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· University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
Synthetic shadows and twisted mirrors: co-improvising with machines

A concert with human improvisers and autonomous computational systems.

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Listening to dead electronics, optical scores with Stefanos Skialivas

The Optical Scores instrument listens to electromagnetic fields hidden in electronic waste

· Kristiania
kAI-evening: Artificial Intelligence as an Epistemic Toy

Lecture by Wolfgang Ernst, Professor Emeritus of Media Theory at Humboldt University Berlin, introduced by Eivind Røssaak (National Library of Norway). Using media archaeology and philosophy, Ernst asks what the relationship between thought and matter is, how information becomes knowledge, and what it means to be intelligent. Free, in English, registration required. Time: Wednesday 14 October 2026, doors 17:00, lecture 17:30-18:30, networking until 19:30. Place: Kristiania, Kirkegata 24 (KAU-B1-02), Oslo.

– · Høgskolen i Østfold (HiØf)
DHKO Conference 2026

Den årlige DHKO-konferansen med fokus på digital humaniora, samfunn og demokrati, inkludert tema knyttet til KI, digital suverenitet, open source/open access og kritisk teknologibruk.

· Trondheim Kreativ AI
TKAI Meetup #7 - Kunst og AI

I dag kan hvem som helst lage et bilde med AI på noen sekunder. Men hva gjør et AI-verk godt? Og hvem er egentlig kunstneren når maskinen gjør mer enn å holde penselen? På

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Open-ended algorithmic music performance with Mike McCormick

«'Nuther SuperCollider Frame Work» (NSFW) is a modular software system for algorithmic performance

· MUNCH
When Culture Becomes Data for AI

Talk on who controls the cultural data that AI systems are trained on, and on what terms, with Oonagh Murphy, Birgitte Vézina (Creative Commons), Yngvil Beyer (National Library of Norway), and Birgitte Aga and Nikita Mathias (MUNCH). Part of Oslo Innovation Week, in collaboration with Creative Commons, and shown alongside the interactive exhibition "Connect the Lines", where visitors draw on tablets and an AI system links their drawings to works in the museum's archive, raising questions about consent, copyright and institutional responsibility. In English, free, limited capacity. Time: Thursday 22 October 2026, 17:30, doors at 17:00. Place: MUNCH, floor 10, Oslo.

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Voices and Wailing in Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah

Tara Abdullah talks about two sonic artworks investigating voices of women in Kurdistan.

– · University of Oslo (University Library)
BærUt! Closing Conference

The BærUt! Project is going towards its end, and during the closing conference we will present our finds, and discuss what lies ahead of us.

– · University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
AIMS 2027

The Third International Conference in AI Music Studies explores the prospects, challenges and methodologies of studying AI music within the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Past Partner Events

· Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (DHNB)
Onwards and outwards! DHNB celebrates 10 years

Online anniversary seminar with three short provocations on where humanities research is heading in the Nordic-Baltic region and beyond, including Alexander Refsum Jensenius on AI as a catalyst for more humanities research. Open to all, registration required. Time: Thursday 24 September 2026, 13:30-15:00 CEST. Place: Zoom.

· University of Bergen
UiB AI #22: The 4Ps of AI: Power, Politics, People, Profits

Seminar organised by the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) on the hidden politics, power structures, and human costs behind AI's rapid rise, with Raul Ferrer Conill, Benjamin Harbakk, Haruna Inagaki, Albert Cheng-Syun Tang, and Daniel Felstead. In person and streamed; free, registration required by 22 September. Time: Thursday 24 September 2026, 09:00-12:30. Place: Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, Bergen.

· Trondheim Kreativ AI
TKAI Meetup #6 - Masterclass i Claude Cowork

Du bruker Claude. Kanskje Cowork også? Lyst til å finne ut hvordan det kan snu opp ned på arbeidshverdagen din? **Dette er en masterclass**, ikke en introduksjon. 50 minut

· University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
Public defence: Machine Synchresis: Immersive and Embodied Audio–Video Information Retrieval for Indoor Environments

Master Jinyue Guo defends his PhD dissertation on audio-video information retrieval using machine learning and music technology. Time: Sep. 22, 2026, 11:15 AM. Place: Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

· Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi
Hvordan endrer KI oss? Om kultur, menneskesyn og kunnskap

På dette tredje møtet i serien om forskning og KI spør vi hvordan kunstig intelligens endrer vår kultur og selvforståelse.

· University of Oslo
JP/NO Research Alliance 2026

This seminar serie is part of a collaboration between the Japanese research institutions, the Japanese embassy, the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Council of Norway, Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, Innovation Norway, Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, UiO and the Hylleraas Centre.

