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.
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.
João Campagnolo is a PhD Candidate in the Neuroscience Department of the University of Copenhagen (KU). He visited SFI Visual Intelligence in Tromsø from April to May 2025.
Students from EUGLOH partner institutions can now apply for an exclusive mobility scholarship worth 2 900 EUR for the NLDL 2026 Winter School. Application deadline October 3rd 2025
Visual Intelligence will be well represented at MICCAI 2025—one of the leading AI conferences on medical imaging and computer assisted intervention—with three recently accepted research papers.
More than 50 attendees from the Norwegian AI research community gathered in Tromsø, Norway for two days of insightful presentations, interactive technical sessions, and scientific and social interactions.
Last week, we wished Aasland—accompanied by Political Advisor Munir Jaber and Senior Adviser Finn-Hugo Markussen—welcome to the Norwegian Computing Center (NR). One of the visit's goals was to showcase ongoing Visual Intelligence projects at NR.
Alba Ordoñez and Anders U. Waldeland presented ongoing work on seismic foundation models and an interactive seismic interpretation engine at EAGE Annual 2025 in Toulouse, France.
Østmo was invited to Abels tårn—one of the largest popular science radio shows in Norway—to answer listener-submitted questions related to artificial Intelligence (AI). The live show took place at Blårock Cafe in Tromsø, Norway on June 12th.
VI industry partner Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) received an Industrial PhD grant from the Research Council of Norway. The project will be closely connected to Visual Intelligence's "Earth observation" innovation area.
Visual Intelligence Researchers Amund Vedal and Arnt Børre Salberg recently presented ongoing Visual Intelligence research at a plankton-themed workshop organized by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway
We happily welcome Dennis Adamek, who recently started as a Doctoral Research Fellow at Visual Intelligence in Tromsø in April 2025.
Congratulations to Professor Lars Ailo for receiving the NORA Award for Diversity in AI at the NORA Annual Conference in Halden, Norway.
Teresa Dorszewski is a PhD Candidate at the Section for Cognitive Systems at the Technical University of Denmark. She visited Visual Intelligence in Tromsø from January to April 2025.