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Kjetil Task¨¦n presented how artificial intelligence can be applied in both health research and healthcare services at the dScience Lunch Seminar 23. april 2026.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become omnipresent in our daily lives. As one of the most powerful tools ever developed, it carries enormous potential but also significant responsibility.

The second cohort of DSTrain postdoctoral fellows gathered in Oslo for a two-day workshop focused on data science methodology and applications in the natural sciences. The workshop marks an important milestone: all DSTrain postdoctoral positions are now filled, and the programme is fully underway.

On Friday, February 20th, TRUST held the Norwegian session at the AI Impact summit in India, titled Peace, Power, & Perspectives: A Value-based Approach to Trustworthy AI. Here are some takeaway points.

This short blog post, with a title inspired by one of the LPs of my youth, is of course about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and my first full day experience at the biggest and most packed event I have ever visited - The India AI Impact Summit.

The second cohort of DSTrain postdoctoral fellows officially launched their three-year research journey on 7 November as they gathered in Oslo for the 2025 DSTrain Kick-Off Seminar. The event brought together the newly recruited researchers from Call 2, their supervisors, and dScience staff for a full-day programme designed to inspire, inform, and connect.

The Science Library was buzzing Thursday 13. November as Professor Marianne Fyhn delivered an excellent lunch seminar on how the brain forms, stores and strengthens memories. A recording of the presentation is available for those who were not able to attend. The event drew a large and engaged audience. The session was moderated by Arne Bang Huseby, Centre Leader at dScience.

The Research Council of Norway has granted NOK 100 million to establish the Norwegian Maritime AI Centre, the world¡¯s first national research centre dedicated to applied AI in the maritime sector. The centre will be led by NTNU, with the University of Oslo as a key partner alongside industry leaders and members of the dScience Partner Program: Kongsberg Maritime, Equinor, and DNV.

Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work, but our skills and education are still crucial. More than 300 participants gathered at the University of Oslo for Data Science Day 2025, a dScience event that examined how AI is changing industries, creating new professions and challenging how we think about work and learning.

How can AI enable automated data processing, acoustic object detection, energy-efficient edge computing and autonomous navigation? These were among the questions explored at the dScience and Kongsberg Maritime workshop on AI, data and computing in sensor systems at Lysaker.

On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, the course The Mathematics behind Machine Learning ¨C from Regression to Chat-GPT kicked off, specially designed for mathematics teachers in Oslo schools. The aim is to give participants an understanding of the mathematics underlying machine learning and generative artificial intelligence.

The prestigious 2025 Giancarlo Noci Early Career Researcher Prize has been awarded to Valeriia Liakh at RoCS.

On Monday, June 23rd, DNV hosted a high-level seminar on Industrial AI for Safety-Critical Systems at their headquarters in H?vik. The event gathered dScience Partner Program members and other invited participants for a full day of expert insights, real-world case studies, and discussions on the use of artificial intelligence in critical operations.

dScience proudly hosted the FENS Regional Meeting in June 2025 (FRM2025), Europe¡¯s largest regional neuroscience conference. From June 16 to 19, more than 1,050 researchers, students, and professionals from across Europe and beyond gathered at the University of Oslo¡¯s Blindern campus for four full days of scientific exchange and collaboration.

The Research Council of Norway announced the research environments selected to receive national research centre status for artificial intelligence (AI) at a press conference on 11 June 2025. Among those chosen is TRUST ¨C The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI ¨C which will now receive substantial support to establish a national research centre, with its core located in Oslo Science City. TRUST will be led by the University of Oslo (UiO), SINTEF, and the Norwegian Computing Center (NR). 

This week¡¯s dScience Lunch Seminar: PhD Special gathered PhD candidates from the University of Oslo and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences for an engaging event at the Science Library.

At NORA, we work to strengthen Norwegian research, education and innovation within artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. We have achived a lot in a short time, but a lot of opportunities remain. We are seeking a new leader who believes that artificial intelligence - within an ethical and sustainable framework - can change society for the better, and who wants to contribute to Norway taking a leading role in this development.?

April 3, 2025 ¨C Science Library, University of Oslo

Nearly 100 people gathered at the Science Library to hear theoretical physicist Morten Hjorth-Jensen share his ideas on the intersection of quantum technology and artificial intelligence. The event set a new attendance record for the dScience Lunch Seminar series. A video recording of the seminar is now available. 

On March 17¨C18, the DSTrain Workshop gathered postdoctoral researchers and invited speakers at Thon Hotel Opera in Oslo for two days focused on open science, data sharing, and interdisciplinary research.

FORNEBU, March 12, 2025 ¨C Leading experts from Equinor and the University of Oslo gathered at Equinor¡¯s headquarters for a focused seminar on artificial intelligence and time series anomaly detection. The event, part of the dScience Partner Program¡¯s Thematic Working Groups (TWG) initiative, brought together researchers and industry practitioners to exchange knowledge, explore technological advances, and identify potential areas for collaboration.

As data-driven research reshapes scientific discovery, the Data Science Analytics Group (dSAG) at dScience, University of Oslo (UiO), serves as a vital link between data science and research within numerous sciences across the university.  

March 13, 2025 ¨C Science Library, University of Oslo

AI, language models, and democracy were the focus of today¡¯s dScience Lunch Seminar, where presentations and discussions explored how we communicate with AI and its societal impact. A full recording of the event is now available.

The dScience Annual Report 2024 is now published, summarising a year of growth, collaboration, and innovation in computational and data science at the University of Oslo.

Oslo, February 12, 2025 ¨C At the Norway Life Science Conference 2025, the parallel session ¡°Technology Outlook ¨C The Future of AI and Robotics for the Health Sector¡± brought together experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals at Meet Ullev?l. The session examined the growing impact of AI and robotics in healthcare, highlighting key challenges and future directions.

Full House at the first dScience Lunch Seminar in 2025.

The dScience Lunch Seminar series continues to attract a keen audience, and our latest session on Thursday February 6th with Professor Einar Broch Johnsen from the University of Oslo was no exception. With a packed Science Library and an engaged crowd, the discussion on Environmental Digital Twins sparked conversations and interesting discussions.