Arctic Frontiers 2026 - Turn of the Tide
2026-02-02 08:00 - 2026-02-05 17:00 (Europe/Oslo) | 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 holistic discussions about the future of the Arctic region. Additionally, the organization hosts year-round activities, including Arctic Frontiers Abroad events, Arctic Frontiers Open events for the public and Arctic Frontiers Young events for the future generation of Arctic leaders between 5-35 years old.
Arctic Frontiers works closely with our partner network to provide knowledge-based and up-to-date perspectives on Arctic issues. The competence and interdisciplinarity of the partner network are unique in both national and international contexts.
Turn of the Tide 2026
In the Arctic, as across the globe, tides are shifting. Geopolitical landscapes are evolving, climate systems are accelerating, and economic structures are being reshaped. From rising temperatures and economic recalibration to cultural resurgence, the Arctic is both a witness to and a driver of transformation. This year’s theme underscores the ebb and flow of the world, and the time for change. In this moment of opportunity, we invite participants to reflect on the rhythms of global change and their implications for the pan-Arctic region. In 2026 we will bring together leading voices to examine the state of Arctic collaboration, economic transitions, infrastructure needs, technological frontiers, and the health of the ocean that unites the region. And as the world’s tide turns, we will explore how the Arctic can influence, adapt to, and help shape the global future.

Science SESSIONS

Arctic Frontiers 2026 will feature 7 different science and research themes. These are designed to be interdisciplinary and welcome submissions from natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, law, management, and more. All researchers are welcome to submit an abstract to the session that best suits their work.
The themes for 2026 are:

Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigating the Consequences of Arctic Permafrost Change
Maritime Extremes: Communication, Uncertainty and Emerging Technologies
High Tide for Arctic Preparedness
Governance and Policy for Sustainable Space Activities
Ocean Observational Pyramid: From Seabed to Space Monitoring
Maintaining and Developing Arctic Observing Capabilities
Arctic Transformation: Climate Change and Cumulative Effects on Ecosystems

Centre leader Christoph Trattner will be part of the Science Committee for the session called High Tide for Arctic Preparedness.
2026 Conference Program will be launched in November.

Innovation Work in Academia: SFI MediaFutures' Approach and Experience.
2026-02-04 09:00 - 10:00 | SV-cafeteria (Lauritz Meltzers hus, 4th floor), Fosswinckels gate 6, Bergen, 5007, Norway
We are pleased to invite you to the Academic Morning Coffee, where Christoph Senf from MediaFutures will discuss innovation work in academia and the MediaFutures approach.
Date: 4 FebruaryVenue: SV-cafeteria (Lauritz Meltzers hus, 4th floor), Fosswinckels gate 6, 5007 Bergen
Time: 9:15-10:00 (coffee and tea served from 9:00)
Abstract:
What does innovation work look like at a university research center? This conversation explores how the SFI MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology and Innovation has developed its distinctive industry-academic partnership model, and the opportunities and challenges that emerge when bridging academic research and media industry needs. We will discuss conceptual frameworks for understanding innovation, MediaFutures’ collaborative approach, and key strategic and practical lessons learned.
Dr. Christopher (‘Chris’) Senf is Innovation Coordinator at SFI MediaFutures, where he coordinates the Centre’s research-to-innovation projects with major Norwegian media companies. A political philosopher by training, Chris completed his PhD at UiB in 2023. He was a Fulbright Fellow at UMass Boston (2021) and Oxford Alumni from Saïd Business School’s Strategic Innovation Online Programme (2024).
The conversation will be in English.

Why should we consider ethical and societal aspects in the development of language models?
2026-03-04 09:00 - 10:00 | SV-cafeteria (Lauritz Meltzers hus, 4th floor), Fosswinckels gate 6, Bergen, 5007, Norway
On Wednesday, 4 March, Samia Touileb, Associate Professor at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, will join Academic Morning Coffee to talk about: Why should we consider ethical and societal aspects in the development of language models?
Date: 4 MarchVenue: SV-cafeteria (Lauritz Meltzers hus, 4th floor), Fosswinckels gate 6, 5007 Bergen
Time: 9:15-10:00 (coffee and tea served from 9:00)
Abstract:
As language models become increasingly integrated into everyday life, the need to understand and mitigate their ethical risks grows. These technologies influence various aspects of our lives, making it important to ask questions such as: How can we measure and reduce the social and cultural biases embedded in language models? What methods exist for evaluating the safety of these systems and preventing potential harm? Is it possible to adapt language models to our ethical, cultural, and societal values while ensuring transparency and accountability? And are we capable of developing robust evaluation mechanisms?
Samia Touileb is an Associate Professor in language technology (Natural Language Processing) with research interests in bias and fairness in models, information extraction, automatic summarisation, and applications of language technology and machine learning in social science research. She received the Faculty’s Award for Dissemination in 2025 and, in the same year, became a member of the Young Academy of Norway (AYF). In this conversation, Touileb will discuss some of the most pressing concerns related to the rapid development of large language models, both globally and in the Norwegian context.
The conversation will be in Norwegian.

