The panelists during the UiT event at Arendalsuka 2024. From the left: Even Røed (AP), Mathias Hauglid (Wikborg Rein), Robert Jenssen (Visual Intelligence), Solveig Hofvind (Cancer Registry of Norway), Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo (UNN). Not present in the photo: Therese Blomsø (Helse Nord RHF), Rune Nordgård Andreassen (moderator, UiT).
Visual Intelligence was represented by director Robert Jenssen during the UiT event "Hvordan implementerer vi KI for bruk i helsesektoren på en trygg måte?". The event addressed how to safely implement artificial intelligence tools in the fields of health and medicine.
Visual Intelligence was represented by director Robert Jenssen during the UiT event "Hvordan implementerer vi KI for bruk i helsesektoren på en trygg måte?". The event sought to address how to safely implement artificial intelligence tools in the fields of health and medicine.
By Petter Bjørklund, Communication Advisor at Visual Intelligence.
A diverse panel of experts from fields such as machine learning, medicine and health, and law discussed the possibilites and challenges associated with the topic. Around 60 participants came to Bankgården to hear the panelists' views and perspectives.
Centre Director Robert Jenssen took part in the event, sharing his point-of-view on the topic from a machine learning perspective.
The event was divided into two parts. The first part consisted of three introductory talks by Jenssen, senior lawyer Mathias Hauglid, and leader of Mammografiprogrammet Solveig Hofvind. The remainder of the event was dedicated to a panel discussion between the participants.
Questions to the panel included issues associated with health personell's, politicians', and health executives' knowledge and competence of AI, and how the panel perceive the current tempo towards implementing AI-based solutions in the Norwegian health sector.
Other key talking points included how AI challenges current Norwegian legislation, and how to make sure AI systems properly guard patients' sensitive data.
Visual Intelligence thanks UiT The Arctic University of Norway for a well-organized and fruitful discussion on the relevant topic.
The panel included the following participants:
Even A. Røed, Storting Representative, Arbeiderpartiet
Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, Head of Clinic of Surgery, Oncology and Women's Health, The University Hospital of Northern Norway
Solveig Hofvind, Head of Mammografiprogrammet, Cancer Registry of Norway, at Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Therese Hoseth Blomsø, Head of Department, Helse Nord IKT HF.
Mathias Hauglid, Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein.
Robert Jenssen, Centre Director, SFI Visual Intelligence.
Rune Nordgård Andreassen, moderator, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Visual Intelligence researchers have developed an AI to automatically measure the heart's structure – both quickly and accurately. They believe it can help doctors detect and treat cardiovascular diseases faster.
Samuel Kuttner and Elin Kile presented research on PET and artificial intelligence at evening seminar on early detection of prostate cancer organized by the Norwegian Prostate Cancer Assocation.
Centre Director Robert Jenssen represented Visual Intelligence at Svarte Natta 2025 – North Norway's journalist and media conference organized by the Norwegian Union of Journalists.
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Preetraj Bhoodoo, who recently won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the PRESIMAL Autumn Reserach School 2025.
We happily welcome Sigurd Almli Hanssen and Adrian Duric as new PhD Candidates at SFI Visual Intelligence's hubs in Tromsø and Oslo respectively.
AI expert Eirik Agnalt Østmo explains that the law is intended to make AI technology safe for everyone (Popular science article on sciencenorway.no)
Aitor Sánchez is a PhD candidate at the Intelligent Systems Group of the University of the Basque Country in Spain. He visited Visual Intelligence in Tromsø from March to June 2025.
We happily welcome Nicolo Grometto as a new PhD Candidate at SFI Visual Intelligence in Bodø, Norway.
Visual Intelligence hosted a hybrid meeting with researchers from the Alan Turing Institute at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway.
Visual Intelligence researchers participated in this year's Forskningsdagene: an annual national research festival which aims to stimulate the general public's interest and curiosity in research.
Norge arbeider med å få på plass en egen lov for kunstig intelligens. Loven skal passe på at vi bruker KI på en trygg måte (Norwegian news article at uit.no).
85 researchers from the Visual Intelligence consortium convened for the Visual Intelligence Days: the annual workshop where researchers, user partners and invited guests convene to share knowledge and updates on the latest research and innovations within the centre.
Registration for the Northern Lights Deep Learning Conference 2026 is officially open. Early bird fees are available before December 1st 2025.
Det skal eksperter på kunstig intelligens, cybersikkerhet og juss fra UiT Norges arktiske universitet diskutere på Verdensteatret Kino den 17. september. Arrangementet er gratis og åpen for alle (Norwegian news article at uit.no)
The presentations from the Visual Intelligence Workshop on Foundation Models are now available on the Visual Intelligence YouTube channel.
Congratulations to Nikita Shvetsov for successfully defending his PhD thesis and achieving the PhD degree in Science at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on August 27th 2025.
Det sa digitaliseringsminister Karianne Tung (Ap) da hun besøkte UiT Norges arktiske universitet i Tromsø for å lære mer om utdanning og toppforskning på kunstig intelligens ved universitetet (Norwegian news article at uit.no)
A new study shows how deep learning can achieve human-level performance in estimating uncertainty when classifying foraminifera (News story at EurekAlert.org)
Congratulations to Iver Martinsen and Durgesh Kumar Singh, who successfully defended their PhD theses at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on August 20th and 21st respectively.
Visual Intelligence brought together academia, industry, the institute sector, the Research Council of Norway, and Norwegian politics to discuss why and how Norwegian academia and industry should collaborate more closely to develop innovative artificial intelligence.