Workshop

From Hype to Action: Applying Generative AI in Danish Research Practices

DIREC and the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFIR) invite to a workshop and a debate on potentials, risks, and barriers for the use of genAI in Danish research and innovation.

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  • INCUBA Next
    Åbogade 15, 18. etage
    8200 Aarhus N
  • 29 January 2025, 12.30-16.30
  • Language: English
  • Organizers:
    dFIR and DIREC 

The program for the workshop and debate meeting will be updated continuously. 

Program

12:30-13:00: Lunch

13:00-14:30: Part 1: Workshop on the application of genAI in research 

Three talks on how generative AI has been applied in various research fields, followed by a discussion on how it has influenced research practices.

AI in the humanities: A tool and an object
by Professor Mads Rosendahl Thomsen
 
The humanities have usually been on the outskirts of research in and with artificial intelligence. With the arrival in 2022 of generally available and broadly used generative AI, not least technologies for creating and analyzing text, this has changed dramatically.  I sketch how generative AI influences research, ranging from solid advances in text mining to exploratory approaches, before turning to how the use of generative AI in society is a field with a rapid ascending importance as it affects not least text culture.
 
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen is Professor of Comparative Literature, Aarhus University. He has worked for the past decade with computational methods in the humanities, both in his research, e.g., the VELUX Fonden supported Fabula-NET project, and as a coordinator of several competency development programs. On April 1, he will lead the new center of excellence TEXT: Center for Contemporary Cultures of Text, supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.
 

A brief overview of AI trends and technologies in scientific research
by Entrepreneur and Tech Product Lead Mads Rydahl

In this talk, Mads Rydahl will briefly overview how AI has shaped research over the last 15 years. In his previous company, Mads designed recommendation engines used by, for example, Nature.com to suggest related publications. In his new endeavor, he is building a generative AI solution to support the next generation of scientific research. The talk will highlight the development of AI and some of the key challenges for the use of AI in scientific research.

Mads Rydahl is Tech Product Lead at Proemial. He is a seasoned technology and product leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation in the tech industry. He has been recognized with numerous international awards and featured in several publications. As the former Head of Product Design at Siri.com, a startup acquired by Apple in 2010, Mads played a pivotal role in shaping groundbreaking technologies. He is also the first-named inventor on multiple foundational patents in search technology and recommender systems.

Timothy Jenkins, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Center for Antibody Technologies, DTU


14:30-15:00: Break 

15:00-15:15:  Part 2: Welcome to debate meeting and presentation of report

15:15-15:30:  Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) across different Research Phases – Cases, Potential and Risks
by professor Mads P. Sørensen, Aarhus University

15:30-16:30: Panel debate

Participants are invited to discuss how Danish research environments can move from hype to action in the application of generative artificial intelligence. A particular focus is on stimulating a widespread uptake and application of genAI tools. 

  • Head of Research Ulla Appel Haahr, Business Academy Aarhus, School of Applied Sciences
  • Chair Janne Gleerup, Danish Association of Masters and PhDs
  • Dean Anne-Mette Hvas, Health, Aarhus University 
  • Department Head Kaj Grønbæk, Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University
  • CFO Michael Friis Lindinger, Innovation Fund Denmark

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