News from Visual Intelligence

Visual Intelligence represented at Svarte Natta 2025

October 29, 2025

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.

Preetraj Bhoodoo wins Best Poster Presentation Award at the PRESIMAL Autumn Research School 2025

October 21, 2025

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Preetraj Bhoodoo, who recently won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the PRESIMAL Autumn Reserach School 2025.

Meet Sigurd and Adrian, our newest Doctoral Research Fellows

October 13, 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.

sciencenorway.no: Why does Norway need its own AI law?

October 9, 2025

AI expert Eirik Agnalt Østmo explains that the law is intended to make AI technology safe for everyone (Popular science article on sciencenorway.no)

My Research Stay at Visual Intelligence: Aitor Sánchez

October 5, 2025

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.

Meet Nicolo, our newest Doctoral Research Fellow

October 1, 2025

We happily welcome Nicolo Grometto as a new PhD Candidate at SFI Visual Intelligence in Bodø, Norway.

Visual Intelligence and the Alan Turing Institute convene for research meeting in Tromsø

September 30, 2025

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 at Forskningsdagene 2025

September 28, 2025

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.

forskning.no: Derfor trenger vi en lov for kunstig intelligens

September 26, 2025

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).

Visual Intelligence Days 2025: Two packed days of scientific and social interactions!

September 25, 2025

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 NLDL 2026 is now open

September 12, 2025

Registration for the Northern Lights Deep Learning Conference 2026 is officially open. Early bird fees are available before December 1st 2025.

uit.no: Hvordan håndtere skjevheter og beskytte personvernet i KI-alderen?

September 11, 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)

Visual Intelligence Workshop on Foundation Models: Now Available on YouTube

September 5, 2025

The presentations from the Visual Intelligence Workshop on Foundation Models are now available on the Visual Intelligence YouTube channel.

Successful PhD defense by Nikita Shvetsov

August 27, 2025

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.

uit.no: – UiT er langt fremme når det gjelder kunstig intelligens

August 25, 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)

EurekAlert!: AI matches human experts in classifying microscopic organisms

August 23, 2025

A new study shows how deep learning can achieve human-level performance in estimating uncertainty when classifying foraminifera (News story at EurekAlert.org)

Two successful PhD defenses within two days

August 22, 2025

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 at Arendalsuka 2025

August 14, 2025

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.

My Research Stay at Visual Intelligence: João Campagnolo

August 1, 2025

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.

16 EUGLOH Mobility Scholarships for NLDL Winter School 2026: Apply Now!

July 29, 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