EBU: Data Technology Seminar 2026
2026-03-10 09:00 - 2026-03-12 14:00 | European Broadcasting Union, L'Ancienne-Route 17A 1218, Grand-Saconnex / Geneva, Switzerland
The Data Technology Seminar 2026 brings together Europe’s public service media leaders, data experts, and technologists in Geneva to explore how data and artificial intelligence solutions are designed, governed, and deployed at scale – from foundational technologies to production systems and audience-facing services.
The seminar includes interactive sessions and demonstrations, where technology partners and broadcasters present production-ready AI and data solutions that showcase innovative strategies and automation across the media value chain, from production to archives.
Participants will gain practical insight into how media organisations transition from AI and data ambition to operational reality, focusing on data foundations, governance choices, architectural decisions, and scalable systems.
Date
10-12 March 2026
Venue
European Broadcasting Union
L’Ancienne-Route 17A
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex / Geneva / Switzerland
Tel +41 22 717 21 11
Organiser
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
For more details, please visit the organisers’ website.
Our connection to the European Broadcasting Union is further reinforced through Professor Alexandre Rouxel, member of our International Advisory Committee and a Data Scientist and Project Coordinator at the EBU within the Technology and Innovation department.

Samia Touileb & Lilja Øvrelid at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
2026-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Drammensveien 78, Oslo, Norway
Samia Touileb and Lilja Øvrelid from MediaFutures will participate as keynote speakers in a conversation at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, as part of the Forskning og KI (Research and AI) series. The event will focus on the themes of research sovereignty and artificial intelligence, discussing their implications for the future of media and technology. It will provide valuable insights into how AI intersects with academic research and the importance of sovereignty in the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Speakers:Samia Touileb is an Associate Professor in Language Technology at the Department of Information and Media Studies at the University of Bergen. She is a member of the Academy of Young Researchers and was honored with the Communication Award by the Faculty of Social Sciences in November 2025.
Lilja Øvrelid is a Professor at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo, where she leads the Language Technology Group. Her research focuses on text processing using machine learning techniques.
Date: 11th March 2026Location: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
For more details, please visit the official event page.

SFI MediaFutures Lunch Seminar: Meet Ryan Anthony Marinelli
2026-03-27 11:15 - 12:45 | MediaFutures HQ, 3rd Floor, Tower 1, Media City, Media Futures HQ, 3rd floor, Bergen, 5008
Join us for a lunch seminar with our new postdoctoral researcher Ryan Anthony Marinelli, who will introduce himself and his work.
Ryan will present his previous research and current research interests, followed by his postdoctoral plan and project collaboration ideas with our industry partners.
All are welcome!
Date: 27 MarchTime: 11:15 – 12:45Venue: MediaFutures
Abstract:From Exploitation to Representation: Evaluating Secure AI and Norwegian EmbeddingsThis talk opens by exploring AI safety and security across different levels of abstraction. At the highest level, we examine how AI interacts with society and how filtering mechanisms can be applied to mitigate risks. In contrast, the lowest level is explored through mechanistic interpretability, focusing on how models memorize information and how they may be aligned with human values.The second part of the talk focuses on embeddings and recent evaluation efforts to understand the ability of large language models to function as embedding models. There is particular interest in embeddings within a news context, analyzing how to best support retrieval and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in more specialized use cases, including Norwegian-language settings.

