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Artificial intelligence at Umeå University

AI, or artificial intelligence, is about systems and technologies that can analyze their environment and more or less independently take action to achieve a specific goal. At Umeå University, research and education in AI has been conducted since the 1970s. Today, close to 100 researchers and teachers work in the field of AI and they are found at all faculties - medicine, science, social sciences and humanities.

Latest news on AI at Umeå university

Umeå University joins EU project to improve doctor–patient interaction

ASCLEPIUS will develop AI assistants that support clearer communication and reduce documentation work

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What happens when AI becomes a researcher’s tool?

How does research change when AI becomes part of the process? Read Niclas Kaiser's response article in Curie.

Suzanne Brink keynote speaker
Keynote in Kazakhstan on educating for an unpredictable future

Suzanne Brink was a keynote speaker at Asian CDIO ARM Conference 2026, focusing on education and AI.

New AI research strengthens privacy protection in healthcare

How can we make use of sensitive data without revealing more information than is necessary?

New reading sessions as part of AI for Learning

Read and reflect together through a new reading circle and a literature seminar.

Porträtt: Disi Lin. Doktorand vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
New AI methods make medical image analysis more reliable

New AI methods take into account the structures in medical images and provide more reliable results.

100 experts in cloud research gathered

Artificial intelligence, security and energy — key issues at ADS Lab’s annual event.

Kary Främling, Professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Bringing transparency to AI

New book reveals how AI models’ decisions can be made understandable.

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Long‑term data bottleneck resolved

A new framework is transforming the way we work with data.

AI Research

Umeå University has world-leading researchers who work in national and international AI-projects.
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Major research programs

Many of our AI projects fall under major national research programs.

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Researchers and teachers engaged in artificial intelligence at Umeå University

Nearly 100 researchers and teachers at Umeå University are involved in areas related to AI.

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AI projects

Read more about Umeå University's research in AI that spans a large number of areas.

Education, training and collaboration within AI

At Umeå University, you can take courses and training to increase your competence in AI. We also collaborate with companies and organizations.
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AI Network

Collaborations in various forms are very important for the development of AI.

All You Want to Know About AI!

A seminar series arranged by TAIGA, Centre for Transdisciplinary AI.

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Study AI at Umeå University

Over 50 years of experience in AI research and education!

AI for learning

UPL is initiating the AI for Learning initiative with the aim of establishing, over a three year period, a sha...

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Johanna Björklund
Professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Newly appointed professor wants to make AI less overconfident

Johanna Björklund aims to make today’s AI systems understand their own limitations.

Michel Rouleau-Dick
Postdoktor vid Juridiska institutionen
Anknuten som postdoktor till Centrum för transdisciplinär AI
Arctic sovereignty through international law and AI perspectives

Arctic Six Fellow Michel Rouleau-Dick wants include and develop international law and AI in a changing Arctic.

Virginia Dignum, professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Professor: How we reduce the risks with AI

Virginia Dignum is working to develop AI systems that are reliable and adapted to human values.

Latest update: 2026-10-05