Friday talk at IE - Kunnskapsbasen
Friday talk at IE
For employees and students at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.
We would like to welcome employees and students at the faculty to weekly webinars! The purpose of this webinar series is to stimulate academic and free discussions on important topics in research, innovation and education, and also to provide a team- and culture-building arena at the IE Faculty.
- When: Fridays 08.30-09.00 (with some exceptions).
- Where: Teams
Invitations to the talks are sent through Outlook. Links to the webinars are also found in the Innsida post about each talk.
Talks are coordinated and initiated by the Friday talk advisory group:
Arild Helseth, Professor IEL
Erik Hjelmås, Associate Professor IIK
Trym Holter, Head of Department IES
Berit Myhre, Friday talk coordinator
Ottar Osen, Professor IIR
We encourage all employees and the departments at the faculty to report contributions (topic, speaker and time) to the coordinator or other members of the advisory group.
Upcoming events
Fall 2026
A description will be added after the summer holidays-
Previous events
Spring 2026
Ethics, openness, and collaboration
is the overriding theme of this semester. We have divided this into two main subcategories:
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Technology at critical boundaries: dual use, AI and legal certainty, democracy and disinformation, and more
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Ethics, openness and responsibility – technology as a learning arena: the academic community as basis for sound discussions among colleagues and students
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/5 |
Should we collaborate with China in times of heightened geopolitical tensions, and if yes how? |
Katja Levy, Dept of Sociology and Political Science | |
| 13/3 | The dual use dilemma in research – The misuse of knowledge for a better world | Per Marius Frost-Nielsen, Research section | |
| 6/3 | High-Performance Computing for AI: A learning arena for academic dialogue | Vijeta Sharma, Dept of Computer Science | |
| 27/2 | AI in higher education | Anders Malthe-Sørensen, FYS-CCSE, UiO | Malthe-Sorensen-AI IE-20260227 |
| 13/2 | AI in Higher Education – disrupting expectations, practice and making demands on responsibility. | Reidar Lyng, Center for SEED, NTNU | |
| 6/2 |
Exphiltration - What students take with them from Examen Philosophicum |
Erlend Mørreaunet Dons, Dept of Philosophy and Religious Studies, NTNU |
Fall 2025
Themes will be focused on teaching, with lecturers from all departments.
Some talks will be in Norwegian.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12 | Cancelled | ||
| 5/12 | Elsyspiloten | Morten Andreas Nome, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences | |
| 28/11 | FTS-prinsipper – idealisme kontra realiteter | Arne Midjo, Dept. of Electronic Systems | Elektronisk systemingeniør Friday talk |
| 21/11 | Vurdering i store emner | Bojana Gajic, Dept. of Electronic Systems | |
| 14/11 | Cancelled | ||
| 7/11 | exerplaza.com - a mechanism for sharing assessment material among teachers | Damiano Varagnolo, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics | |
| 31/10 | Praktiske anvendelser av programmering: Utforsking av en inkluderende modell for undervisning som kan imøtekomme behovene til studenter, undervisere og nærligslivsansatte. | Majid Rouhani, Dept of Computer Science | IE Friday talk programming |
| 24/10 | Ticking the box, or essential aspect? Supporting the integration of sustainability in bachelor and master theses | Birgit Rognebakke Krogstie and Rune Hjelsvold, Dept. of Computer Science | |
| 17/10 | Implementing FTS in practice: experience sharing (the good and the bad) from the 5-year integrated master in Cybersecurity and datacommunication | Katrien De Moor, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology | Friday talk_ FTS in practice |
| 3/10 | One clever and one stupid way I have used AI in my courses | Kyrre Begnum, OsloMet and Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology, NTNU | |
| 26/9 | Internship with credits, connecting students and industry | Arne Styve, Dept of ICT and Natural Sciences | Internship with ECTS - Friday talks IE |
| 19/9 | Selvevaluering som del av eksamen, “PraiseYou”-metoden | Ottar Osen, Dept of ICT and Natural Sciences | |
| 12/9 | Praksis i teknologistudier | Ola Furuhaug, Dept. of Electrical Energy | |
| 5/9 |
Integrating Student-Led Tutorials and Active-Learning in Large Basic-Knowledge Courses |
Gilbert Bergna-Diaz, Dept. of Electrical Energy |