SFI MediaFutures Industry Stakeholder Workshop Day
2026-04-29 10:00 - 17:00 | MediaFutures HQ, 3rd Floor, Tower 1, Media City, Media Futures HQ, 3rd floor, Bergen, 5008
We are happy to confirm the date for our first SFI MediaFutures Industry Stakeholder Workshop Day, co-hosted with our colleagues at Medieklyngen Bergen.
Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
Time: 10:00–17:00 (+ dinner afterwards approx. til 22:00)
Venue: SFI MediaFutures Research Centre, Media City Bergen
The purpose of this event is to create a space for more conversation and project-ideation, bringing together representatives from each industry and user partner organization alongside our work package leaders and senior researchers.
Here is the agenda for the day:
10:00–10:15 | Coffee, Welcome, & Opening (15 min) @ SFI MediaFutures
10:15–11:15 | Slot One (60 min) @ SFI MediaFutures

Presentation 1 (10 min) Are Tverberg // TV2
Presentation 2 (10 min) Mehdi Elahi // SFI MediaFutures

Table discussion (25 min)
Plenary feedback (15 min)

11:15–12:15 | Slot Two (60 min) @ SFI MediaFutures

Presentation 1 (10 min) JC Lopez, Victorina Demirel, & Anna Lunde // Schibsted
Presentation 2 (10 min) Samia Touileb & Ryan A. Marinelli // SFI MediaFutures

Table discussion (25 min)
Plenary feedback (15 min)

12:15–13:15 | Lunch & Networking (60 min)
— ca. 15 min. walk to TV2 // Meeting point: MCB Atrium, next to ping pong table —
13:30–14:15 | Site Visit One // @ TV2 (45 min)

Guided Tour + Q&A on the spot (30 min) Are Tverberg & Snorre Alvsvåg // TV2
Presentation + Q&A on the spot (15min) Yuki Onishi, Nataliya Nymo, & Snorre Alvsvåg // SFI MediaFutures, Vizrt, & TV2

— ca. 15 min. walk to TV2 // Meeting point: MCB Atrium, next to ping pong table —
14:30–15:00 | Site Visit Two // @ NRK (30 min)

Guided tour (20 min) + Q&A (10 min) Medieklyngen & NRK

— ca. 15 min walk to Medieklyngen // Meeting point: MCB Atrium, next to ping pong table —
15:15–16:00 | Slot Three (45 min) @ Medieklyngen

Presentation 1 (5 min) Jan Stian Vold // BT
Presentation 2 (10 min) Emily LaRosa // SFI MediaFutures

Table discussion (20 min)
Plenary feedback (10 min)

16:00–17:00 | Slot Four (60 min) @ Medieklyngen

Presentation 1 (5 min) Kajsa Garmann Lønrusten / Faktisk.no
Presentation 2 (5 min) Vinay Setty / Factiverse
Presentation 3 (10 min) Hina Afridi / SFI MediaFutures

Table discussion (25 min)
Plenary feedback (15 min)

17:00–17:10 | Wrap-up & Close (10 min)
17:10–18:00 | Reception@ Medieklyngen
19:00–22:00 | Dinner & Networking // @ Colonialen Sann Restaurant
We are already very much looking forward to hosting you all in Bergen at our Centre. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions in the meantime.
MediaFutures Consortium members are welcome to join the event.

Call for Participation: Workshop Tracking Eyes and Mind
2026-05-04 10:00 - 2026-05-06 14:30 | University of Bergen, venue TBA
From May 4th to 6th, the University of Bergen, in collaboration with MediaFutures, is organizing Workshop Tracking Eyes and Mind.
To view the updated program and register for the event, please visit the official organizer’s website.
Registration Deadline:
30.03.2026 – 23.55
Workshop Goals:
The workshop focus on demonstrations of eye tracking designs in Linguistics and Human Computer Interaction.
Introduction to Intermediate Level + Network building
Invited Poster presentations.
Target Audience:
Advanced MA students and Ph.D. Scholarship students
Researchers in Linguistics and/or Human Computer Interaction and/or
AI/NLP who want to use Eye Tracking in their Research.
Invited Lecturers:
Andrew Duchowski
Mauro Manassi
Agnieszka Konopka
Professor Andrew Duchowski is a world-leader in the field of eye tracking.
Local Team:
Christer Johansson
Morten Fjeld
Maki Kubota
Jade Sandstedt
Associate Member
Oana Geman (Chalmers)
Organizers:
Professor Christer Johansson, Department of Linguistic Literary and Aesthetic Studies (UiB)
Professor Morten Fjeld, Department of Information Science and Media Studies (UiB) and WP-leader in SFI MediaFutures
Sponsors:
the Bergen University Fund
HCI Infrastructure Grant, UiB
Accessibility Lab, UiB
SFI MediaFutures, UiB
To view the updated program and register for the event, please visit the official organizer’s website.

