As part of The PhD programme Digitalisation and Society’s seminar series, the programme will launch two full-day open seminars on The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Research Processes – Data analysis and beyond.
The event will be organised in collaboration with The institutional committee for AI at Østfold University College. Together, we have developed a programme featuring colleagues with different scholarly background from across the university college, as well as several external representatives. The topics range from use of AI in qualitative and quantitative research, to more practical matters such as responsible use, ethics and various applications.
Please answer the following Nettskjema to sign up for the event, within the 16th of January 2026:
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Programme part I:
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee / tea |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome and introduction |
| 10:15 - 10:50 | Introduction to the use of AI in data analysis Associate Professor Sima Caspari-Sadeghi |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Responsible Use: Safety and Privacy Chief Information Security Officer Ted Magnus Sørlie |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Short break |
| 11:20 - 12:00 | Security and the use of AI in Research Associate Professor Benjamin Knox |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | AI and Analysis of Qualitative Data Material Associate Professor Sanna Forsström & University Lector Morten Njå, University of Stavanger |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Short break |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Different AI Applications - An Overview Chief Engineer Michael Lundsveen |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Short break |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Applied Ethics and AI - Implications for Research Vice Rector for Research Ellen-Marie Forsberg |