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SUMMARY:News personalization with "Curate"
DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures invites to a seminar on news personalization with Schibsted in MediaFutures headquarter\, MCB\, 3rd floor. The seminar will also be streamed. \nThe Curate project has been created to enable Schibsted media outlets to craft an optimal content selection for each individual user\, delivering content tailored precisely to their preferences\, in the appropriate format\, location\, and timing\, all while upholding the journalistic integrity of the mission. Originally developed to curate Aftenposten’s front page in Norway\, Curate has evolved into the central recommendation system for over 50 news brands within the Schibsted and Polaris Media groups. \nChristoph Schmitz\, Product Manager of Curate and Jacob Welander\, Data Scientist at Schibsted will tell us in this seminar about the project itself\, what has been done so far and how Schibsted has been utilizing such technology innovating media experience. \nJoin the meeting on zoom:\nhttps://uib.zoom.us/j/69494993779?pwd=c0k3YXZ2MDduYnhoT2FUM09WNHNKdz09
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/news-personalization-with-curate/
LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008
CATEGORIES:Seminar,WP2 User Modeling, Personalisation & Engagement
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SUMMARY:Mobilisation seminar on AI for trust and sustainability
DESCRIPTION:In connection with the upcoming announcement of the AI billion\, the Research and Innovation Department at UiB (Forsknings- og innovasjonsavdelingen FIA) invites academic communities researching artificial intelligence to a mobilization seminar. The purpose is to highlight AI environments and center initiatives at UiB\, and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in future work. \nThe Research Council’s board decided at the meeting on February 7th that the Government’s billion-dollar investment “AI for Trust and Sustainability” will be announced in the form of 4-6 centers for artificial intelligence. The centers will be 5-year thematic\, challenge-driven initiatives\, promoting interdisciplinary\, interinstitutional\, and cross-sectoral collaboration. The announcement is divided into two parts\, with a mandatory outline in the first step\, to be submitted by June 7\, 2024. Here you can read more about how the Research Council envisions the focus of the centers in each of the three main areas – societal consequences\, technological development\, and innovative use. \nThe keynote speaker at the event will be Anne Kjersti Fahlvik\, Director of the Research Council’s area\, followed by a question and answer session after her presentation. \nWe will also facilitate opportunities for environments interested in coordinating an AI center and planning to apply for the announcement to present a brief pitch with their idea for a center application in plenary. There will be ample opportunity to explore collaboration and synergies with other AI environments at UiB and external stakeholders and potential partners through a networking lunch session. All academic communities with an AI profile are invited to this event\, and we encourage everyone interested in participating in a center application to join. Those wishing to present their pitch for an AI center on stage should register this in the registration form by April 2nd. \nThe deadline for registration for the general public is extended to April 5th. \n**Program:** \n**10:00-11:00**\n– **Welcome and Information about the Announcement**\n– Welcome by Vice-Rector Pinar Heggernes\, UiB\n– Presentation by Anne Kjersti Fahlvik\, Director of Innovation in Business and Public Sector\, Research Council\n– Q&A Session \n**11:00-11:20**\n– **Coffee Break** \n**11:20-12:55**\n– **AI Center and Research Center Applications**\n– Support System and Application Process at UiB by Birgit Falch\, Research and Innovation Department\, and Alexander Oltu\, IT Department\n– What Does it Entail to Apply for a Research Center? TBA\n– Pitches for Research Centers for Artificial Intelligence at UiB\n– Upon registration\, participants in the seminar who wish to coordinate a center application are encouraged to indicate whether they will pitch their idea for an artificial intelligence center to the audience. The purpose of idea pitching is to open up collaboration opportunities and invite stakeholders and academic communities interested in contributing to further develop the idea. \n**12:55-13:00**\n– **Conclusion\, Introduction to Lunch and Networking** \n**13:00-14:00**\n– **Lunch and Networking in the Lounge outside the Main Hall\, with Opportunity for Posters/Stands**
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/prep-seminar-on-ai-for-trust-and-sustainability/
LOCATION:Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, første etasje.
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Overview of Serendipity in Recommender Systems
DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures and UiBs research group DARS which stands for Behavioral Data Analytics & Recommender Systems\, is inviting to a seminar with the postdoctoral researcher Denis Kotkov from the University of Helsinki. Kotkov is working on recommender systems\, exploratory search\, user experience and machine learning. \nIn this seminar he will provide an overview of the Serendipity in Recommender Systems. \nAbstract: \n“Have you ever wondered why services like Spotify\, Netflix or YouTube keep showing you recommendations on the same topic over and over again? One of the reasons for that is the lack of serendipity in recommender systems of these services. Recommender systems are software tools that suggest items\, such as audio recordings or videos\, of interest to users. Meanwhile\, serendipity is the property of these systems\, which indicates the degree\, to which they suggest items that pleasantly surprise users. In this talk\, I will provide an overview of serendipity in recommender systems. In particular\, I will talk about how the concept of serendipity has been defined and measured in recommender systems\, and what experiments have been conducted to investigate this concept. I will also touch on recommendation algorithms designed to suggest serendipitous items and discuss future directions of the top.” \nMore about Denis Kotkov. \nThe talk will take place at MediaFutures headquarter and takes 30 minutes\, plus a 15-minute-long Q&A session. The seminar will also be streamed. You can find the link below.
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/overview-of-serendipity-in-recommender-systems/
LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008
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