Nordic Media Days (Nordiske Mediedager)
2026-05-06 - 2026-05-08 | Grieghallen
Nordic Media Days (Nordiske Mediedager) is the biggest media conference in Northern Europe, bringing together journalists, editors, media leaders, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss key developments in journalism, media, and communication.
The event offers insights into both current challenges and emerging trends in the media landscape.
Nordic Media Days is relevant for media professionals, researchers, students, and others interested in the role of media in society and the future of journalism.
Date: 6-8 May 2026Location: Grieghallen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, 5015 Bergen
For more details, please visit the organisers’ website.

MIX Innovation Day 2026
2026-05-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Media City Bergen, Lars Hilles gate 30, Bergen, 5008, Norway
Date: 8th May 2026
Time: 10:00-12:30
Venue: Media City Bergen: Atlantis, Atriet
Innovation Day has traditionally been an event where bachelor’s and master’s students in Media and Interaction Design (MIX) showcase the prototypes they have developed throughout the semester. This year, they are taking the event a step further by inviting more courses to participate and present their semester projects.
The event highlights innovation, knowledge sharing, and the development of digital services, and provides students with a valuable arena to showcase both their academic expertise and creative solutions. It is a unique opportunity to demonstrate what the students, and the courses they represent, have to offer.
The event is organized by the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen (UiB).
To view the updated program and register for the event, please visit the official organizer’s website.

MediaFutures Series Seminar: Soheila Molaei "From Graphs to Graph Neural Networks: Applications in Multi-Modal Heterogeneous Real-World Data"
2026-05-08 13:00 - 14:00 | MediaFutures HQ, 3rd Floor, Tower 1, Media City, Media Futures HQ, 3rd floor, Bergen, 5008
MediaFutures warmly welcomes Soheila Molaei talk on:
“From Graphs to Graph Neural Networks: Applications in Multi-Modal Heterogeneous Real-World Data”

All are welcome! Lunch will be served.

Date: 8 May
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: MediaFutures

TitleFrom Graphs to Graph Neural Networks: Applications in Multi-Modal Heterogeneous Real-World Data

AbstractIn this talk, I will introduce the basic ideas behind graphs and graph neural networks (GNNs), and discuss why they have become powerful tools for modelling complex, structured, and heterogeneous real-world data. I will begin with an overview of graph-based representations and the core principles of message passing and graph representation learning, before moving to a range of AI applications where GNNs provide advantages over conventional learning approaches. In particular, I will discuss applications in heterogeneous and multimodal settings, including privacy-preserving federated learning, neuro-symbolic modelling, and emerging graph-based methods for spatial and multi-modal data integration. Overall, the talk aims to connect the foundations of graph learning with current AI challenges involving structure, heterogeneity, and multi-source data.

Speaker’s bioSoheila Molaei is a senior researcher in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a particular emphasis on graph neural networks, federated learning, neuro-symbolic AI, and learning from multimodal and heterogeneous data. Her work explores how graph-based methods can support robust, interpretable, and privacy-aware AI systems across complex real-world applications. She has also collaborated with researchers at the University of Bergen on graph-based and neuro-symbolic learning research.

Public lecture by Luciano Floridi
2026-05-20 15:30 - 16:45 | Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5 (første etasje)
Welcome to a public lecture with our new honorary doctor professor Luciano Floridi.
Date: 20.05.2026
Time:15.30–16.15
Venue:Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5
Please arrive five to ten minutes before the starting time.

The University of Bergen has appointed Professor Luciano Floridi of Yale University as an honorary doctor, following a nomination from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Information Science and Media Studies.
Professor Floridi will give a public lecture drawing on his foundational contributions to information ethics, the philosophy of AI, and digital society. The title of the lecture is: “What is the impact of AI on Democracy?”. You can read more about the lecture here.
Through his role on the MediaFutures International Advisory Committee, Professor Floridi actively contributes to shaping the centre’s research agenda on responsible media technologies and AI-driven innovation, strengthening the bridge between cutting-edge research, industry needs, and societal values.
The honorary doctorate will be formally conferred at a ceremony in the University Aula on 21 May 2026. The appointment of Professor Floridi further strengthens MediaFutures’ international profile and underlines the University of Bergen’s commitment to advancing responsible and trustworthy media technologies.
Read more about Professor Floridi and his role at MediaFutures here.
On the occasion of his appointment as an honorary doctor, Professor Luciano Floridi was interviewed by Innovation Coordinator at MediaFutures Christopher Senf and Communication Officer at the Infomedia Department Malgorzata Anna Pacholczyk. Read the interview here.
The lecture is open to the general public. Everybody is welcome!

