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AI & Health

AI & Health is a broad research theme at The Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, with more than 20 projects across several sections and centers.

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Explainer

13.03.2025

Are robots stealing our jobs?

The robots are coming! But are they also coming for our jobs? The short answer is yes, but not necessarily in the way we imagine. The long answer you can read here from three researchers at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark.

Software

04.02.2025

International conference on software architecture comes to Denmark for the first time

From 31 March to 4 April, the International Conference on Software Architecture will be held at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense. The conference is considered one of the most important of its kind globally.

03.02.2025

Drones, biology, and AI: SDU researchers test groundbreaking technology in Kenya

On the savanna in Kenya, a group of researchers from the SDU UAS Center is currently conducting fieldwork alongside other drone researchers, biologists, and computer vision experts from across Europe. As part of the research project WildDrone, they are gathering knowledge about animal behavior and the potential of drones for conservation. The flights are carried out in collaboration with Kenyan partners and may improve efforts to protect species such as rhinos.

Entrepreneurship & Research

22.01.2025

2024: Record in spinouts at SDU

Seven new companies founded by SDU researchers became a reality in 2024. This is the largest number of research-based companies from SDU in a single year to date – and the expectation is that a similar number will be founded in the coming years. One of the new SDU spinouts will develop a new treatment for patients with Huntington's disease. A market projected to be worth more than $2.5 billion by 2035.

Robotics

04.11.2024

Researchers will use robotics and AI in cancer treatment

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), in collaboration with European partners, are working on using robotics and AI to diagnose and treat various cancers, with a solution expected ready in just a few years.

SDU Vejle

25.10.2024

Vejle becomes a university city: SDU is establishing a campus focusing on IT and STEM programmes

The ambitions have been present since 2021 and now they are becoming a reality. The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) can now announce its historic decision to establish a new campus in Vejle, dedicated to IT and STEM education, with support from the LEGO Group and Vejle Municipality.

MedTech Odense

21.10.2024

MedTech partnership unites research and technology to shape the future of patient care 

A new strategic partnership between the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), the Region of Southern Denmark and Odense Municipality will provide the framework for future technological healthcare solutions for patients throughout Denmark. 

Researcher & entrepreneur

16.09.2024

New Danish drone company

Researcher Kristian Husum Laursen takes the leap from the University of Southern Denmark to the business community of Funen with the drone company CODRONE.

RESEARCH

20.08.2024

New AI technology can detect suicidal thoughts on social media

Researchers can now predict suicidal thoughts based on social media behaviour using artificial intelligence. The hope is that this technology can help save lives.

Drones

19.08.2024

5G technology can contribute to the integration of drones in airspace

If drone technology is to really take off, it requires that drones are integrated into the airspace and can fly alongside manned aviation. In the research project GENIUS, researchers from SDU, along with DTU, companies, and organisations, have shown how 5G technology could be part of the solution.

AWARD

15.08.2024

Vinay Chakravarthi Gogineni receives young researcher award for groundbreaking AI research

Yesterday Vinay Chakravarthi Gogineni, Assistant Professor at Applied Ai and Data Science (AID) unit, the Dept. of MMMI, was recognized for his research in responsible artificial intelligence with a prestigious Young Researcher Award from the H.C. Ørsted Society.

Conference

10.06.2024

SDU to host international conference on software architecture

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) has secured a major international conference on software architecture, which will take place in Odense next year. The conference, themed "Architecting for the Next Generation of Intelligent Systems," will focus on the software development of future software systems.

Energy

03.06.2024

New sensor technology can predict faults in the power grid

In a new research project at the Faculty of Engineering at SDU, researchers and private partners will develop sensors that can be attached on the outside of power cables and detect if there is something wrong with the cables before they fail. This can lead to massive CO2 reductions and save money.

FUNDING

16.05.2024

The future of robotics: Better use of data leads to faster automation

SDU is leading the FERA project, which has received over 14 million kroner from the Innovation Fund Denmark. Collaborating with partners such as Odense Robotics, Novo Nordisk, and Universal Robots aims to improve industrial automation solutions by using data more strategically.

LSP

01.05.2024

New giant robots could revolutionize Danish shipbuilding

In the research project LSP Ship Factory, researchers from The University of Southern Denmark, together with Danish shipyards and companies, aim to automate ship production using robots and AI. The project is supported by Innovation Fund Denmark and has a total budget of 47 million DKK.

Soft robotics

24.04.2024

Researchers aim to develop new supermaterial for robots

In a new European doctoral network, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark are working to develop soft materials for robots that can change shape and structure through magnetic fields. This could be used, for example, in robot feet to significantly improve the walking robots' ability to move on different surfaces, as well as in industrial robot grippers for enhancing grasping capabilities.

Robotics

08.04.2024

Elite robotics summer school will continue to bring the world’s biggest robotics talents to Denmark

Since 2021, the International Elite Summer School in Robotics and Entrepreneurship in Odense has each year gathered some of the world's best students in robotics at the University of Southern Denmark. Thanks to support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, there is now funding for three more years.

Robotics

20.03.2024

Now robots can predict their own maintenance need

Emil Stubbe Kolvig-Raun is writing an industrial PhD for Universal Robots at the Faculty of Engineering at SDU. As part of his research, he has developed an algorithm that can predict when a robot will require maintenance and repair. This could save companies from costly unexpected breakdowns in production.

Robotics

26.02.2024

Snake robot could save lives

Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark are working on a snake robot that can move on uneven terrain and crawl through tiny passages. In the future, the robot could, for example, be used for search and rescue operations after earthquakes.

Cryptology

16.02.2024

The future's computers will crack Today's codes

Quantum computers will cut through the codes to your online banking, NemID (Danish national ID system), and email as if they were a hot knife through soft butter. Therefore, cryptologists from around the world are in a race against time. One of the sharpest in the field, Professor Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, works for the Center for Industrial Software (CIS) at the University of Southern Denmark in Sønderborg. And he says we need to keep our cool; we'll probably make it.

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Last Updated 18.03.2025