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Cybersecurity

PhD student co-authors book on cyber dilemmas

A new book by several authors, including an ITU PhD student, focuses on everyday situations where we must make decisions about IT security.

09 januar, 2026

Podcast

The IT security expert on the political desire for mass surveillance?

n a pilot episode of the IT University’s new podcast series, Tech-away, the participants discusses the EU's proposal to require all messaging services to scan our digital communications

21 december, 2025

LLMs

Optimising LLMs

ITU researcher secures DKK 6.99 million for linguistically grounded language models

18 december, 2025

Awards

ITU researchers receive international award

AIS Impact Award goes to Danish researchers for the first time, recognising ITU research that sets the standard for ethical use of blockchain technology.

16 december, 2025

News

While some politicians keep pushing for “lawful access” to our private messages, a new method may make it possible to keep our private communications private – even if end-to-end encryption in, for instance, Signal is “lawfully” decrypted. Associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Rosario Giustolisi, explains how.

14 december, 2025

Cybersecurity

How to prepare for the threat of quantum computers

The dawn of quantum computers threatens to break the security we have relied on for decades. To counter this, Bernardo David, associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, is developing information-theoretic cryptography schemes.

30 november, 2025

AI is changing what it means to be human

Jichen Zhu has secured 7.19 million kroner for a project that investigates how AI affects emotion recognition

24 november, 2025

AI and trust

A new IRFD funded ITU project investigates how large language models can better communicate uncertainty to users.

21 november, 2025

Neuroevolution

Can nature’s own design process help the next big AI leap?

19 november, 2025

Democracy

Research project to strengthen future citizenship

Associate Professor Gitte Stald from the IT University of Copenhagen researches children and young people's relationship to democracy in the digital society.

06 november, 2025

Cybersecurity

Lessons learned from Ukraine

Drawing on data from Ukraine, researchers are investigating how to prepare the Danish society for cyberattacks on the digital critical infrastructure.

03 november, 2025

News

Professor Portrait: Oliver Krancher explores knowledge and learning in the digital workplace

With a background in business information systems and a passion for understanding how organisations use technology, Professor Oliver Krancher has spent his career investigating the role of knowledge in digital work. On 14 November, he will present his inaugural lecture at ITU.

03 november, 2025

News

The climate is changing – and so are we

With a grant of 3.1 million kroner from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, Associate Professor Vedran Sekara from the IT University of Copenhagen will map how human behaviour and mobility are changing in response to climate change.

29 oktober, 2025

News

Decoding the Brain: Can AI help predict human behaviour?

What if it were possible to read the brain like a book? Paolo Burelli and his colleagues at the IT University’s brAIn Lab work at the cutting edge of digital technology and neuroscience. On 5 November, Paolo Burelli will present their research at Digital Tech Summit, in a talk titled “Decoding the Brain: How AI Unlocks Human Behavior.”

27 oktober, 2025

News

Professor Portrait: Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg creates new mathematical worlds

With a background in mathematics and a passion for the abstract layers of the discipline, Professor Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg develops theories that enhance the understanding and robustness of modern software. Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg will deliver his inaugural lecture at the IT University on 24 October.

20 oktober, 2025

News

ITU researchers secure prestigious Villum Experiment grants

Projects in infant cognition, robotics, and privacy-preserving AI receive funding for early-stage research.

02 oktober, 2025

News

Sami Brandt is the first winner of the ITU Research Award

Sami Brandt is the winner of the first-ever ITU Research Award. Please find out more about Sami Brandt and his research in this article.

29 september, 2025

News

Cancan Wang wins the 2025 ITU Teaching Award

Associate Professor Cancan Wang from the Digitalization, Democracy, and Governance (DDG) section at ITU is this year’s Teaching Award recipient. We spoke with Cancan about her teaching practices and what the award means to her.

29 september, 2025

News

Professor portrait: Eva Rotenberg wants to make algorithms simpler – for everyone’s benefit

On October 3, 2025, at 14:30, Professor Eva Rotenberg will deliver an inaugural lecture in Auditorium 02 at the IT University of Copenhagen. The lecture is titled: “A story of shortest paths.”

22 september, 2025

News

Professor portrait: Luca Aiello wants to make the internet a better place

On 24 September 2025 at 14:30, Professor Luca Aiello will give his inaugural lecture in Auditorium 0 at the IT University in Copenhagen.

15 september, 2025

Building a future where AI serves society

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, the question is not whether it will change society—it is how we choose to shape that change. In this theme, researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen share insights into their AI-related research and how they explore ways to use AI to empower humanity and society.

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Cybersecurity

How can we protect our digital society in an age of cyber threats?

Cybersecurity impacts everything from our private messages to democratic processes and critical infrastructure. In this theme, researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen explore how societies can respond to emerging threats – from chat control and covert communication to quantum computers.

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PhD student co-authors book on cyber dilemmas

The IT security expert on the political desire for mass surveillance?

Optimising LLMs

ITU researchers receive international award

Privacy is not dead yet

How to prepare for the threat of quantum computers

AI is changing what it means to be human

AI and trust

Neuroevolution

Research project to strengthen future citizenship

Lessons learned from Ukraine

Professor Portrait: Oliver Krancher explores knowledge and learning in the digital workplace

The climate is changing – and so are we

Decoding the Brain: Can AI help predict human behaviour?

Professor Portrait: Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg creates new mathematical worlds

ITU researchers secure prestigious Villum Experiment grants

Sami Brandt is the first winner of the ITU Research Award

Cancan Wang wins the 2025 ITU Teaching Award

Professor portrait: Eva Rotenberg wants to make algorithms simpler – for everyone’s benefit

Professor portrait: Luca Aiello wants to make the internet a better place

Building a future where AI serves society

How can we protect our digital society in an age of cyber threats?

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