NAIS - Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society

Call for EurAI Fellows 2025 

Nominations are sought for EurAI Fellows 2025.  Nominees should be persons that have achieved exceptional distinction in AI in Europe. The distinction may be evidenced in several ways — fellows’ accomplishments range from pioneering advances in the theory of AI to unusual achievements in AI technology and applications. Leadership in EurAI or EurAI member societies, support of forums for the exchange of ideas, and exceptional service for the international AI community will also be considered in the selection process. The EurAI Fellows program was initiated in 1999 to recognize individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe. The EurAI Fellows Program honors only a tiny percentage of the total membership of all EurAI member societies (up to a maximum of 3%). Each Fellow will receive a Certificate signed by the EurAI Chair. The names of the recently elected Fellows are published each year on the EurAI Webpages and in the EurAI Bulletin. At each ECAI conference, a Fellows lunch will be sponsored by EurAI to honor the recently elected Fellows. Who is Eligible to Be a EurAI Fellow? Candidates must be current members of NAIS. Usually, only individuals who have contributed to Read more…

By Kerstin Bach, ago

Call for Dissertation Awards 2024

Call for Nominations The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society (NAIS) invites nominations for dissertation awards in 2024. Doctoral theses that are defended after December 1, 2023, and until December 31, 2024, in the general area of ​Artificial Intelligence are eligible for submission. The winner of the dissertation awards will be invited to give a talk at the NAIS Symposium and will receive a support letter from NAIS when submitted to the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) Dissertation Awards. To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor. The selection of the winner will be based on the quality and impact of work, and the quality of writing. Work that has been published in conferences or journals and that is primarily attributed to the student’s initiative will be considered favorably.  Nominations must be submitted as a single PDF file through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=naisda_2024 The NAIS Board will appoint the NAIS Dissertation Award Committee.  Important Dates Submission Guidelines *To register as a member of NAIS, send an email to membership@aisociety.no. The membership fee is 400 NOK per year. Past winners On the EurAI website you can find past winners of the EurAI Dissertation Awards : Previous winners NAIS Dissertation Award: Read more…

By Kerstin Bach, ago

Dissertation Award 2023: Daniel Johansen Trosten

The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society presents the NAIS Dissertation Award to Daniel Johansen Trosten for his PhD thesis Improving Representation Learning for Deep Clustering and Few-shot Learning. The thesis was supervised by Michael C. Kampffmeyer at the University in Tromsø. Dr. Trosten studied two areas of deep learning that deal with limited data. First, he explored how to improve the quality of representations learned in deep clustering, especially for complex data with multiple views. Second, he investigated few-shot learning, where models learn from very few examples. The focus was on the role of the geometrical shape of the data representation in this context. Many recent methods use a specific shape called a hypersphere, and Trosten aimed to understand why this is a good choice for few-shot learning tasks. The thesis stood out because the work delves into critical aspects like representational alignment and the geometry of embeddings, leading to groundbreaking and state-of-the-art approaches in both domains. The impact is evident not only in the impressive number of publications in top conferences and journals – including first-authored works at Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) and International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV) – but also in the significant citations Read more…

By Kerstin Bach, ago

Call for Papers: SCAI 2024: University of Jönköping

The Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), now in its 14th year, is set to unfold on the 10th and 11th of June 2024 at Jönköping University in Sweden. SCAI 2024 invites the academic and industrial communities to submit papers and attend this prominent event, which aims to showcase the latest advancements and research in Artificial Intelligence. Open Call for Papers Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit their papers for consideration. SCAI 2024 is looking for original contributions in a broad range of AI topics. The submission guidelines and procedures are detailed on the conference website. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the body of knowledge in AI and to collaborate with peers from various sectors. Submission and Registration Key Dates Accepted papers will be published and acknowledged at Level 1, providing authors with a prestigious platform for their research. Registration The registration for SCAI 2024 is now open: https://ju.se/samarbeta/event-och-konferenser/konferens/scai-symposium-2024/registration.html Joint Organization for Broader Impact In a show of unity and shared vision, the Norwegian AI Society (NAIS) and the Swedish AI Society (SAIS) are jointly organizing the event. This partnership is indicative of the collaborative spirit that drives the AI community forward. Networking Opportunities and Beyond Read more…

By Massimiliano Ruocco, ago

Call for Dissertation Awards 2023

The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society (NAIS) invites nominations for dissertation awards 2024. Doctoral theses that are defended after December 1, 2022, and until December 31, 2023, in the general area of ​Artificial Intelligence are eligible for submission. The winner of the dissertation awards will be invited to give a talk in the NAIS Symposium and will be submitted to the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) Dissertation Awards.

By Kerstin Bach, ago

NAIS Symposium

The 2019 NAIS symposium was a success with a great program gathering participants from a wide range of universities and companies. There are lots of pictures taken by event participants connected to the twitter-tag #NAIS2019. Take a look at them here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/nais2019 We are also excited to announce that the 2020 edition of the symposium will be hosted by OsloMet! More information will follow soon.

By kaiolae, ago