From the left: Centre Director Robert Jenssen, Petter Tømmeraas, UiT Vice Rector Bente Haug, Dean Bjørn-Morten Batalden
Petter Tømmeraas, Director of Data Center Services at Aker Nscale, visited SFI Visual Intelligence to learn more about our research projects and AI startups established by former UiT students.
Petter Tømmeraas, Director of Data Centre Services at Aker Nscale, visited SFI Visual Intelligence to learn more about our research projects and AI startups established by former UiT students.
By Petter Bjørklund, Communications Officer at SFI Visual Intelligence
The visit's background is the 10-year agreement between Aker Nscale and UiT to develop and strengthen AI competence and innovation in Narvik and North Norway.
Robert Jenssen presented SFI Visual Intelligence: a Norwegian Centre for Research-Based Innovation which researches and develops AI solutions in close collaboration with Norwegian industry and public sector partners.
Solveig Thrun and Christian Salomonsen, two VI PhD Research Fellows, showcased their projects and how these can contribute to more efficient and innovation-driven healthcare services in and outside Norway.
Thrun's project focuses on risk-based screening with AI for early detection of breast cancer in collaboration with industry partner Cancer Registry of Norway (Kreftregisteret).
Salomonsen's project uses deep learning to non-invasively estimate the arterial input function, a critical component of dynamic PET imaging which is required for drug development and cancer research. His project is done in collaboration with partner Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge.
Associate Professor Kristoffer Wickstrøm presented our ongoing collaboration with industry partner KSAT – Kongsberg Satellite Services – which includes projects on sustainable oil spill monitoring and vessel detection.
Johannes H. Nilsen presented Abdera.ai: an AI startup formed by him and former Visual Intelligence master student Erland Grimstad. Abdera offers AI-driven solutions for moderating comment sections and discussions on social media and online fora.
UiT Innovation Coordinator Anna Dranovska told Tømmeraas about Medsensio: a health technology company which offers AI systems to automatically detect abnormal lung and heart sounds.
UiT Prorector for Research Jørgen Berge, Vice Rector Bente Haug, and Dean Bjørn-Morten Batalden was also present alongside Tømmeraas and Visual Intelligence's researchers for a fruitful discussion about the presented projects and startups.
The Call for Papers and Abstracts for the Northern Lights Deep Learning (NLDL) Conference 2027 is officially announced – with submission deadlines on August 7th and Mid-September 2026 respectively.
The field of Visual Intelligence is continuously transforming. Chief Research Scientist Arnt-Børre Salberg dives deeper into the current trends in the field of visual intelligence as of early 2026.
Generativ kunstig intelligens er imponerende, men ikke alltid så nyttig til å løse industrielle problemer (Norwegian op-ed in digi.no).
Congratulations to Marit Dagny Kristine Jenssen, who successfully defended her PhD thesis at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on April 10th
The NCS model, a seismic foundation model trained on data from the Norwegian data repository for subsurface data, is now available as an open-source model, allowing anyone to download, utilize, and further develop the model.
The Visual Intelligence Annual Report 2025, highlighting the centre's progress, activities, achieved innovations, staff, funding, and publications for 2025, is now available to read on our websites.
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Congratulations to Centre Director Robert Jenssen, who received UiT's Research and Development Award at the university's annual celebration.
Visual Intelligence researchers contributed to the Pioneer Centre for AI workshop on Electronic Health Records research. The aim was to strengthen ties between the two centres on EHR-related research.
Tre av studentene i sivilingeniør i Kunstig Intelligens ved UiT skal delta i NM i KI. Slik gikk det da de ble intervjuet ved hjelp av kunstig intelligens (News article in nordlys.no).
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Rami Al-Belmpeisi is a PhD Research Fellow in the Visual Computing section at DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark. He visited Visual Intelligence in Tromsø from November 2025 to February 2026.
Visual Intelligence researchers came to the UiT Open Day to inform the students about UiT's study programme, and inspire them to pursue AI-related studies and career paths.
Congratulations to our colleague Michael Kampffmeyer, who received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Young Researchers in 2026.
We happily welcome Rahul Baburajan as a new PhD Research Fellow at SFI Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø.
Congratulations to our colleague Sarina Thomas, who has been recognized as one of Norway's Top 50 Women in Tech!
Elisabeth Wetzer forsker på hvordan maskiner kan lære å analysere medisinske bilder – og samtidig forstå hva legene faktisk ser etter (Norwegian news article on dagsavisen.no)
Visual Intelligence researchers organized a preparatory course for UiT AI students who are attending this year's Norwegian AI Championship.
We happily welcome Veronica Lachi and Qing Liu as new Associate Professors at SFI Visual Intelligence.
Artur Radzivil is a PhD Research Fellow at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. He visited Visual Intelligence in Oslo from September to November 2025.
Congratulations to Marius Aasan, who successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Oslo on February 10th.
We had the pleasure of talking to UiT students about the career opportunities at SFI Visual Intelligence and UiT at TEKdagen 2026.