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 23/5 | The value of mathematics in society. The role of IMF at NTNU: past, present and future. | Einar Rønquist, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences |
| 16/5 | Hvorfor er det gøy å samarbeide med IE-fakultetet? | André Teigland, NR (Norwegian Computing Center) |
| 9/5 | Why is research and development important for the armed forces? | Kenneth Ruud, FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) |
| 25/4 |
Strategiprosess i en tid med raske endringer |
Trond Runar Hagen, SINTEF Digital |
Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | Research at IIK | Basel Katt, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology | |
| 28/3 | When the alarm goes off - Dilemmas in incident handling | Tore Orderløkken, Posten | |
| 21/3 | How IBM links research with industry for disruptive technologies like AI and Quantum Computing | Lars Nordbryhn and Vidar Svendsen, IBM | |
| 14/3 |
Cyber risk is business risk |
Sigrun Hansen Bock, Tietoevry | TE_Cybersecurity NTNU |
Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/2 | Relevant knowledge for relevant industries. Close collaboration between NTNU and businesses? | Rune Volden, Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences | |
| 21/2 | Seaonics - Mission Critical Handling at Sea | Stig Espeseth, Seaonics | |
| 14/2 | Changes in competence and competence development – seen from the tech industry's perspective | Torstein Ødegård, twoday | NTNU_Friday_twoday |
| 7/2 |
Solwr: Robotics in warehouse automation - challenges and opportunities |
Torbjørn Krogen and Olivier Roulet-Dubonnet, Solwr |
Dept. of Electronic Systems with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31/1 | Electronic Systems in an applied perspective: A brief summary from three company presentations and connection to our activities | Thomas Tybell, Dept. of Electronic Systems | |
| 24/1 | An attempt to shed light on competence requirements in the photonics industry | Jon Kristian Hagene, Chip NanoImaging/NEO | NTNU_Friday_talk_20250124_JK_Hagene_for_pdf |
| 17/1 | Friday talk with EIDEL | Alexander Høiberget, EIDEL | EIDEL Friday Talks January 17 2025 |
| 10/1 |
The view from space, what engineering skills are needed for the growing Norwegian Space industry? |
Gunnar Mæhlum, IDEAS |
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2024
Dept. of Computer Science with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 6/12 | The future of IDI: Strategic choices and focus areas | Heri Ramampiaro, Dept of Computer Science |
| 29/11 | Telenor Research & Innovation: The past, present and future | Patrick Waldemar, Telenor |
| 22/11 | Banking competency - with a slight tilt towards technology | Karl Aksel Festø, DNB |
| 8/11 | External perspectives on the future of ICT students (cancelled) | Trond Eilertsen, Computas |
Dept of Electric Energy with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11 | Strategic priorities in the energy sector and the role of energy research in this perspective | Anngjerd Pleym, Dept of Electric Energy |
| 25/10 | An introduction to Statkraft’s Research and Development priorities | Marit Ronæss, Statkraft |
| 18/10 | Together towards 2050 | Ingeborg Øfsthus, Statnett |
| 4/10 | SINTEF Energy – strategic priorities and cooperation with NTNU | Dag Eirik Nordgård, SINTEF Energy |
Dept of Engineering Cybernetics with invited guest lecturers
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 27/9 | AI, Health and Energy - Some reflections from the industrial perspective | Sebastien Gros, Dept of Engineering Cybernetics |
| 20/9 | Experiences from technology growth company in energy storage | Ole Jakob Sørdalen, Pixii |
| 13/9 | Can I trust this? | Helga Brøgger, DNV |
| 6/9 | Managing AI risks, and managing risks with AI | Andreas Hafver and Frank Børre Pedersen, DNV |
Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology
| 31/5 | Fully homomorphic encryption and its applications: challenges and solutions | Jeongeun Park , Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 24/5 | 5G - Between expectations and reality | Thomas Zinner, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 3/5 | Megagames and policy sandboxing: Teaching and research platforms for a post normal science focus on civil security | Stewart Kowalski, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics:
| 22/3 | Closed loop glucose control in diabetes type 1: Speeding up the insulin absorption. | Anders Fougner, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
| 15/3 | Overcoming the icing barrier – the cold hazard for UAVs and green aviation | Richard Hann, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
