
Stavanger AI Lab
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Health, information technology, energy, law, learning, cybernetics, language, society
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We want even more research collaboration within artificial intelligence, both with companies, public agencies and other research environments.

Stavanger AI Lab connects researchers, educators and students at the University of Stravanger (UiS) with industry, business and the public sector. We work with artificial intelligence (AI), both in education, research and development.
In the past year, the University of Stavanger has created new study subjects in artificial intelligence. A total of 1,150 applied to AI essentials (DAT105).
Our research activity ranges from basic to applied research, with machine learning, deep learning and robotics as main areas. Our researchers cover many areas, everything from AI in health to energy, law and society.
Innovation is one of the goals of the Stavanger AI Lab. To achieve this goal, we depend on having industry partners and creative students on the team.
The research groups
- BMDLab – Biomedical data analysis laboratory
- The Cognitive Lab
- Applied Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
- Data-centered and Secure Computing
- Relab: Reliable Systems Lab
- ICT-based Tunnel Safety Research Group (iTSRG)
- Computer Networks (ComNet) Research Group
- Advanced Power System Operations (AdPSO)
- Applied AI and machine learning for energy engineering
- AI in law and ethics
- Research Unit for Assessment of Literacy Skills (RUALS)
- Uniped-AI
- Cybernetics and Systems Biology Laboratories
- Information Access and Artificial Intelligence (IAI)
- Institutional Research Network (UiS IRN) (Norwegian pages)
- Digital Society Research Group
iKnowAI - AI centre application submitted
With NORCE and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences as main partners, University of Stavanger has applied for a new AI research centre.

"Stavanger AI Lab are pleased to announce that we have now successfully submitted our AI centre application to the Research Council of Norway (NFR). The centre, iKnowAI - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Integration in AI, has a total budget of NOK 326 million, of which we have applied to NFR for NOK 200 million and received commitments of NOK 17.5 million in extra funding from partners, if the centre becomes a reality. The rest is in-kind contributions from both research partners and user partners," says Tom Ryen, head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
The centre application includes researchers from 9 Norwegian and 5 international universities/research organizations and a total of 33 user partners from industry, foundations and public sector. It is an application with breadth, both in terms of business areas and disciplines, but still with a strong focus on AI research.
Professor Kjersti Engan (UiS) is appointed as Centre Director and Tom Ryen as administrative co-Director. This is done to give the centre even stronger research weight.

In June 2024, 122 centre outlines were submitted to NFR. Of these, several initiatives have been merged, while others have not progressed. It is expected that around 40 applications will be submitted, NFR says. Of these, up to 20 will be invited for interviews during the spring of 2025. In June 2025, it will be decided which 4-6 centers will start up at the end of 2025.
– We would like to thank all contributors to the application writing and for general support. We cross our fingers that we will move forward in the consideration to become one of Norway's 4-6 new AI centers, Tom Ryen says.
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Activities
Stavanger AI Lab organizes a number of lectures and workshops. Catch up on upcoming events here or by following Stavanger AI Lab on LinkedIn.
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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science