News from Visual Intelligence

Visual Intelligence at Forskningsdagene 2026

September 28, 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers contributed with various activities during Forskningsdagene 2026: Norway's annual research festival.

Visual Intelligence Days 2026 was a success!

September 25, 2026

100 researchers, user partners and invited guests gathered in Oslo, Norway for the Visual Intelligence Days: the centre's annual conference for sharing knowledge and updates on the latest research and innovations.

Sciencenorway.no: Four reasons why you should not blindly trust artificial intelligence

September 19, 2026

Why should we think twice before using AI as a therapist, romantic partner, or to help out with homework? AI expert Elisabeth Wetzer explains (Popular science article on sciencenorway.no / forskning.no).

Associate Professor Kristoffer Wickstrøm interviewed by NRK Radio

September 18, 2026

Associate Professor Kristoffer Wickstrøm was interviewed by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) about the ongoing debate on whether to halt current and future AI development

The Research Council of Norway visits Visual Intelligence

September 10, 2026

Representatives from the Research Council of Norway came to Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø for a site visit meeting.

Visual Intelligence PhD Student is competing in Forsker Grand Prix 2026

September 7, 2026

Harald Lykke Joakimsen, a PhD Candidate at Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø, will compete in Forsker Grand Prix: Norway's national popular science competition.

Centre Director Robert Jenssen receives the IAPR Fellow Award‍

September 4, 2026

Congratulations to Centre Director Robert Jenssen, who was appointed as a new fellow of the International Associaton for Pattern Recognition (IAPR).

Four good reasons to not blindly trust AI

September 4, 2026

Why should we think twice before using AI as a therapist, romantic partner, or to help with homework? AI expert Elisabeth Wetzer explains.

My Research Stay at Visual Intelligence: Athinoulla Konstantinou

September 2, 2026

Athinoulla Konstantinou is a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen. She visited Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø to work with equivariant modelling.

Visual Intelligence well represented at Arendalsuka 2026

August 13, 2026

Visual Intelligence gathered experts from Norwegian politics, research council, industry, the public sector, and academia to discuss the value of Norwegian AI competence and Norwegian-developed models.

Visual Intelligence at Arendalsuka 2026

July 30, 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers are attending two AI-oriented events at Arendalsuka 2026: Norway's largest annual political festival.

Visual Intelligence successfully organizes international deep learning workshop

June 29, 2026

Visual Intelligence hosted over 45 international AI researchers for the DL2026 workshop at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Two Visual Intelligence-authored papers accepted for MICCAI 2026

June 17, 2026

Visual Intelligence will be well represented at MICCAI 2026, one of the leading AI conferences on medical imaging and computer assisted intervention, with two accepted research papers.

Visual Intelligence represented at inaugural workshop in the P1 Arctic AI program

June 9, 2026

Visual Intelligence co-organized and attended the "Foundations of Arctic AI and Generative Forecasting": an inaugural workshop in the P1 Arctic AI program.

Visual Intelligence represented at the Datacloud Global Congress' Talent in Tech programme

June 8, 2026

PhD Candidates Solveig Thrun and Christian Salomonsen attended the Datacloud Global Congress' Talent in Tech programme, which invited emerging talent to a unique programme designed to inspire, educate, and connect young professionals with senior leaders from global tech giants.

Meet Georgios, our new Professor in Machine Learning

June 7, 2026

We warmly welcome Georgios Leontidis as a new Professor at SFI Visual Intelligence's hub at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

NRK Radio interview about the Japan-Norway AI Innovation Forum

June 3, 2026

Centre Director Robert Jenssen was interviewed by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) about the Japan-Norway AI Innovation Forum in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyst og Fjord: Råfisklaget tester AI-teknologi for å knipe syndere

June 2, 2026

En ny AI-løsning utviklet ved UiT kan gjøre det enklere å avdekke feilrapportering og ulovlig fiske. Nå skal Norges Råfisklag teste teknologien i praktisk bruk (News article on kystogfjord.no)

NRK TV interview on UiT's Artificial Intelligence Day

June 1, 2026

Principal Investigator Kristoffer Wickstrøm was interviewed by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) about the Artificial Intelligence Day at UiT- The Arctic University of Norway.

Geo365.no: Norges nye seismikkekspert

May 28, 2026

En ny, åpent tilgjengelig KI-modell kan endre hvordan geologer tolker seismikk. Den norske grunnmodellen lover raskere analyser, lavere terskel for innovasjon og nye måter å forstå undergrunnen på.