| 8/3 | EEG neuroimaging in BCI applications: From neurorehabilitation and communication to dream decoders. | Marta Molinas, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
Dept. of Electric Energy: Currently in charge of sparking powerful transition
| 16/2 | How converter-based resources challenge (our understanding of) power system stability | Sjur Føyen, Dept. of Electric Energy |
| 9/2 | Vizualisation of electrical machines: More efficient learning using vizualisation | Robert Nilssen, Dept. of Electric Energy |
| 2/2 | Cost-effective power electronic designs enabling the power grid transformation | Dimosthenis Peftitsis, Dept. of Electric Energy |
Dept. of Electronic Systems: Where waves and circuits converge
| 26/1 | Machines may 'think' - but can they master the spoken language? | Torbjørn Svendsen, Dept. of Electronic Systems |
| 19/1 | Chasing the bird: 3D acoustic tracking of bird flight with a microphone array | Guillaume Dutilleux, Dept. of Electronic Systems |
| 12/1 | Student active learning: A disruptive experience | Lars Magne Lundheim, Dept. of Electronic Systems |
2023
| 1/12 | From all of us to all of NTNU: AI from IE | Ingrid Schjølberg, Dean at the IE Faculty |
Dept. of Computer Science: Everything everywhere all at once using zeros and ones
| 17/11 | There are limits to growth! Size and energy are the limits for computing | Gunnar Tufte, Dept. of Computer Science |
| 10/11 | Sustainability Competencies: What’s new for IT education? | Rune Hjelsvold, Dept. of Computer Science |
| 3/11 | The Health Platform: Lessons learned from a large IT project in trouble | Dag Svanæs, Dept. of Computer Science |
Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences: Autonomous ships, biomechanics, and digital twins
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 27/10 | On the conceptualization and implementation of urban digital twins: The NorDark-DT case | Ricardo Torres, Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences |
| 20/10 | Robotics for evaluating surgical methods and treatment in orthopedics | Aleksander Skrede, Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences |
| 6/10 | Promoting critical thinking among Computer Science students by the use of AI Tools in coding | Arne Styve, Dept. of ICT and Natural Sciences |
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences: Making sense of the world through mathematics and statistics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 29/9 | Top-down and bottom-up: how the measure-prone can meet the principle-driven | Mats Ehrnström, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences |
| 22/9 | Making predictions from genomic data - statistical modeling in ecology and evolution | Stefanie Muff, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences |
| 15/9 | Cryptography and legal aspects - what happens when security fails | Kristian Gjøsteen, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences |
Theme: Can we have the AI cake and eat it too? A look at different aspects of the recent development.
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6 | AI for good | John Krogstie, NTNU Digital and Dept. of Computer Science |
| 2/6 | Big tech and large language models (ChatGPT) - ethical and social perspectives: Is it the same old story or something new happening? | Dag Hareide |
| 26/5 | Doom, Gloom and Foom: reasons for hope in the face of a possible AI apocalypse | Ainar Miyata, OsloMet |
| 5/5 | Large language models at NorwAI | Benjamin Kille, Department of Computer Science and SFI NorwAI |
Theme: Move over AI! The creative energy of student innovators running on caffeine and pizza cannot be replaced. How do we sustain student innovation (besides buying coffee and pizza)?
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 28/4 | TALKFEST: What do our students need to learn about innovation? Conversation between Monica Rolfsen, Tormod Njølstad and Markus Löschenbrand. Q&A, discussion, and comments from the audience. | Monica Rolfsen, Faculty of Economics and Management, Tormod Njølstad, Dept. of Electronic Systems and Markus Löschenbrand, Versiro and former PhD candidate at IE |
| 21/4 | Shaping the future of spaceflight as a student at NTNU | Ulrik Falk-Petersen and Jarle Steinberg, Orbit NTNU |
| 14/4 | Entrepreneurial students – who are they and why should we care? | Roger Sørheim, Dept. of Industrial Economics and Technology Management and NTNU School of Entrepreneurship |
Theme: Russian roulette? Turkish pepper? Spanish inquisition? We take a closer look at security in Europe.
