Department of Computer Science

Research News

Project hopes to ensure trust between citizens and algorithms

DIKU is part of a new, broad consortium that has received DKK 100 million to study how data and…

Classic math conundrum solved: Danish computer scientist has developed a superb algorithm for finding the shortest route

One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two…

Dissemination Award:

Award-winning professor writes forgotten women into the history books

Women sent the first computer into space and programmed some of the 1970’s most iconic computer…

Artificial Intelligence

Big grant enables young researcher to develop AI solution for pancreatic cancer

With a new grant for research leaders in data science, Assistant Professor Bulat Ibragimov will lea…

Computer can determine whether you’ll die from COVID

Using patient data, artificial intelligence can make a 90 percent accurate assessment of whether a…

The University of Copenhagen lands 9 out of 12 new data science grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

With its new major Data Science Initiative, the Novo Nordisk Foundation makes it clear that data…

New Professor investigates differential privacy techniques to protect sensitive data

How do we develop solutions that can make useful data analyses without invading privacy? Is it…

New research project investigates: Can technology ensure a fair process for asylum seekers?

By combining methods from law, computer science, and health sciences, a new research project aims t…

The University of Copenhagen establishes a dedicated NLP research section

The University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science has become one of the top places for…

Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently

Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at…