· University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
Public defence: Computational Music Performance Analysis: A multimodal, context-informed approach

Anna-Maria Christodoulou defends her PhD dissertation on computational music performance analysis. Time: Sep. 18, 2026, 1:15 PM. Place: Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

– · Technische Universitat Berlin / State Institute for Music Research
AIMC 2026: The 7th Conference on AI Music Creativity

The annual Conference on AI Music Creativity brings together an interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of AI and music.

· Ultima
Ultima: Kjell Samkopf – Music for Solo Percussion and Electronics

Kjell Samkopf markerer nyutgivelsen av soloalbumet Music for Solo Percussion and Electronics (1981) med utdrag fra platen og verdenspremieren på The Cloud of Unknowing, et nytt verk for vibrafon og åttekanals lyd der en mystisk 1300-tallstekst brukes som generativt system. Nasjonalbiblioteket, kl. 15:00, under Ultima-festivalen.

· Ars Electronica
NE #00: New Embeddings of/for Artistic Intelligence

Leave the room alongside a collaborator you could not have named on arrival. NE #00 embeds a room of artists, scientists, researchers and institutions by what they need, have built and refuse with AI—forming new neighbourhoods of Artistic Intelligence.

· Kristiania
Semester Kick-off of Kristiania AI Center activities

Join us for the semester kick-off of the Kristiania AI Center (KAI), with insights on responsible AI followed by networking, drinks, and snacks.

· University of Oslo (RITMO)
Embodied Intelligence in Human Performance

RITMO and NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan, are jointly organizing a workshop exploring embodied intelligence in human performance.

· University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
Research forum on artistic research, artificial intelligence, and the voice

This seminar explores the relationship between art and science, focusing on how artistic research can contribute to knowledge production.

– · Kunstnernes Hus
First Supper Symposium

A seminar on artistic strategies in encounter with artificial intelligence, held in English. Featuring four workshops at Oslo Museum on August 28-29 with international speakers exploring human creativity and AI.

· AI Mission Hub / BI Startup Village
Build What Matters

AI Mission Hub and BI Startup Village bring together AI professionals, researchers, founders, students, and technology experts for talks, panels, case studies, networking, and the presentation of AI Mission Hub's founding cohort.

· University of Oslo
PhD defence: Bálint Laczkó – Listening to Instrumental Image Sonification

Bálint Laczkó defends his dissertation Listening to Instrumental Image Sonification at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo. The thesis explores image sonification — converting images into sound — as a scientific tool for biological research, including Pixasonics, an interactive sonification platform. Trial lecture at 11:15, defence at 13:15, Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

· TEKS
KI i Katedralen (AI in the Cathedral)

Brandtsegg, Bjørkhaug, Schmidt, Formo, Bergsland, Aakre, StokkeKonsert, NidarosdomenTirsdag 28.07.26 @ 19:00

· University of Oslo (RITMO)
Public defence: Pedro Pablo Lucas Bravo

Master Pedro Pablo Lucas Bravo at the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Human-Swarm Interactive Music Systems, Exploring Collaborative Sonic Creation Between Humans and Autonomous Agents for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

· University of Oslo (RITMO)
Implicit neural measures of trust in artificial intelligence

Dr. Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld from the BRAINS, MINDS and BOTS Lab at the Technische Universität Berlin will speak at the Structure and Cognition Cluster meeting.

– · University of Oslo (RITMO)
Symposium on Digital and AI Musicology

Current research on the use of computational methods and AI in music libraries and musicology.

– · Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL)
Temaveke KI 2026

Læringslab, KI koordineringsgruppa og Biblioteket ved HVL arrangerer temaveke om kunstig intelligens med workshopar og presentasjonar på alle fem campus, også strøyma på nett.

· Trondheim Kreativ AI
TKAI Meetup #5 - Bygg det selv!

Kreativ AI Meetup om people building their own tools with AI, featuring Tor Thorsrud Sporsem, Tor Martin Norvik, and Audun Kvitland Røstad.

· Kristiania
Artificial Intelligence: what is everyone talking about?

Public debate around AI is often polarized: some claim it will solve all of the world's problems, while others warn it could lead to humanity's downfall. In this talk, we will take a step back and lift the veil on AI with clear insights into what's really happening beneath the surface.

– · University of Bergen
Archival Intelligence: Epistemic Shifts from Sound to Listening

Fakultet for kunst, musikk og design, UiB, en kunnskapsbygger, en kulturinstitusjon, en opplyst fremtid

· Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (DNVA)
Hvordan endrer KI-agenter forskningsprosessen?

