At this conference we focus on initiatives in academia and industry and the need for collaboration as well as framework conditions needed to put research to use for the benefit of patients and society.
In each session we have short introductions, panel debate and networking between speakers and attendees.
Programme
08:00–08:30 Registration and breakfast
Place: Area outside Forum auditorium
08:30–10:00 Impact Breakfast: The world of AI across life sciences and energy
Place: Forum auditorium
- Welcome to Science Impact 2024, Solveig Kristensen, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo (UiO)
- AI between hype and hope, Klas H. Pettersen, CEO, NORA.ai Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium
- Norwegian Large Language Models: current status and the road ahead, Lilja ?vrelid, Professor, Department of Informatics, UiO
- AI from the perspective of GE Healthcare, Jan Wolber, PhD, Global Product Leader – Digital, GE Healthcare, UK
- Why do we need mathematics in AI? – some thoughts from energy and risk, Fred Espen Benth, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UiO
- Topositus – a novel method of data processing, Nikolai Opdan, Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics, UiO
10:00–10:30 Networking
Place: Area outside Forum auditorium
10:30–12:00 Parallel sessions on AI in life sciences and energy & digitalisation
AI for better solutions for mental health
Place: Forum auditorium
- Bringing personalised medicine interventions to psychiatry, Sara Stinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The REALMENT project, UiO and OUS
- Forecasting impending mood relapses in bipolar disorder, Ulysse C?té-Allard, Associate Professor, Department of Technology Systems, UiO
- RecoVRy: Artificial Intelligence powered Virtual Reality Therapy in Psychosis Treatment, June Ullevolds?ter Lystad, researcher, Oslo University Hospital and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, UiO
- Developing cutting edge solutions to put research to use, Anna Czerwinska, General Manager, Precision-Health.ai
- Use of computational neuroscience in understanding mental disorders, Jonas Verhellen, PhD
- A virtual toolbox to prevent and treat phobias and anxiety, Christine Demmo-Bru, Chief Scientific Officer, PhD, Fornix
Chair: Hanne Flinstad Harbo, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
Energy systems and digitalisation – value chain from research to commercialisation
Place: Toppsenteret
- The role of innovation and research in energy market operations, John Burkhart, Professor, Statkraft/Department of Geosciences, UiO
- Computational Modelling and Machine Learning for Applications in Hydropower, Kent Andre Mardal, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UiO
- Digital solutions to accelerate battery testing – the DigiBatt project, Francesca Watson, Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital
- Privacy preserving Transactive Energy Management, Geir Horn, Senior Adviser, Department of Informatics, UiO
- Digitalisation of hydrogen production, Per Omar Melilla, Chief Operating Officer, Zeg Power
- Creating the Internet of Energy by Building Intelligent Virtual Power Plants Using Artificial Neural Networks, Amir Zarei, Founder, Qubit Energy
- Academic-Municipal Collaboration on the Renewable Energy Transition: Automatic Control Experiments for Smart Cities in Lillestr?m, Mathias Hudoba de Badyn, Associate Professor, Department of Technology Systems, University of Oslo
- Safe use of AI and large language models (LLMs) in industrial software, Lasse Jamt, Vice President Renewables & Utilities, Kongsberg Digital
Chair: Vebj?rn Bakken, Director, UiO: Energy and Environment
12:00–13:00 Networking and lunch
Place: Area outside Forum auditorium and Toppsenteret
13:00–14:30 Parallel sessions on AI in life sciences and energy & digitalisation
AI in diagnostics and treatment – from molecules to images
Place: Forum auditorium
- AI in early diagnosis of stroke, Atle Bj?rnerud, Professor, Oslo University Hospital and Department of Physics, UiO, group leader in Computational Radiology and AI (CRAI)
- AI and public-private collaboration to improve early breast cancer, Novartis and Ahus, Jesper Ravn
- Personalised cancer treatment
delivered with AI, Torbj?rn Furuseth, MD, CEO, DoMore Diagnostics - Designing next-generation antibodies for therapeutics and diagnostics using AI, Victor Greiff, Associate Professor, Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO
- The future of pollen forecasting: Mining air data for healthier, smarter decisions, Kristin Pettersen Grenan, CEO, Airmine
- The baby segementation tool, Kjell-Inge Gjesdal, PhD, Senior Researcher, Akershus University Hospital and CEO NordicCAD
- AI for dental healthcare: proximal caries detection, Javier Pérez de Frutos, Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital
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TRUSTroke – Trustworthy AI for Improvement of Stroke Outcomes, Anita Kavlie, PhD, National Coordinator of Norway, EATRIS
Chair: Helene Dugtad,Technology Strategy Manager Innovation, Inven2
Energy and resource requirements for digitalisation
Place: Toppsenteret
- Sustainability and infrastructure, Sondre Ronander, Communication Manager, Google Norway
- AI for green transition, Signe Riemer-S?rensen, Research Manager, SINTEF Digital
- Accelerating change through competence: GoForIT's Sustainability toolkit, Simen Sommerfeldt, Manager Technology and Society, Bouvet
- AI feasts on the Power Grid – How to Cope by Developing New Materials Technology, Henrik S?nsteby, Associate Professor, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN), UiO
- The Problem of Measuring Energy Usage in Software and IT Systems: How We Can Help?, Michael Kirkedal Thomsen, Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, UiO
- AI-Driven Decarbonization in the Energy Sector: Finding the Most Efficient Path to Net Zero, Knut Husdal, Founder and Board Member, Novatech
- Mali Hole Skogen, Technology and sustainability director, ICT-Norway
Chair: Ingrid Chieh Yu, Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, UiO
14:30–15:00 Networking
15:00–16:30 Impact Afternoon: Sustainability aspects of the use of AI across life sciences and energy
Place: Forum auditorium
- The Twin Transition Explored, Henrik Skaug S?tra, Associate Professor,Department of Informatics, UiO
- Will AI make us stupid?, Anders Malthe-S?renssen, Professor.& Center for Computing in Science Education, UiO
- From Algorithms to Accountability: The AI Act and harmonized standards, Helga Br?gger, MD, AI Researcher, DNV
- Better workflow and collaboration in future health care, Frode Strisland, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital and Associate Professor, Department of Physics, UiO
- Climate Futures, Thordis Linda Thorarinsdottir, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UiO and Chief Research Scientist II, The Norwegian Computing Center (NR)
- Climate health: Use of AI to better forecast climate related diseases, Geir Kjetil Ferkingstad Sandve, Professor, Department of Informatics, UiO
- AI, ethics and impact: a reality check, Knut J?rgen Vie, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, UiO
- Closing remarks, Hilde Nebb, Director, UiO Growth House
Chair: Carina Hundhammer, Director of Community and Business Relations, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO
16:30–17:00 Networking
Place: Area outside Forum auditorium
Organisers
- Main organiser: UiO Growth House?
- Internal partners: UiO:Energy and Environment, dScience, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Faculty of Social Sciences?
- External partners: Inven2, SINTEF, Oslo University Hospital, City of Oslo, LMI, Oslo Cancer Cluster, The Life Science Cluster ?and Oslo Science Park?
See the programme from Science Impact 2023.
Questions?
Please contact the UiO Growth House, Norunn K. Torheim, Head of communications and public and external relations, at norunnt@uio.no