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Josef Valvoda joins MOBILE as Postdoctoral Researcher

Josef Valvoda joins MOBILE Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law as a Postdoctoral Researcher.

Panel discussion on digital dependencies at Tech Policy Days

Last Friday DISTRACT PhD Malene Hornstrup Jespersen took part in a panel discussion on digital dependencies held as part of the Tech Policy Days and the launch of the Tech Policy Youth Committee

Commemorative Lecture by Centre Director Mette Birkedal Bruun

Mette Birkedal Bruun gave the lecture entitled: From Monks to GDPR

5 presentations at FOCS '23 by BARC members and affiliates

FOCS 2023, the 64th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, takes place this week in Santa Cruz, and BARC members as well as affiliates ensure we are well represented.

New paper: "Computerantropologi"

Kristoffer Albris has recently published an article in the Danish language journal Tidsskriftet Antropologi entitled "Computerantropologi", which discusses the potentials for combining computational and digital methods…

New study finds hidden trees across Europe: A billion tons of biomass is overlooked today

Through satellite imaging a new AI driven mapping of biomass and CO2 storage from the University of Copenhagen shows that a huge number of trees are overlooked in Europe’s urban, rural, and agricultural areas. Across…

Strong AI skills significantly raise salaries

Nyt studie kortlægger værdien af 962 konkrete færdigheder og viser, at særligt viden om kunstig intelligens (AI) i dag står i høj kurs. I gennemsnit øger AI-kompetencer aflønningen med 21 procent.

Strong AI skills significantly raise salaries

A new study maps the value of 962 specific skills and shows that knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) is particularly popular today. On average, AI skills increase salaries by 21 per cent.

Modern blockchain technology to become our weapon in the green transition

Greenwashing scams, murky networks and poor oversight cloud the experiences of climate-conscious consumers and investors. Research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that we can create transparency in supply…

The increasing carbon footprint of AI is a challenge. Here is what we can do about it

Smart AI solutions have plenty of advantages, but they do not come free of cost for the environment. Luckily, t is possible to adjust the resource consumption of AI methods and make them more climate-friendly.

Toward an Inter-Machine Sociology - DISTRACT talk with Christian Borch & Nicholas Skar-Gislinge

On Friday the 15th of September, 2023, professor Christian Borch & postdoc Nicholas Skar-Gislinge presented their work entitled ”Toward an Inter-Machine Sociology” in a DISTRACT talk. Abstract: Sociology has…

Methods diversity in social data science

On the 13th of September 2023, Kristoffer Albris gave a presentation about Methods Diversity in Social Data Science to a group of data scientists at the danish company LEGO. The talk included a number of examples of…

BARC Retreat 2023

This year our annual BARC retreat took us to KolleKolle by Furesø for a couple of interesting days

Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions…

Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions…

"The Festival Feeling"

Research assistant Emilie Munch Gregersen has recently featured in a video, explaining some findings from DISTRACT's research at the People's Meeting (Folkemødet). In the video, Emilie talks about "the festival feeling"…

Eva Iris Otto defends PhD thesis

On the 22nd of June, 2023, PhD fellow Eva Iris Otto successfully defended her thesis entitled Coding [values]: App-making in the Danish digital attention economy. On the committee of Eva's defence was Professor Ayo…

Create a public alternative to the tech giants

Feature article in Politiken on 15 June 2023 by Professor Anders Søgaard (UCPH), Professor Sune Lehmann (DTU and UCPH), Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen (UCPH), Professor Ole Winther (DTU and UCPH) and Professor Michael…

DISTRACT in the news: on the Folkemøde study in Politiken

DISTRACT team members Morten Axel Pedersen (PI), August Lohse and Emilie Munch Gregersen were interviewed for Danish newspaper Politiken on their field studies of political attention at the People’s Meeting (Folkemødet)…

Nutan Limaye receives a grant from DFF

Associate professor Nutan Limaye conducts research in the field of theoretical computer science and has received the grant from DFF to work on the project Formula complexity of polynomials and lower bounds.

Danish supercomputer predicts who will develop deadly cancer

New study shows how a supercomputer can predict people in high risk of developing the disease.

Danish supercomputer predicts who will develop deadly cancer

New study shows how a supercomputer can predict people in high risk of developing the disease.

Immersive app brings the hidden histories of Copenhagen to life

Hidden Copenhagen, the seventh app in the Hidden Cities collection, is developed as a collaboration between the University of Exeter’s Hidden Cities team and historians and archaeologists from the Centre for Privacy…

Why do some people live to be a 100? Intestinal bacteria may hold the answer

Some people live longer than others – possibly due to a unique combination of bacteria in their intestines, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes.