Conference coordinator
NORDTEK 2021
AI: A Catalyst for Co-Creation, Innovation and Disruption
University of Agder, Grimstad
8 June 2021
Artificial Intelligence - Hype or Promise?
Mark your calendar June 8 for an impressive line-up of speakers taking on a variety of topics, ranging from “AI in Big Science”, represented by CERN, to “AI and creativity”, an exhilarating presentation by a top researcher from the University of Helsinki.
To conclude this year’s NORDTEK Conference, UiA professor Christian Omlin sets the stage for an engaging panel discussion asking the keynote speakers: Is Artificial Intelligence a catalyst for Co-Creation, Innovation, and Disruption?
- Artificial Intelligence is one of six prioritized research areas at UiA, and we are proud to welcome more than one hundred colleagues from our esteemed partners in the Nordics and the Baltics to fully engross virtually on AI as “A Catalyst for Co-Creation, Innovation and Disruption”, says Rector Sunniva Whittaker.
The NORDTEK Network
- Using our long common history, the mission of the NORDTEK network is to strengthen the advances of Engineering Sciences and their applications to our societies through cooperation. We do this by focusing on Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Student Mobility, says NORDTEK President Johan Tysk, Vice-rector at Uppsala University, and the first NORDTEK speaker to kick off the conference.
- The Nordic-Baltic region share a long history dating back to the era of the Hanseatic League, with technological improvements playing a large role in all our countries, elaborates Johan Tysk.
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Also; STUDENTS ORGANISE CONFERENCE FOR THEIR BACHELOR's DEGREE
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About NORDTEK
NORDTEK is a more than 70 years old network between the Rectors and Deans at the Technical Universities and Faculties in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The members represent 30 universities, more than 150.000 students, teachers and researchers.
The Network is open for membership for universities with education in advanced engineering up to Master level and PhD- education in the technical research areas.
NORDTEK shall through exchange of experience, collaboration and cooperation:
- Develop the member schools comparative strength.
- Maintain and strengthen the international position of Nordic Advance engineering education
- Maintain and strengthen the international position of the Nordic engineering research and research education.
- Enforce the youth interest to study advanced engineering.
ACTIVITIES
NORDTEK’s prime activities are Projects, Networks, Students mobility program, the annual Rector Conference. An important activity in the network is to initiate strategic collaboration in new emerging areas of research and education. Such as:
- NORDTEK Entrepreneurship network,
- NORDTEK PhD-Course database, contain more than 2000 courses open for PhD students at member schools.
- Venture Cup NORDTEK- Innovation and Entrepreneurship competition for students.
- NORDTEK Mobility program – More than 100 grants yearly for students and teachers.
- Partner in the NORDIC STEM initiative
- Collaboration with Association of Nordic Engineers (ANE)
NORDTEK has a cross border perspective when establishing projects and use our member’s national network to recruit participants. Including participants from industry and authorities.
More information about Nordtek
WELCOME TO THE 49TH NORDTEK CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AGDER, CAMPUS GRIMSTAD, NORWAY.
About University of Agder
By clicking on this link you will find Information about University of Agder
Technical information
The conference will be held through the meeting platform ZOOM. If you do not have the zoom client installed on your device/computer, you need to install it on your unit. You can install by using this link; https://zoom.us/download
Each participant will have to register through our registration system to join the conference. After registration is complete you will receive an confirmation on registration in your mail box. Based on the e-mail address you have given in the registration system we will on Friday June 4 send you the zoom link for participation.
Conference programme 8 June
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All times are given in CEST
(The program is preliminary, changes may happen)
| 08:45 |
Conference log in |
| 09:00 |
Welcome to the 49th NORDTEK CONFERENCE |
| 09:05 |
NORDTEK Opening Remarks |
| 09:20 |
SESSION I |
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UiA Campus Grimstad – Co-Creating a Success Story |
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| 09:45 |
RedRock.AI - Software First Approach, Disrupting Marine and Offshore Operations |
| 10:00 |
Break (videos from UiA and partners) |
| 10:15 |
SESSION II |
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| 11:40-12:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:30 |
SESSION III |
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| 14:15 |
Break |
| 14:30 |
Panel Discussion |
| 15:30 |
The NORDTEK task |
Contact person programme June 7
There will be a separate Contact Person Program on June 7.
The meeting will be in Zoom and invitation and program will be sent participants individually by e-mail. The programme is also to be found below.