Workshop & Debate: Luciano Floridi on AI and social futures
2026-05-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Media City Bergen, Lars Hilles gate 30, Bergen, 5008, Norway
Date: 20.05.2026
Time: 17.00–19.00
Venue: Media City Bergen, Lars Hillesgate 30
Our honorary doctor Luciano Floridi will be the main guest at a workshop on the topic “AI and social futures” in Media City Bergen. The workshop will engage staff, students and stakeholders at Infomedia in a discussion of core challenges for the future of academia. The event is by invitation only.
The event is intended to engage people at the Infomedia department in a dialogue with professor Luciano Floridi about central challenges for academia posed by generative AI.
We invite our academic and administrative staff, our PhD candidates, and master and bachelor students, and we also invite stakeholders and partners associated with Infomedia. We will engage in a structured roundtable discussion on societal challenges brought on by AI.
The workshop will be held in the “Redaksjonsrom” in Infomedia’s campus at Media City Bergen, Lars Hilles gate 30. The doors will be open and we will look for our guests as they arrive.
You can read more about the workshop here.
Through his role on the MediaFutures International Advisory Committee, Professor Floridi actively contributes to shaping the centre’s research agenda on responsible media technologies and AI-driven innovation, strengthening the bridge between cutting-edge research, industry needs, and societal values.
The honorary doctorate will be formally conferred at a ceremony in the University Aula on 21 May 2026. The appointment of Professor Floridi further strengthens MediaFutures’ international profile and underlines the University of Bergen’s commitment to advancing responsible and trustworthy media technologies.
Read more about Professor Floridi and his role at MediaFutures here.
On the occasion of his appointment as an honorary doctor, Professor Luciano Floridi was interviewed by Innovation Coordinator at MediaFutures Christopher Senf and Communication Officer at the Infomedia Department Malgorzata Anna Pacholczyk. Read the interview here.

UiB AI Seminar: AI Alignment
2026-05-28 09:00 - 15:45 | Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, first floor, Nygårdsgaten 5, Bergen, 5015, Norway
Date: 28th of May 2026
Time: 09.00–15.45
Venue: Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, 5015 Bergen (first floor)
The event brings 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 seminar is organized and moderated by Samia Touileb, an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen and co-leader of the Norwegian Language Technologies research stream at MediaFutures.
Among the speakers is Ryan Marinelli, a postdoctoral researcher at MediaFutures, who will give a presentation on safety or security.
To view the updated program and register for the event, please visit the official organizer’s website.

KIME seminar: From algomaxxing to AI influencers
2026-06-12 09:30 - 14:00 | Center for Digital Narrative, LG1 lounge (Langes gate 1-3)
Welcome to a half-day seminar discussing new practices and phenomena emerging from the study of algorithms and artificial intelligence in culture and society.

The seminar will include talks from two visiting scholars doing research on cutting-edge phenomena in digital culture – algomaxxing and AI influencers – followed by a lunch discussion in which participants can receive and offer feedback on their own development of concepts and methods for the study of similar topics.

Programme:
09:30: Welcome & Introduction from KIME
09:45: Talk by Idil Galip: Algomaxxing: Notes on cultural production after the algorithm
10:45: Coffee break
11:00: Talk by Alexandra Deem: Automating authenticity: The rise of AI influencers
12:00: Lunch & discussion with the speakers: “Developing concepts and methods for the study of AI cultures”

The seminar is hosted by the ALGOFOLK (Algorithmic folklore: The mutual shaping of vernacular creativity and automation) project at the Center for Digital Narrative, and the Imagine (Citizen perceptions of AI in everyday media life) project at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. The collaboration is funded by a grant from UiB’s strategy for the humanities, on the topic of authenticity and digital media in an age of AI (KIME – Kunstig intelligens og autentisk medieinnhold).
Read more about the event and register on the official organizer’s website.
Lunch is free for anyone who signs up to the seminar, please find details on the official organizer’s website.
Contact person: Gabriele de Seta

MediaFutures Series Seminar: Lucie Flek "From Framing to Alignment: Representing Human Worldviews in AI"
2026-06-18 12:00 - 13:00 | MediaFutures HQ, 3rd Floor, Tower 1, Media City, Media Futures HQ, 3rd floor, Bergen, 5008
MediaFutures warmly welcomes Lucie Flek’s talk on:
“From Framing to Alignment: Representing Human Worldviews in AI”.

