News
New Publication
Congratulations to MediaFutures’ WP4 Leader Morten Fjeld on his co-authored publication: “A Collaborative System of Flying and Ground Robots with Universal Physical Coupling Interface (PCI), and the Potential Interactive Applications”.
When AI is a jerk!
Listen to our researcher Samia Touileb taking about Artificial Intelligence in the UiB’s newest “Popviten” podcast.
Releasing a Prototype of an Automated Assistant for Twitter Fact-checking
A web-based application that could assist in debunking false/re-purposed information present in tweets related to news events has been developed by MediaFutures’ WP3 researchers. The preliminary version of the tool is now released, and ready to be tested.
MediaFutures’ Annual Report 2021 is now available
An online version of the MediaFutures Annual Report 2021 is now available. The report provides details on our performance in 2021, and includes information on activities, staffing and funding.
MediaFutures’ New Publication with Honorable Mention at the IEEE VR 2022 Conference
Research paper RedirectedDoors: Redirection While Opening Doors in Virtual Reality by MediaFutures’ WP4 leader Morten Fjeld, Yukai Hoshikawa, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kazuki Takashima, Morten Fjeld, Yoshifumi Kitamura received “Honorable Mention” at the IEEE VR 2022 Conference.
ERC Consolidator Grant for MediaFutures WP1 co-Leader Hallvard Moe
It is with great pleasure to inform that Hallvard Moe has been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his research project PREPARE. The grant is considered Europe’s most competitive, with an overall success rate estimated at 12%.