Contact person:
Terje E. Thorsdalen
terje.thorsdalen@uia.no
Date: Monday June 7, 2021
Time: 09.00 – 16.15 CET
Place: Zoom – Link will be sent out
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:
| 09.00 |
Formal meeting (1,5h) |
| 10.30 |
Break |
| 10.40 |
Brainstorming workshop jointly with students about future NORDTEK Mobility activities (2h) |
| 11.40 |
LUNCH (1h) |
| 12.40 |
Brainstorming workshop about future…, cont. |
| 13.40 |
Break |
| 13.50 |
Professional development workshop Teacher mobility (1h) |
| 13.50- 14.10 |
Ms Ann Neudorf, |
| 14.10-14.30 |
Mr Mike Franz Wahl, Associate Professor |
| 14.30-14.50 |
Mr David Ramiro Troitino, Senior Lecturer |
| 14.50 |
Break |
| 15.00 |
Meeting with President Johan Tysk (Uppsala University) and President Elect Øystein Lund Bø (University of Stavanger) |
| 15.30 |
“The secret to practical AI across boarders” |
| 16.15-16.20 |
Closure |
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More of Morten Goodwin:
- Populærvitenskapelig bok: “AI. Myten om Maskinene” https://www.haugenbok.no/product/person/Goodwin%2C%20Morten
- Populærvitenskapelig podcast: “Game Over?” https://soundcloud.com/user-123248803
- Faglig podcast: “NORA forklarer kunstig intelligens” https://www.nora.ai/podcast/
Student programme
Due to digital event there will be no separate Student Program. The conference will be held as a joint event Tuesday June 8.
Rector's programme June 9
There will be a separate Rector's Program on June 9. Details are shown below.
The meeting will be in Zoom and link to the meeting room will be sent you separately some days ahead of the meeting.
Contact person:
Peter Göranson
peter.goranson@nordtek.net
Date: Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Time: 09.00 – 12.00
Venue: WEB/ZOOM
| 09.00 |
Opening and Introduction; Johan Tysk, President |
| 09.10 |
NORDTEK Rector Meeting (AGM). See special Agenda |
| 10.10 |
Short Break |
| 10.20 |
Seminar: Digitalisation - New possibilities for Collaboration |
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Invited speaker: Mali Hole Skogen, Director, Technology and Sustainability IKT Norway |
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“Combining virtual reality and zoom to visualise chemistry in 3D and develop spatial thinking” |
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| 11.20 |
Short Break |
| 11.30 |
Comments and reflections (Discussion) |
| 12.00 |
Changing of President |
| 12.30 |
End |
About Grimstad
A short presentation of Grimstad and some useful links...
Grimstad with its approx. 22.000 inhabitants is a lovely small town with white, wooden houses and friendly people. It is located on the southern coast of Norway and sheltered against winds and waves by the idyllic skerry-landscape. With good reason the area is called "The Norwegian Riviera".
The town's appearance and character bears witness of it's maritime tradition. In the late 19th century, the days of sailing ships brought prosperity to many towns on the Southern coast of Norway. Farmers, ship builders and merchants all profited from brisk trade, which brought about close ties to the continent and the rest of the world.
Grimstad is proud of its relation to the world-famous Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and novelist Knut Hamsun: You can visit the pharmacy where Ibsen worked as a chemist's apprentice in the Ibsen museum or you can follow the path Hamsun took in 1945 to secretly post a letter to his family.
The cultural life in Grimstad is prospering, from golfing times at Grimstad Golfklubb, theatre and music performances at Grimstad Cultural Centre, festival days in June with the Norwegian Short Film Festival and open-air performances in the quarry at "Fjæreheia".
A special summer event is St. John's Eve (June 23), when Grimstad's inhabitants gather in their decorated boats in the harbour before setting out for the traditional picnic on the islands. Later, in the dusk of the summer night, bonfires will be lit along the coast to celebrate midsummer.
Grimstad offers many outdoor activities: Boat trips to the skerries, picnics on small islands in the sea or on top of one of the big bald rocks in the district, walking through lonely forests, swimming or fishing in one of the countless clear lakes, riding, biking, canoeing...
What to do and where to go in Grimstad: Visit Norway/Grimstad
Restaurants/dining in Grimstad: Restaurants in Grimstad
WELCOME TO GRIMSTAD!
Registration deadline =
Sunday June 6 at 18:00
The conference will be held through the digital meeting platform Zoom.
Link for zoom participation will be sent all registered participants Monday June 7.
