• News experience: Understanding why and how audiences interact with news beyond audience metrics

    Ulrike Pihls Hus, Ulrikes aula Professor Keysers gate 1, Bergen, Norway

    We are pleased to invite you to the trial lecture and public defence of Marianne Borchgrevink-Brækhus, PhD candidate at SFI MediaFutures. Date: 9 DecemberVenue: Ulrikes Aula, Ulrike Pihls hus Time: The trial lecture starts at 09:15 and the defense begins at 10:30. PhD Thesis:News experience: Understanding why and how audiences interact with news beyond audience metrics Thesis […]

  • Popularity Bias in Recommender Systems​

    Ulrike Pihls Hus, Ulrikes aula Professor Keysers gate 1, Bergen, Norway

    We are pleased to invite you to the trial lecture and public defence of Anastasiia Klimashevskaia, PhD candidate at SFI MediaFutures. Date: 15 December Venue: Ulrikes Aula, University of Bergen Time: To be confirmed PhD Thesis:Beyond Popularity: Investigating and Mitigating Bias in Recommender Systems Thesis Summary:Recommender systems are powerful tools shaping what users see and […]

  • Winter School at the Northern Lights Deep Learning (NLDL) Conference

    UiT Campus

    MediaFutures associate professor Samia Touileb will be speaker at the Winter School at the Northern Lights Deep Learning (NLDL) Conference 2026!  The NLDL Winter School consists of tutorials by experts in the field and is co-hosted by NORA as part of the NORA Research School. For registration, please use https://www.nldl.org/attend/registration Getting formal ECTS Credits: UiT The Arctic University of Norway […]

  • Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC)

    Singapore

    MediaFutures director professor Christoph Trattner together with an international team organises a bridge event at the world leading AI conference AAAI in Singapore next January. Read how you can submit a paper below. The event Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC) brings together the AI and behavioral science communities to address the urgent need for […]

  • Arctic Frontiers 2026 – Turn of the Tide

    Clarion The Edge Hotel, Tromsø

    Arctic Frontiers is a catalyst for decision-making and network building by mobilizing key voices of science, policy, business, and local Arctic communities, to rapidly turn knowledge into actions. The Arctic Frontiers Administration has, since 2007, organized the annual Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, which gathers scientists, businesses, policymakers and representative of local and indigenous peoples for […]