Digital Tech Summit

27 May 2021

Danny Lange from Unity: We will democratize AI development

Six questions for Danny Lange Introducing Machine Learning superstar and innovator Danny Lange as Digital Tech Summit keynote speaker. By Morten Andersen Surely you get many invites for being keynote speaker. What made you accept the one for DTS? “Oh yes - I get more invitations than I can keep track of, but DTS obviously jumped to the front of the line with its declared focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning - technologies that are transforming our world and poised to ...

27 May 2021

ADD: In search of the trustworthy algorithm

Margrethe Vestager and Lisbeth Knudsen discuss democratic algorithms at the ADD launch event. Photo: RUC. By Morten Andersen “Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral”. The first law of technology, as formulated by American historian Melvin Kranzberg (1917-1995), is especially relevant when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. Over the next 10 years, a Danish project will investigate how AI can support rather than undermine a democratic society. “AI holds a ...

26 May 2021

Ambu: A sustainable approach to single-use

Ambu is a leader in single-use endoscopes and other advanced health care products. A new challenge is to integrate sustainability at the core of product design. Photo: Ambu Not least COVID-19 has shown the value of avoiding risks of cross-contamination in health care. Already well before the pandemic, this was a focus area for health care products provider Ambu. In 2009, the Danish-headquartered corporation launched its first disposable endoscope. Nicklas Funk, Sustainability ...

28 April 2021

All Danish universities join forces for the largest research and tech fair in the Nordic region

PRESS RELEASE 29 April 2021 All Danish universities join forces for the largest research and tech fair in the Nordic region #DIGITALTECHSUMMIT, #digitalization, #AI DIGITAL TECH SUMMIT will be Denmark's unifying showcase for digital technologies and a venue for strong research environments, technology leading companies and start-ups Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and machine learning are technologies that are transforming our world and will ...

28 April 2021

Serge Belongie: Ready for the big move

Giving up his current position as Professor at Cornell Tech, New York, computer vision top scientist, and entrepreneur Serge Belongie takes on the position as Director of the upcoming Pioneer Center for AI in Copenhagen “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could photograph any bird flying by and have a computer tell us the species? “ What started as a stray thought during a casual conversation with other computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, would turn out to ...

28 April 2021

Invented in Denmark: digital dentistry

Foto: 3Shape With a presence in more than 100 countries across four continents, 3D scanning provider 3Shape is on its way to revolutionize dentistry. By Morten Andersen “We may have had two decades of growth and global expansion, but somehow I still feel like I am working in a start-up company!” Trained in Design & Innovation engineering at DTU, Nina Pytter Laursen is a UX Manager at 3Shape. UX is for “user experience”. “My job function is to bridge the needs and ...