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Curiosity and play to enhance AI’s learning ability
Amy Loutfi has been named a Wallenberg Scholar and awarded 18 million SEK for AI research. Guided by curiosity, play and empathy, Professor Amy Loutfi and her research team aim to study and develop the learning process in embodied AI systems, such as...
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Three new projects on how climate change affects pollutants in soil and water
Three new research projects aim to understand how existing pollutants in soil and water – and ultimately humans, animals, and nature – are affected by climate changes, the warming climate and more acidic lakes and seas.
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PFAS may increase the risk of disease in unborn children suggests new study
PFAS are chemicals that may cause cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Research from Örebro University now suggests that these chemicals affect people as early as the fetal stage of development. “We see that PFAS likely has a great metabolic impact,...
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“Filling this significant knowledge gap is crucial.”
EU Commission grants over SEK 78 million to Örebro University-led research project exploring link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and fatty liver disease.
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“Robots will be capable of training each other”
Robots could be capable of handling more complex tasks than they do today. Robots could also learn from one another, making the entire manufacturing industry more efficient. This is according to Quantao Yang’s doctoral thesis, recently defended at Örebro...
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Human needs to guide AI – new research network formed in Örebro
Human needs should guide the development of artificial intelligence, AI. This is the basis for a new international network of researchers and businesses that recently held their network launch meeting in Örebro.
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His research looks at cyber security and ransomware in IT systems
Alberto Giaretta left Italy to take up a position as postdoctoral researcher at Örebro University. The main difference between university studies in the two countries is the slightly different approach to theory and practice.
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Measuring how green Örebro is with AI – can impact new green area planning
Seeing how green a city is and following its progress is time-consuming. Green managers at Örebro Municipality are collaborating with AI researchers at Örebro University to perform analysis using AI and satellite data automatically.
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New research project on biogas and AI
Producing biogas more efficiently with the help of AI. That is the goal of a new research project at Örebro University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU – and has been granted over SEK five million from the Swedish Energy Agency.
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Researching PFAS substitutes in outdoor clothing
Although hazardous PFAS chemicals are being phased out from outdoor clothing, the question is, what are they being replaced with? A new research project at Örebro University aims at finding out.