News from Visual Intelligence

Trends in Visual Intelligence 2026

April 17, 2026

The field of Visual Intelligence is continuously transforming. Chief Research Scientist Arnt-Børre Salberg dives deeper into the current trends in the field of visual intelligence as of early 2026.

digi.no: Industrielle problemer trenger fortsatt prediktiv kunstig intelligens

April 16, 2026

Generativ kunstig intelligens er imponerende, men ikke alltid så nyttig til å løse industrielle problemer (Norwegian op-ed in digi.no).

Successful PhD defense by Marit Dagny Kristine Jenssen

April 14, 2026

Congratulations to Marit Dagny Kristine Jenssen, who successfully defended her PhD thesis at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on April 10th

Centre-developed seismic foundation model is now open source!

April 6, 2026

The NCS model, a seismic foundation model trained on data from the Norwegian data repository for subsurface data, is now available as an open-source model, allowing anyone to download, utilize, and further develop the model.

Meet Siyan, our newest Doctoral Research Fellow

April 2, 2026

We happily welcome Siyan Chen as a new PhD Reseearch Fellow at SFI Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø, Norway.

Visual Intelligence Annual Report 2025

March 31, 2026

The Visual Intelligence Annual Report 2025, highlighting the centre's progress, activities, achieved innovations, staff, funding, and publications for 2025, is now available to read on our websites.

Centre Director Robert Jenssen wins UiT's Research and Development Award

March 30, 2026

Congratulations to Centre Director Robert Jenssen, who received UiT's Research and Development Award at the university's annual celebration.

Visual Intelligence strengthens ties with Pioneer Centre for AI in EHR-related research

March 26, 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers contributed to the Pioneer Centre for AI workshop on Electronic Health Records research. The aim was to strengthen ties between the two centres on EHR-related research.

Nordlys: Her blir KI-studentene grillet av sin «egen» teknologi

March 24, 2026

Tre av studentene i sivilingeniør i Kunstig Intelligens ved UiT skal delta i NM i KI. Slik gikk det da de ble intervjuet ved hjelp av kunstig intelligens (News article in nordlys.no).

My Research Stay at Visual Intelligence: Rami Al-Belmpeisi

March 15, 2026

Rami Al-Belmpeisi is a PhD Research Fellow in the Visual Computing section at DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark. He visited Visual Intelligence in Tromsø from November 2025 to February 2026.

Visual Intelligence inspires future students at the UiT Open Day

March 12, 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers came to the UiT Open Day to inform the students about UiT's study programme, and inspire them to pursue AI-related studies and career paths.

Michael Kampffmeyer receives the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Young Researchers

March 11, 2026

Congratulations to our colleague Michael Kampffmeyer, who received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Young Researchers in 2026.

Meet Rahul, our new PhD Research Fellow

March 10, 2026

We happily welcome Rahul Baburajan as a new PhD Research Fellow at SFI Visual Intelligence's hub in Tromsø.

Sarina Thomas named one of Norway's Top 50 Women in Tech

March 6, 2026

Congratulations to our colleague Sarina Thomas, who has been recognized as one of Norway's Top 50 Women in Tech!

Dagsavisen: Hun lærer kunstig intelligens å forstå medisinske bilder

March 4, 2026

Elisabeth Wetzer forsker på hvordan maskiner kan lære å analysere medisinske bilder – og samtidig forstå hva legene faktisk ser etter (Norwegian news article on dagsavisen.no)

Successful preparatory Norwegian AI Championship course

March 3, 2026

Visual Intelligence researchers organized a preparatory course for UiT AI students who are attending this year's Norwegian AI Championship.

Meet Veronica and Qing, our new Associate Professors

February 19, 2026

We happily welcome Veronica Lachi and Qing Liu as new Associate Professors at SFI Visual Intelligence.

My Research Stay at Visual Intelligence: Artur Radzivil

February 12, 2026

Artur Radzivil is a PhD Research Fellow at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. He visited Visual Intelligence in Oslo from September to November 2025.

Successful PhD defense by Marius Aasan

February 11, 2026

Congratulations to Marius Aasan, who successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Oslo on February 10th.

Visual Intelligence at TEKDagen 2026

February 10, 2026

We had the pleasure of talking to UiT students about the career opportunities at SFI Visual Intelligence and UiT at TEKdagen 2026.