Kristoffer Wickstrøm presenting at Pint of Science 2026.
Image:
Petter Bjørklund / SFI Visual Intelligence

Kristoffer Wickstrøm presenting at Pint of Science 2026.

Visual Intelligence scientists showcases their research at Pint of Science 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers Solveig Thrun and Kristoffer Wickstrøm took their research out of the lab and to Tromsø city centre as part of Pint of Science 2026.

Visual Intelligence scientists showcases their research at Pint of Science 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers Solveig Thrun and Kristoffer Wickstrøm took their research out of the lab and to Tromsø city centre as part of Pint of Science 2026.

By Petter Bjørklund, Communications Officer at SFI Visual Intelligence

Pint of Science is a worldwide science festival which brings researchers to your local café or space to share their scientific discoveries to the general public

Thrun and Wickstrøm presented their research as part of the event, showcasing our current projects within medicine and health and earth observation

Thrun presented how AI can assist with predicting breast cancer risk, illustrating how deep learning algorithms can analyze mammograms to predict a woman's individual risk of breast cancer up to 5 years in advance .

Wickstrøm illustrated how AI is transforming how we monitor our planet, showing how these technologies can help detect oil spills or inspect critical infrastructures like power lines.

Thanks to Tromsø's local Pint of Science organizers for inviting us to share our research at Storgata Camping in Tromsø!

Solveig Thrun presenting at Pint of Science 2026. Photo: Petter Bjørklund / SFI Visual Intelligence.
Photo: Petter Bjørklund / SFI Visual Intelligence
Photo: Petter Bjørklund / SFI Visual Intelligence

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