Advancing Image and Video Understanding Beyond Traditional Paradigms: Vocabulary-Free Classification and Zero-Shot Temporal Localization
Ulrike Pihls hus, Seminarrom 2BThe Department of Information Science and Media Studies and the I2S research group welcomes you to this seminar with Paolo Rota of University of Trento. The rapid evolution of vision-language models is transforming the landscape of image and video understanding, going beyond traditional classification and localization paradigms. We will explore two recent methodologies that challenge […]
Europe’s Digital Agenda: Is the AI Act the Final Act? In Search of Common Principles
Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31, 5006 Bergen AND ZoomOver the past five years the European Union legislature has passed a flurry of ambitious directives and regulations dealing with various aspects of Europe’s digital economy: the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive (2019), the Open Data Directive (2019), the Data Governance Act (2022), the Digital Services Act (2022), the Digital Market Act (2022), the Data […]
Personalisation Day
Wallenberg Conference Center, Gothenburg, SwedenWe invite all researchers and practitioners in the Nordics to the second Nordic Personalisation day in Wallenberg Conference Center, Gothenburg. We aim on two days full of talks and discussions on ethics, responsibility in personalisation and recommender systems. There will also be plenty of time to meet peers both from industry and research and exchange ideas […]
Training workshop in Oslo: Accessibility in Digital Learning Resources
osloJoin our 2-Day training workshop on Accessibility in Digital Learning Resources! Are you passionate about making digital learning more interactive and accessible? Our upcoming workshop in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, September 16th, and Tuesday, September 17th, is the perfect opportunity for you! Focus Areas:- Tools for enhancing interactivity and accessibility in linear media experiences.- Balancing […]
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 […]
MediaFutures seminar
OnlineTitle: Facing disinformation in social media with focus on its social impact The integration of social media into our daily lives has been both transformative and essential, offering numerous advantages in how we communicate, share information, and engage with the world. However, alongside these benefits comes a growing concern: the widespread dissemination of misinformation. This […]
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 […]
UiB AI #12: Aligning AI with Human Values. Challenges and Solutions
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, first floorThe event aims to bring together experts, researchers, and industry professionals to explore, discuss, and advance our understanding of the challenges and solutions related to aligning artificial intelligence systems with human values and goals. The objectives and expected outcomes of this seminar are as follows: - Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges […]
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 […]