Norwegian Open AI Lab
Norwegian Open AI Lab
The Norwegian Open Artificial Intelligence Lab (NAIL) is a hub for research, education and innovation within AI.
The center is hosted by the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at NTNU in Trondheim. NAIL engages in a variety of research and innovation activities, with several ongoing projects and a strong team of AI researchers.
Moreover, we work to disseminate knowledge about AI to a diverse audience, by organising events and activities. Aiming to develop strong partnerships between academia, students, businesses and public sector organisations, we welcome Norwegian companies and organisations to join us as partners.
Coming events
Upcoming events
More NAIL events 2025
- January 14 – NorwAI & NAIL AI seminar series, "Learning to X" with Prof. Kyunghyun Cho, from New York University (NYU)
- February 18 – Partner forum, theme: AI Act
- April 10 – Master Safari: NAIL and NorwAI Master's Thesis pitch event
- Fall (date TBD) – Partner forum
- Fall (date TBD) – Master's Thesis Award '25 and Partner Workshop
Schedule is subject to change. More details and other events will be made available continuously!
SFI NorwAI
NorwAI is a Center for Research-based Innovation (SFI) hosted at NTNU and financed by NFR (2020-2028). It is the largest academic initiative on AI innovation in Norway. Several of the researchers in NorwAI are also affiliated with NAIL and several partners contribute to both initiatives. Read more about NorwAI on their website here.
Weekly news from the AI-world
You can catch up with "Ukens Aiki" (Norwegian), hosted by our Associate Professor Inga Strümke, right here on our website.
Find all "Ukens Aiki" clips here!
Free online course on AI!
Wondering what AI is? NTNU and NAIL offer an online introductory course on artificial intelligence called "Elements of AI". The course combines theory with practical tasks, and you can complete it at your own pace. If you are unable to complete the entire course right now, we recommend skipping modules 2 and 3. The course is also completely free!
Sign up to Elements of AI now! (Norwegian)
Nemonoor – The Norwegian Digital Innovation Hub on AI
NTNU is part of the Nemonoor consortium, an European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) with focus on AI and digital security innovation for SMEs and public sector.
Read more about the Nemonoor initative here!
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