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Ishita Barua

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Email
ishita.barua@uia.no
Phone
+47 37 23 34 75
Mobile phone
+47 48 18 49 43

Background and experience

Ishita Barua is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Agder and also a medical doctor, author and tech entrepreneur. She holds a PhD in AI in Medicine from the University of Oslo and has been a visiting researcher at Harvard Medical School. In 2024 she was the recipient of His Majesty the King of Norway's Gold Medal. In 2023 she was the recipient of the NORA Award for Distinguished Early-Career Investigator and also the Fulbright Norway Young Researcher Award. In 2022 she was named one of Norway's Top 50 Women in Tech by Abelia/ODA and Top 30 Women in Norway changing the field of Artificial Intelligence by NORA in 2021.

She is the author of the book "Artificial Intelligence Saves Lives" and a regular columnist for E24 - Norway's leading digital business newspaper, where she writes about technology and innovation. Barua is also the co-founder of a healthtech company specializing in AI and health data. In 2025, Barua was named one of Kapital’s "40 under 40", highlighting her as one of Norway’s most influential young talents in business and innovation.

Barua is widely regarded as one of Norway’s foremost experts on the use of AI in healthcare. She frequently appears in the media to comment on AI, health technology, innovation, and the application of AI across public and private sectors.

She has been appointed by the Norwegian government to serve on an official Innovation Committee (NOU Innovasjonsutvalget) and as a deputy member of The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologirådet), where she contributes her expertise in AI and healthcare innovation.

Publications

  • Olabintan, Olaolu; Halvorsen, Natalie Grace Mosteiro; Baddeley, Robin; Kudo, Shin Ei; Barua, Ishita & Misawa, Masashi [Show all 21 contributors for this article] (2025). Environmental impact of computer-aided diagnosis in colonoscopy: A carbon footprint assessment of a prospective study cohort. Endoscopy. ISSN 0013-726X. 58(03), p. 303–309. doi: 10.1055/a-2717-8365. Full text in Research Archive
  • Halvorsen, Natalie Grace Mosteiro; Barua, Ishita; Kudo, Shin-Ei; Gulati, Shraddha; Misawa, Masashi & Mori, Kensaku [Show all 19 contributors for this article] (2025). Leaving colorectal polyps in situ with endocytoscopy assisted by computer-aided diagnosis: a cost-effectiveness study. Endoscopy. ISSN 0013-726X. 57, p. 611–619. doi: 10.1055/a-2532-9282. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jodal, Henriette C.; Wieszczy, Paulina; Klotz, Dagmar; Herfindal, Magnhild; Barua, Ishita & Tag, Petter [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2023). A Comparison of Risk Classification Systems of Colorectal Adenomas: A Case-Cohort Study. Gastroenterology. ISSN 0016-5085. 165, p. 483–491. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.04.028. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barua, Ishita; Misawa, Masashi; Brown, Jeremy R. Glissen; Walradt, Trent; Kudo, Shin-ei & Sheth, Sunil G. [Show all 19 contributors for this article] (2022). Speedometer for withdrawal time monitoring during colonoscopy: a clinical implementation trial. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. ISSN 0036-5521. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2154616. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barua, Ishita; Wieszczy, Paulina; Kudo, Shin-ei; Masashi, Misawa; Holme, Øyvind & Gulati, Shraddha [Show all 34 contributors for this article] (2022). Real-Time Artificial Intelligence–Based Optical Diagnosis of Neoplastic Polyps during Colonoscopy. NEJM Evidence. 1(6). doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200003. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ainechi, Diba; Misawa, Masashi; Barua, Ishita; Larsen, Solveig; Paulsen, Vemund & Garborg, Kjetil Kjeldstad [Show all 21 contributors for this article] (2022). Impact of artificial intelligence on colorectal polyp detection for early-career endoscopists: an international comparative study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. ISSN 0036-5521. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2070436. Full text in Research Archive
  • Areia, Miguel; Mori, Yuichi; Correale, Loredana; Repici, Alessandro; Bretthauer, Michael & Sharma, Prateek [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2022). Cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence for screening colonoscopy: a modelling study. The Lancet Digital Health. 4(6), p. e436–e444. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(22)00042-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barua, Ishita; Bretthauer, Michael & Mori, Yuichi (2022). Computer-aided quality assessment (CAQ): the next step for artificial intelligence in colonoscopy? Mini-invasive Surgery. 6. doi: 10.20517/2574-1225.2022.05. Full text in Research Archive
  • Yu, Jingru; Refsum, Erle; Helsingen, Lise Mørkved; Folseraas, Trine; Ploner, Alexander & Wieszczy, Paulina [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2022). Risk of hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer is increased by primary sclerosing cholangitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A population-based cohort study. United European Gastroenterology Journal (UEG Journal). ISSN 2050-6406. 10(2), p. 212–224. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12204. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jodal, Henriette C.; Juul, Frederik Emil; Barua, Ishita; Bretthauer, Michael; Kalager, Mette & Løberg, Magnus [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. 50(6), p. 795–802. doi: 10.1177/14034948221082959. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schult, Anna Lisa; Botteri, Edoardo; Hoff, Geir; Holme, Øyvind; Bretthauer, Michael & Randel, Kristin Ranheim [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2021). Women require routine opioids to prevent painful colonoscopies: a randomised controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. ISSN 0036-5521. 56(12), p. 1480–1489. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2021.1969683. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jodal, Henriette C.; Klotz, Dagmar; Herfindal, Magnhild; Barua, Ishita; Tag, Petter & Helsingen, Lise Mørkved [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2021). Long-term colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after adenoma removal in women and men. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. ISSN 0269-2813. p. 1–10. doi: 10.1111/apt.16686. Full text in Research Archive
  • Juul, Frederik E.; Jodal, Henriette C.; Barua, Ishita; Refsum, Erle; Olsvik, Ørjan & Helsingen, Lise Mørkved [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2021). Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. p. 1–8. doi: 10.1177/14034948211047137. Full text in Research Archive
  • Helsingen, Lise Mørkved; Løberg, Magnus; Refsum, Erle; Gjøstein, Dagrun Kyte; Wieszczy, Paulina & Olsvik, Ørjan [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2021). Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial. BMC Public Health. 21, p. 1–9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12073-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barua, Ishita; Mori, Yuichi & Bretthauer, Michael (2020). Colorectal polyp characterization with endocytoscopy: Ready for widespread implementation with artificial intelligence? Baillière's Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. ISSN 1521-6918. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2020.101721. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barua, Ishita; Vinsard, Daniela Guerrero; Jodal, Henriette C.; Løberg, Magnus; Kalager, Mette & Holme, Øyvind [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). Artificial intelligence for polyp detection during colonoscopy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Endoscopy. ISSN 0013-726X. doi: 10.1055/a-1201-7165. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schult, Anna Lisa; Randel, Kristin Ranheim; Barua, Ishita; Svendsen, Hege Marie; Bernklev, Linn & Sandvei, Per [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2018). Screening mot tarmkreft i hele Norge. Indremedisineren. ISSN 1891-1617. 2, p. 25–29. Full text in Research Archive

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