Leonora Onarheim Bergsjø

Norwegian version of this page Department of Natural Sciences, Practical-Aesthetic, Social and Religious Studies
Norwegian version of this page Position
Associate Professor
Contact
+4769608401
+4797001585
Study place
Halden
Office nr.
EU1-064

Academic interests

Digital ethics. Ethical risk assessment of artificial intelligence. Ethically responsible digitalisation. Digital judgement. Professional digital competence. E-health. Religion, ethics and beliefs. Digital security in a digital-ethical perspective. Interdisciplinary collaboration. 

Leader of the SIG (Special interest group) Ethics4AI i AI Nettverk NB: New members are welcome!

Teaching activities and supervision

Teaches digital ethics, digital judgement, ethics, religion and worldviews, at all levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD, EVU).  

Guest lecturer at a number of institutions, including the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, the University of Agder, MF University College and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 

Supervision at master and PhD level (at HiØ, UiA, UiO, INN).

Main supervisor for Natalia Murashova og Per S. Petersen.

Externally funded research projects

  • AI-Driven Assessment in Education: Shaping Policies for Responsible and Ethical Implementation (ASSAI). (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja) / AI and education / Ethics board / ERASMUS + Forward. 2026-2029.
  • Time to Care: AI-Supported Nursing Documentation for Norwegian Municipalities. (Grimstad Municipality). / Artificial Intelligence in healthcare / project partner / Research Council of Norway. 2026-2028.
  • Service Robots as Work Support in Municipal Health and Care Services (SAKO) (University of Agder)/ Robots in healthcare / project partner / The Research Council of Norway. 2025-2029.
  • ROBOts as Welfare Technologies and Actors for ELderLy Care: A Nordic Model for Integration of Advanced Assistive Technologies (ROBOWELL) (University of Oslo) / Robots in healthcare / advisory board / NORDFORSK. 2025-2029.
  • BloomingAI. Developing an AI-powered Open-Source Learning Platform based on Bloom's taxonomy (University of Agder) / AI and education / Ethics and AI Governance board / Erasmus+ Key Action 2. 2025-2028.
  • Veien til kunstig intelligens i klinisk nevrofysiologi (VIKING) (Hjernerådet and Oslo University Hospital) / AI in nevrophysiology / project partner / Dam Stiftelsen. 2024-2025.
  • Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Cloud (NAIC) (University of Oslo) / Digital infrastructure / project partner / The Research Council of Norway. 2023-2029.
  • A pragmatic trial on a patient centered sustainable e-Health programme with tailored solutions (eCardiacRehab) (Helse Bergen) / Digital rehabilitation and cardiovascular health care / project partner / The Research Council of Norway. 2023-2028.
  • Ethical Risk Assessment of Artificial Intelligence in Practice (ENACT) (SINTEF) / AI ethics / project partner / The Research Council of Norway. 2023-2027.
  • Digital Citizenship and Digital Judgement in Early Childhood Education (Østfold University College) / project manager / The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. 2023-2025.
  • Ethical Aspects of Digital Competence in the Norwegian Defence Sector (PRIO) / AI ethics in the defence sesctor / project partner / The Department of Defence, Norway. 2021-2023.
  • Orchestrating Internet of Things and Machine Learning for Early Risk Detection to Ensure Inpatients Safety (StaySafe) (Hospital of Southern Norway) / AI ethics and sensor technology / advisory board / The Research Council of Norway. 2020-2024.
  • Ethical perspectives on Digital Threats (NTNU) / AI ethics in the defence sector / project partner / The Department of Defence, Norway. 2020-2021.
  • Kirkerommenes pedagogikk (University of Oslo) / pedagogy, aesthetics and religion / project partner / Kirkerådet. 2017-2024.
  • Sensoriness and Transcendence. The Holy and the Sublime in a religious-aesthetic perspective (University of Oslo) / aesthetics and religion / project partner / The Research Council of Norway. 2007-2011.

