Overview of the academic field
The majority of the researchers in DigiTech are affiliated with the Institute of information technology and communication at the Faculty for Information Technology, Engineering and Economics. The faculty is located at both campuses, Fredrikstand and Halden and have approximately 100 employees and 1850 students divided among the three institutes.
DigiTech covers a broad research area within information technology and communication. The projects explore, among other things, robotics, artificial intelligence, software, user involvement, information strategy and management, and privacy and data security. Computer and information technology affect many various sectors of society such as business, science, engineering companies, the field of education and health and welfare sectors, in addition to people's everyday lives. DigiTech is thus, to a large degree, relevant to current and future business and community life.
On this basis, DigiTech is constantly developing new projects that vary from basic research to applied and interdisciplinary projects with the aim of developing, exploring and implementing technological solutions in sectors such as utilities, health and welfare, education, industry and the public sector. In addition, research on information technology itself is conducted.
Research Groups
Research groups relevant for DigiTech:
- Advanced Materials
- AI Network
- Atmosphere Physics
- Building and Environment Research Group
- Cyber-physical systems
- DIGICOMM
- Democratizing Design Practices in the Digital Society
- DeveLeP - Development Learning and Psychological Processes
- Green Energy
- Exercise is Medicine
- Innovation
- Intelligent control of energy conversion and storage systems
- ISSE (Information Systems and Software Engineering)
- Machine learning
- Professional development in a didactic perspective
- Profession, qualification and society
- Research in Digital Education (RIDE)