Visual Intelligence Days 2026

The Visual Intelligence Days 2026 gathers researchers, user partners and invited guests to share knowledge and updates on the latest Visual Intelligence research and innovations.

The program consists of two full days of presentations, collaborative work sessions, inspirational presentations by invited international experts, and scientific and social interactions between our attendees.

Date: September 23rd – 24th 2026

Location: Quality Airport Hotel Gardermoen

The Visual Intelligence Days is open for consortium members and invited guests.

Registration

Register for Visual Intelligence Days 2026 here

Visual Intelligence Graduate School Pre-Program

The pre-program consists of an afternoon gathering for VI's young researchers and graduate students to grow transferable skills, share scientific experiences and getting to know each other across institutions.

The topic of the pre-program is centred on Agentic AI. It will take place on September 22nd at Fabrikken (Markveien 35, 0554 Oslo) in Oslo city centre.

• 14:00: Welcome / Introduction.
  
• 14:15: Lunch with refreshments.
• 15:00 - 17:00: Talk by Georgios Leontidis, Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
• 17:00 - 18:00: Hands-on activity on Agentic AI.
• 18:30: Dinner, games and socializing.
• 22:00: End of event.

Main Program

View the program here

September 23rd

• 08:30 - 09:30: Registration and coffee
• 09:30 - 09:45: Welcome and "State-of-the-VI-Union"
• 09:45 - 10:30: Invited Talk: Prenaital, Denmark (30 min + 15 min Q & A)
  Prenaital: AI-Powered Detection & Risk Reudction of Preterm Birth, Seamlessly Integrating wit Scanners & EHRs".
  How turn research-based innovation into a successful business? How to navigate ownership rights, manage the business, discover customers, fundraise, and develop products?
• 10:30 - 10:35: Announcement of "Innovation Brewery Poster Challenge"
• 10:35 - 11:00: Coffee break
• 11:00 - 12:40: User partner's status and future focus areas I:
  Representatives from our user partners will give 12 min. presentations + 5 min. for Q&A on VI-related current status or activities / achievements as well as future focus areas:
  GE Healthcare
  Institute of Marine Research
  Aker BP
  Cancer Registry of Norway
  Equinor
• 12:40 - 14:00: Group photo and lunch
• 14:00 - 14:40: User partners' current status and future focus areas II
  Representatives from our user partners will give 12 min. presentations + 5 min. for Q&A on VI-related current status or activities / achievements as well as future focus areas:
  University Hospital of North Norway + Helse Nord IKT
  Kongsberg Satellite Services
• 14:40 - 15:00: Coffee break
• 15:00 - 16:00: VI's research-based innovation highlights I
  This session shows ongoing work on advancing Visual Intelligence research challenges to drive innovations on user partner problems and data. The session will provide inspiration for synergies and transferred across applications.
  6 “flash” presentations of 7 min each. We have no time for Q & A but encourage interaction in coffee breaks and in the evening poster session.
• 16:00 - 16:30: Coffee break
• 16:30 - 17:10: VI's research-based innovation highlights II
  4 flash presentation of 7 min. each. Q&A in coffee breaks and in the evening poster session.
• 17:10 - 17:30: Invited presentation and interview with KI Norge
  Presentation by KI Norge's Jens Nørve + interview by Elisabeth Wetzer, Associate Professor at UiT.
• 17:30 - 19:00: Posters and interaction
  This session highlights VI-relevant work across the consortium. The intention is to mingle and to learn from each other.
• 20:00: Dinner in Hotel Restaurant

September 24th

• 08:30 - 09:35: Agentic AI Session
  Organizers: Elisabeth Wetzer, Georgios Leontidis and Adín Ramírez Rivera
  Intro to the topic, Q&A, and the Visual Intelligence Graduate School shares experiences from AI Agents pre-program workshop
• 09:35 - 10:00: Coffee break
• 10:00 - 10:45: Innovation Brewery Poster Challenge Continued
  Flash talks by student teams to itch synergy project within VI based on poster session teamwork + panel of user partners gives feedback of how interesting this would be to follow up
• 10:45 - 11:00: Leg stretch
• 11:00 - 13:00: Collaborative work session with user partners
  Work sessions centered around individual user partners or innovation areas. Practical info given at the opening..
  Presentations to review status of ongoing / planned activities.
  Discuss progress, path forward and potential new directions.
• 13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
• 14:00 - 14:30: Outlook - Trends in deep learning, presented by Arnt-Børre Salberg
• 14:30 - 14:45: Leg stretch
• 14:45 - 15:30: Summary and outlook
• 15:30: END

For presenters

You can find templates for posters and presentations here

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Q: How do I get to the conference venue?

You can take shuttle bus S22 from Gardermoen airport. Go to bus stop 41.

Bus schedule between 07:00 - 10:00: hh:10, hh:25, hh:40, hh:55.

Bus schedule outside these hours: hh:25 and hh:55.

Q: How do I reserve my hotel room?

You can reserve your hotel room through the registration form.