Events
UiB Innovation Festival: From research to change
Nygårdsgaten 5, Nordre Allmenning 3 at LæringsarenaenYou are invited to the UiB Innovation Festival that will take place on September 20th from 9 to 14:30 at Nygårdsgaten 5. The festival is your opportunity to engage with the broad spectrum of innovation emerging from our university, discuss how to balance the open science with protecting intellectual property, and reflect on how UiB can […]
Future Week 2024
Media City Bergen, AtriumFuture Week is an annual conference on media technology and editorial innovation. The conference focuses on the intersection of new technology and journalism. With around 300 participants, Future Week is an informal, boutique conference where editorial teams meet product developers and media technologists. We feature engaging speakers from newsrooms and media technology companies, both from […]
Pixar Animations Studios from film to streaming: What are the lessons?
Media Lab, 9th floor, tower 3, Media City BergenThe Media Cluster in Bergen welcomes you to the lecture "Studios from film to streaming: What are the lessons?" by Pixar's Bill Wise on October 31st at 14:00. Join Bill Wise, a veteran of Pixar Animation Studios, as he shares his wealth of experience from almost three decades of storytelling, visual effects, and technical leadership. […]
Annual Meeting 2024
Scandic Ørnen, BergenMediaFutures is a centre for research-based innovation with the goal to develop responsible media technology, leveraging AI technology, for the media sector. The centre is a consortium of the most important media players in Norway. The University of Bergen is the host of the centre. User partners include NRK and TV 2, the two main TV […]
NIKT 2024
Nygårdsgaten 5, Nordre Allmenning 3 at LæringsarenaenUniversity of Bergen will arrange Norwegian Conference for ICT Research and Education (NIKT) from 25.-27. November 2024 in Bergen. NIKT is an important national meeting place for researchers, teachers, masters and PhD students in information and communication technology, computer science, information science and information systems. A conference for ICT-researchers in Norway bringing together people from the […]
Workshop: From Research to Academic Startup
SFI MediaFutures, MCBCurious about how to bring your research to life outside academia? This workshop provides a chance to explore just that. Through inspiring talks of start-up founders, hands-on activities, and networking, you’ll get a taste of what it takes to turn research into a startup venture. Highlights include: - An introduction to VIS’ brand-new entrepreneurship program […]
The Human Quotient for Better AI Systems
MediaFutures MCB Store læringsrom, Læringslab 3rd floorUjwal Gadiraju is a tenured Assistant professor in the Software Technology Department of the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He co-directs the TU Delft “Design@Scale” AI Lab and is a member of the program management team of the TU Delft AI Labs. He is the Vice-Chair of CHI […]
Rethinking Trust: Unveiling the Dynamics of Trust and Distrust
U.Phil AuditoriumTitle: Rethinking Trust: Unveiling the Dynamics of Trust and Distrust Research on trust is highly interdisciplinary and has produced an impressive body of knowledge about its forms, causes and consequences. However, existing research agendas have notable biases, two of which are the focus of this presentation: first, research privileges trust while marginalising distrust, resulting in […]
Northern Lights Deep Learning Conference
TromsøDeep learning is an emerging subfield in machine learning that has in recent years achieved state-of-the-art performance in image classification, object detection, segmentation, time series prediction and speech recognition to name a few. This conference will gather researchers both on a national and international level to exchange ideas, encourage collaborations and present cutting-edge research. Keynote […]
Lerchendalkonferansen 2025
Scandic Nidelven, TRONDHEIMThe Lerchendal conference serves as an important meeting place for approximately 200 leaders and talents from politics, business, and academia. It is a platform where Norway’s key decision-makers and innovators come together to discuss, share, and shape the future. The conference is the perfect arena for those who want to shape the future, broaden their perspective, […]
AI & Media: The Transformative Impact of AI in the Media Industry
Google Bryggegata 6, OsloOur Innovation Coordinator, Christopher Senf, and PhD candidate, Peter Andrews, have been invited to speak at Oslo AI’s next event at Google’s office on Misinformation and Disinformation in the Age of AI. They will introduce the Center and present a live demo of the AI Moderator. Topic: AI & Media: The Transformative Impact of AI […]
Announcement of the 2025 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize
University Aula, UiBOn Thursday, 13 March, the 2025 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize will be announced at the University Aula in Bergen. At the event, the Rector of the University of Bergen, Margareth Hagen, will present welcoming remarks. The Chair of the Holberg Prize Board, Professor Jørgen Sejersted, will announce the recipients of the Holberg Prize […]