsson, Reykjavik University. ⭐️ Professor Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology.
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The NORA Summer Research School will take place at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway from the 12 - 17 June 2023. The Summer Research School offers four intensive courses on current topics within the field of Artificial Intelligence.
The course topics that are still open for registration are as follows: Track 3: Two courses back-to-back from 12 - 17 June
Course 1: Optimization algorithms: Theory and large scale applications, from 12 - 14 June - Course Description: Link
- Total Credits: 5 ECTS
- Registration Tip: Fill the form on this link and send it to the course organizer .
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The deadline to register is 15th of May 2023
Alongside the courses, the Summer Research School will provide ample opportunities for networking and socialising! For more information about the NORA Summer Research School and to register, stay tuned on the NORA Norwegian AI Research School website.
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NORA has been granted a National AI Research School for an 8 year period stretching between 2022 and 2029. Under the research school activities various intensive courses would be funded as standalone courses, or as part of the summer & winter schools.
On the 15th of april we opened up our Call for Courses, meaning that you can now apply for funding and outreach support from NORA. We will support up to 3 courses every year depending on the proposals and funds available, with a funding up to 50 000 NOK for each course.
NORA would support you in outreach, but also when it comes to practical aspects linked to organizing the course if it is planned along side with the Summer or Winter school organized in Norway.
Call Open: 15 April 2023 Call Close: 1 August 2023 Result Announcement for 2024 period: 31 Aug 2023 |
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Call for locations: NORA Annual Conference 2024 |
As we are quickly approaching the NORA Annual Conference 2023, it is time to start collecting suggestions as to where the NORA Annual Conference will take place in 2024. The location of the NORA Annual Conference rotates between partner cities each year. Previously, it has been held in: - Bergen, 2021
- Stavanger, 2022
The NORA Annual Conference 2023 will be hosted at the Scandic Ishavshotel, Tromsø from the 5-6th of June. The conference attracts around 150 researchers from the Norwegian AI community each year and includes various sessions such as panel discussions, academic tracks, poster sessions, startup and strategic partner presentations and of course, the conference dinner.
We are now seeking suggestions from partners as to which city the conference will be hosted in 2024. If you wish to make a suggestion, please submit your suggestion using the form below. The deadline to submit suggestions is May 23rd, 2023. |
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Autumn Research School 2023 |
Autumn Research School in Artificial Intelligence Methods in Medical Imaging 2023 Arranged by PRESIMAL in collaboration with NORA. AI.
The Research School is open to all Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, master students, and clinical researchers in Norway, but the places are limited, so we recommend that you register early! The Research School takes care of accommodation costs and hotel bookings for everyone from 13 – 15 September. The registration is binding, with a participation fee of NOK 500 – covering your food and stay for all three days of the program. The school covers central topics of the AI-pipeline in medical imaging – Building bridges across deep learning rivers!
Topic teasers: Day 1: Data Acquisition, Databases, Pre-Processing Day 2: Labelling, Modelling, and Tools Day 3: Clinical Validation of AI in Medicine, Visualization and Communication.
Date: 13 – 15 September 2023 Location: Sommarøy Arctic Hotel, 55 km from Tromsø. |
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Open positions at NORA partners |
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EU (European Union) Funding Calls |
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NORA Partner Conferences and Events |
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1st International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications. |
The Call for Papers is open!
Submission deadline: June 21st, 2023
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| Workshop on Resource Efficient Deep Learning for Computer Vision
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RCV aims at bringing together researchers and industry practitioners who work towards building efficient computer vision models with deep learning. This workshop will provide a conducive environment for deep learning practitioners to connect, learn and collaborate.
The call for Papers is open! Submission deadline: July 25th, 2023 |
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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. |
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. |
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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