Date: 18 June
Time: 12:00-13:00
Venue: MediaFutures HQ (3rd Floor, Media City)
Zoom Link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/63914739737?pwd=[REDACTED]

Abstract:
Educational materials, political discourse, and online communities do more than communicate information: they express perspectives, values, and worldviews. In our information ecosystem, these human representations are no longer only interpreted by people – they are also learned, reproduced, and transformed by AI systems.
This talk explores the connections between framing, pluralism, and AI alignment through the lens of representation. What does it mean for an AI system to represent a perspective? Can models capture diverse viewpoints without collapsing them into a single “average” position? And how should we think about alignment when values themselves are heterogeneous and contested?
Lucie Flek argues that many AI alignment challenges boil down to challenges of representation: whose perspectives are captured, which values are privileged, and whether our evaluation methods are even robust enough to evaluate and control these choices.
Speaker’s bio:
Lucie Flek is a full professor at the University of Bonn, leading the Data Science and Language Technologies group. Her main interests lie in machine learning research for natural language processing (NLP), including AI robustness and safety. The application areas range from large language models and conversational systems, across clinical NLP and mental health research, to misinformation detection and social media analyses. Prof. Flek has been active both in academia and industry – she used to manage natural language understanding research programs in Amazon Alexa and contributed to the Google Shopping Search launch in Europe. Her academic work at the University of Pennsylvania and University College London revolved around user modeling from text, and its applications in psychology and social sciences. Her PhD at TU Darmstadt focused on meaning ambiguity, incorporating expert lexical-semantic resources into DNN classification tasks. She has served as Area Chair for Computational Social Sciences at numerous ACL* conferences, and as an editor of the NLP section of multiple AI journals. Before her career path in natural language processing, Prof. Flek has been contributing to particle physics research at CERN in the area of axion searches.

Arendalsuka: "Responsible AI moving from research into practice in Norwegian news media"
2026-08-11 11:00 - 11:45 | Arendalsuka, Kunstig Intelligens-teltet Kirkebakken 19, Tyholmen, Arendal, Norway
About the Event
Artificial intelligence is transforming journalism and the media industry at an unprecedented pace, creating both new opportunities and significant challenges. This event brings together researchers and industry partners from SFI MediaFutures to explore how responsible AI is moving from research into practice in Norwegian news media.
MediaFutures Centre Leader Christoph Trattner, Innovation Coordinator Christopher Senf, and MediaFutures industry partners will present ongoing research, real-world applications, and discuss how AI can strengthen editorial practices, support trustworthy journalism, and help maintain public trust in an evolving digital landscape.
More information about the programme and speakers will be announced soon.
Official Program website: https://www.arendalsuka.no/program/ansvarlig-ai-i-nyhetsmedier-fra-forskning-til-praksis
Program & Speakers:

11:00–11:02 — Welcome and framing (Christopher Senf, SFI MediaFutures)
11:02–11:08 — Why responsible AI in news media matters now (Christoph Trattner, SFI MediaFutures)
11:08–11:17 — VITAL: verifying health and lifestyle claims (Christoph Trattner and Tobias Wessel, SFI MediaFutures)
11:17–11:26 — Tackling misinformation with AI (Gaute Kokkvoll, Factiverse AS)
11:26–11:35 — AI-enabled detection of fake content (Runa Engen, Faktisk.no)
11:35–11:45 — Moderated Q&A: what must Norway build next? (All Speakers & moderated by Christopher Senf, SFI MediaFutures)

Annual Meeting 26: Our public flagship conference
2026-11-05 13:00 - 2026-11-06 18:00 | Scandic Ørnen, Bergen
Keep the date in your calendars! We are underway in planning the Annual Meeting for 2026!
Thursday, 5 November

Workshop / Networking event
Dinner in the evening at Scandic Ørnen – ROAST

Friday, 6 November

Annual Meeting 2026 at Scandic Ørnen

A detailed programme and further information will be shared closer to the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