Dissemination and community involvement

  • Winner of the Best European Learning Materials Awards (BELMA) 2026 for Dimensjoner. Religion og etikk, by Jon Olav Sørhaug, Leonora Onarheim Bergsjø, Einar Duenger Bøhn, Ingrid Holm Roan and Inger-Lill Husøy. Gyldendal, 2026.
  • Winner of the Østfold University College Annual Award 2025 for Research Dissemination.
  • Winner of the NORA (Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium) Annual Award 2024 for Diversity in AI, “To recognize an individual affiliated with a Norwegian institution who has been active and in the forefront of shedding light on gender issues in the field of AI, or other types of discrimination such as age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc.”.
  • Invited speaker/advisor; different Norwegian Ministries and Directorates, including the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency, the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs, and the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.
  • Invited keynote speaker, lecturer, panellist and panel moderator at major scientific and public conferences, datathons and to public events such as Litteraturhuset i Oslo, and “Arendalsuka”.
  • Invited to contribute to workshops and events related to digital ethics and AI by stakeholders and governmental bodies, such as the Norwegian Board of Technology, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Data Authorities and the Norwegian Business and Industry Security Council.
  • Regular appearances on national TV and radio, including NRK/Nyheter, TV2 and NRK/Abels tårn.
  • Interviews in national newspapers, magazines and online news channels, including nrk.no.
  • Regularly invited as expert to different podcasts, and one of the hosts of the Norwegian Council for Digital Ethics own podcast series on digital ethics, NORDE-podden.
  • Regular written and published newspaper articles on ethics and technology in national printed newspapers and online.
  • Textbook author and contributor:

Background 

  • PhD from the University of Oslo.
  • Experience from research administration, e.g., administrative leader (2016-2020) of the interdisciplinary research school Authoritative Texts and Their Reception (ATTR), a collaboration between the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, NTNU and MF - Specialized University of Theology, Religion and Society, The research school is funded by the Research Council of Norway.
  • Extensive experience as a course instructor, including in the Research Leadership Programmes (Starting level og Consolidating level) at the University of Oslo (2019-2020).

Positions of Trust

Research groups

Publications

  • Murashova, Natalia; Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim; Dahl, Heidi Elisabeth Iuell; Omerovic, Aida & Lindblom, Diana Saplacan (2026). Ethical risk assessment of AI in practice: a proposal of the methodology for organisational application. Nordic Machine Intelligence (NMI). 6(4), p. 43–52. doi: 10.5617/nmi.13138. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergsjø, Leonora O; Moltu, Christian; Schjøtt, Jan Didrik & Norekvål, Tone Merete (2026). Methodologies for ethical risk management of digital health interventions: a discussion paper. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. ISSN 1474-5151. 25(6), p. 1269–1274. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvag107. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schjøtt, Jan Didrik; Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim & Böttiger, Ylva (2026). Future Clinical Pharmacological Decision Support. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. ISSN 1742-7835. 139(2). doi: 10.1111/bcpt.70274. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dunker, Øystein; Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim; Severinsen, Gro-Hilde; Glette, Henrik & Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard (2026). Is accuracy enough? trust and barriers to AI-based clinical decision support in clinical neurophysiology. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice (CNP). 11, p. 262–270. doi: 10.1016/j.cnp.2026.04.003. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsbakken, Halvdan Gaute Søvik; Hagelia, Marianne & Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim (2025). Learning ethics through the Metaverse: challenges and responsible educational design solutions. Frontiers in Education. 10. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1698260. Full text in Research Archive
  • Murashova, Natalia; Lindblom, Diana Saplacan; Omerovic, Aida; Dahl, Heidi Elisabeth Iuell & Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim (2025). Ethical Risk Assessment of AI in Practice Methodology: Process-oriented Lessons Learnt from the Initial Phase of Collaborative Development with Public and Private Organisations in Norway. International Conferences on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions ACHI. p. 33–40. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30911861. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim (2024). Digital etikk i begynneropplæring i KRLE - læreplananalyse og undervisningseksempel. In Rosland, Kristine Toft; Iversen, Ragnhild Laird & Eriksen, Eli-Anne Vongraven (Ed.), Begynneropplæring i KRLE. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202798192. p. 57–75. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim & Bergsjø, Håkon (2026). Digital etikk. Ansvarlig kunstig intelligens. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215075747. 218 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sørhaug, Jon Olav; Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim; Bøhn, Einar Duenger; Roan, Ingrid Holm & Husøy, Inger-Lill (2026). Dimensjoner. Religion og etikk, vg3 SF. Gyldendal. ISBN 9788205616387. 344 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergsjø, Leonora Onarheim; Eilifsen, Margareth; Tønnesen, Kjellaug Tonheim & Vik, Leif Gunnar Vestbøstad (2025). Barn og unges digitale dømmekraft. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215062624. 200 p. doi: https:/www.universitetsforlaget.no/barn-og-unges-digitale-dommekraft-2-utgave. Full text in Research Archive

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Published June 22, 2020 3:16 PM - Last modified Oct. 8, 2026 11:39 AM