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 17/3 | Privacy and security aspects in decentralized IoT and wireless systems | Stefan Werner, Dept. of Electronic Systems |
| 3/3 | Academic traditions meet security concerns in Europe: from open, to guarded, to closing gates around international cooperation | Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI) |
| 17/2 | Geography, maps, and borders. Some historical perspectives on creation of the European nation-states. | Karl Erik Haug, Dept. of Modern History and Society |
| 10/2 | Fibre optic sensing and security issues | Martin Landrø, Dept. of Electronic Systems and Centre for Geophysical Forecasting |
Theme: Consequences of Autonomous Ships? Surely, Castaway and Mutiny at sea as fiction genres are dead in the water?
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 27/1 | Autonomy on Trondheimsfjorden | Edmund Førland Brekke, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
| 20/1 | Kamikaze kayaking in the path of a driverless passenger ferry prototype | Ole Andreas Alsos, Dept. of Design |
| 13/1 | Robotic autonomy in the wild: Let robots go anywhere | Konstantinos Alexis, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
2022
Theme: Evolution in a nutshell: from natural stupidity to artificial intelligence?
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16/12 | Looking into the crystal ball of 2023 | Ingrid Schjølberg, Dean at the IE faculty |
| 9/12 | TALKFEST: Quantum computing: Benefits, threats and hypes. Conversation between Bor de Kock and Danilo Gligoroski. Q&A, discussion, and comments from the audience. | Bor de Kock, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology, Danilo Gligoroski, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 2/12 | The emergence of AI-assisted conformity in our online world | Keith Downing, Dept. of Computer Science |
| 25/11 | Training and Practicing Cybersecurity made available: experience in researching and building a cyber range | Basel Katt, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 18/11 | The latest from camp AI | Inga Strümke, Dept. of Computer Science |
| 11/11 | It started with Amanda - early online detection of cyber grooming | Patrick Bours, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 4/11 | AI for Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity for AI | Sokratis Katsikas, Dept. of Information Security and Communication Technology |
| 21/10 | AI in Healthcare - an interdisciplinary journey | Kerstin Bach, Dept. of Computer Science |
| 7/10 | Smart houses in the power system: how smart is it to be smart? (insights from two years of hands-on experiments) | Sebastien Gros, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics |
Theme: Finally, everyone is talking about electricity. IE joins the discussion.
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 30/9 | TALKFEST: Much more nuclear fission power - necessary for the green transition or an existential threat to humankind? Conversation between Jonas Nøland and Ole-Morten Midtgård. Q&A, discussion, and comments from the audience. | Jonas Nøland, Dept. of Electric Power Engineering, Ole-Morten Midtgård, IE Faculty |
| 23/9 | We must charge trucks, cars, ships, and airplanes: How do we get sufficient batteries and plugs? | Anngjerd Pleym, Dept. of Electric Power Engineering |
| 16/9 | Is Smart Grid the solution to ensure the security of electricity supply? | Gerd Kjølle, SINTEF/ FME CINELDI |
| 9/9 | Why is the electricity so expensive and what can we do about it? | Magnus Korpås, Dept. of Electric Power Engineering |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6 | Go for IT | Birgit R. Krogstie, Director SFU Excited |
| 3/6 | Ethical dilemmas in artificial intelligence | Trym Holter, Director AI-Lab |
| 20/5 | NTNU Digital - status and future plans | John Krogstie, Director NTNU Digital |
| 13/5 | Clean Aviation | Jonas K. Nøland, Coordinator Clean Aviation |
| 29/4 | Strategy sustainability IE 2022-2025 | Ole-Morten Midtgård, Vice-Dean Sustainability and Innovation |
The format is as following
- Appr. 20 minutes talk, the remaining time for questions/discussions
- Presentations mostly in English, sometimes in Norwegian. No recording, voluntary distribution of presentations
- The speaker is introduced by the Friday talk coordinator
The contributions
- Low threshold and the possibility to reuse presentations
- Relevant and interesting research, projects and innovations
- Talks on a range of activities at the faculty, from teaching and student communication to challenges and future research (e.g. sustainability, digitalization, innovation and interdisciplinarity)
Friday talk coordinator
- Berit Myhre (Senior adviser Dean's staff)