Mote i DNVAs serie om KI og forskning om hvordan KI-agenter endrer forskningsprosessen og hvilke forskningsetiske sporsmal dette reiser.

· Electric Audio Unit
Awash With Sound: An immersive chillout concert

EAU opens its 2026 concert season with an immersive chillout concert. Ambient spatial audio in a calm, enveloping sound zone created by 24 speakers.

· Fotografiens Hus
Mellom menneske og maskin

Panelsamtale om kreativt potensial og kritiske perspektiver pa kunstig intelligens i kunstfeltet.

· University of Oslo (IFIKK)
Antonio Somaini on Latent Spaces: AI, Art and the Meta-Archive

In this lecture, Antonio Somaini (Sorbonne) discusses how artificial intelligence transforms our relation to history and memory through visual culture and contemporary artworks.

· University of Oslo (RITMO)
Food and Paper: MICCDroP

Food and Paper presentation by Ken Déguernel on long-term human-AI musical partnership and co-creative system design.

· Kunstsilo
Fra kunstverk til algoritme

Seminar og workshop om hvordan kunstsamlinger kan bli mer søkbare, sammenkoblede og tilgjengelige gjennom kunstig intelligens.

· Kristiania
Official kick-off of the KAI Center

Welcome to the official launch of the Kristiania AI Center (KAI). An inspiring evening featuring a keynote by Camila Lombana-Diaz on responsible and trustworthy AI, followed by networking, drinks, and snacks.

· University of Oslo (RITMO)
Perspectives after the MUSAiC Project

Associate Professor of Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Bob L. T. Sturm, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.

· TEKS
Music for instruments, objects and electronics

SiTron / SWR Experimental studio / Creative Music Technology, NTNU KonsertDokkhuset, Søndag 03.05.26

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Feedback and Flying Squids with Claudio Panariello

Presenting OTIAC, a work for feedback-augmented guitar and co-improvising musical agent. Artist@IMV is a series of artist talks hosted at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo.

· Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
Giuseppe Pisano-Riise – Extended Field Recording

Giuseppe Pisano-Riise invites audiences to his final concert as a research fellow at the PhD programme for artistic research.

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Instrument-building as meditation with Jenny Berger Myhre

Jenny Berger Myhre discusses making a portable pipe organ with found materials.

– · Kristiania
AR@K26 symposium

The 8th annual AR@K symposium will span two days with international participants exploring this year’s topic of Reclaiming art! Creative expression as a building block in our social foundations.

· TEKS
Nordheimgruppen

Steinar StensenArnfinn KillingtveitMini-ConcertKjøpmannsgata Ung KunstSaturday 11.04.26 @ 16:00 – 17:30

· University of Oslo
Artist@IMV: Sound and post-porn art with María Gabriela Rubio Hernández

María Gabriela Rubio Hernández composes multimedia artworks questioning the role of erotic sound materials.

· TEKS
LORRR presents Monumental Transmission

Andy GracieA performative science-fiction narrativeKjøpmannsgata Ung KunstSaturday 11.04.26 @ 16:00 – 17:30

– · TEKS
Toxicity. Driven Breathless

Toxicity. Driven BreathlessTEKS.studio10.04. – 26.07.26Opening 10.04. @ 18:00!

– · TEKS
META.MORF 2026: Future Manifestos

Learn how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of art and technology. Discover the fusion of creativity and innovation.

· University of Oslo (Department of Musicology)
Public defence: Designing Spaces That Live With Us

Master Maham Riaz will defend her dissertation Embodied Spaces: Explorations in Spatial Audio–Video Recording and Ambient Interventions for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

· Notam
Online SuperCollider Meetup

SuperCollider is an open source tool for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition. It is used for composition, generative music, installations, live coding,

· Trondheim Kreativ AI
TKAI Meetup #4 - Deepfakes

Kreativ AI Meetup om deepfakes, med forskningsperspektiv fra Viggo Tellefsen Wivestad og en praktisk gjennomgang fra John-Ivar Eidsmo.

· Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (DNVA)
Forskningssuverenitet og KI

Forste mote i DNVAs serie om KI og forskning, om forskningssuverenitet, tilgang pa data, regneressurser og KI-modeller.

· Trondheim Kreativ AI
TKAI Meetup #3 - Gjør KI oss mer passive – eller mer kreative?

Kreativ AI Meetup om hvordan AI påvirker kreativitet, kritisk tenkning og arbeidsliv, med innlegg fra Jonas Rennemo Vaag og Magnus Lian.

· RITMO (UiO) / CreaTeME (UiA)
National Workshop on AI and Creativity

A workshop for establishing a national network on AI and creativity, hosted by RITMO (UiO) and CreaTeME (UiA).

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