What I can help with

• Keynotes & Public Talks

  Clear and engaging talks on responsible AI, recommender systems, trustworthy personalization, misinformation, media technology, health AI, and behaviour change. I translate cutting-edge research into accessible stories, practical frameworks, and concrete takeaways for professional, academic, and public audiences.

• Executive Briefings & Strategic Advisory

  Tailored sessions for leadership teams, boards, product teams, and public-sector decision-makers. I help organisations understand where AI creates value, where it creates risk, and how to build responsible AI strategies that are technically realistic, societally robust, and aligned with organisational goals.

• Responsible AI & Recommender Systems Consulting

  Expert support for organisations developing or evaluating AI-driven personalization, recommender systems, decision-support tools, or user-facing AI products. Typical topics include trust, transparency, user behaviour, evaluation metrics, human-AI interaction, and responsible deployment.

• Project Sprints & Applied Research Collaboration

  Focused discovery and prototype sprints with your team to identify opportunities, test assumptions, and de-risk AI adoption. This can include research design, user studies, prototype evaluation, responsible AI assessment, or concept development for media, health, food, and consumer-oriented AI systems.

• Conference, Workshop & Panel Moderation

  Programme design, speaker recruitment, session moderation, and high-level facilitation for conferences, workshops, panels, and expert meetings. I bring extensive experience from international research and innovation events, including ACM RecSys, SIGIR, UMAP, IUI, and MMM.

• Expert Reviews, Evaluations & Assessments

  Independent expert evaluation of research projects, grant proposals, PhD and MSc theses, academic programmes, AI concepts, and responsible technology initiatives. I have served as reviewer, evaluator, PC member, and Senior PC member for leading international conferences, journals, and research councils.

Why work with me

• International expertise in responsible AI and user behaviour. I work at the intersection of recommender systems, behavioural analytics, trust, personalization, and human-centred AI.
• Proven leadership at scale. I am Full Professor at the University of Bergen, Founder and Director of SFI MediaFutures, and Founder and Leader of DARS, Norway’s largest recommender systems research group.
• Research with practical relevance. My work spans media, health, food, misinformation, news personalization, AI transparency, and trustworthy decision-support systems.
• Strong academic and industry track record. I have authored 150+ scientific publications and helped secure more than 650 million NOK in competitive research and innovation funding.
• Experienced communicator. As an ACM Distinguished Speaker, I regularly translate complex AI topics into clear insights for executives, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
• Bridge between research and implementation. I help organisations move from abstract AI principles to concrete strategies, prototypes, evaluations, and responsible innovation practices.

Popular formats

• Keynote, 30–45 minutes: Responsible AI that Shapes Behaviour; Trustworthy News Recommenders; From Misinformation to Meaningful Metrics; Appropriate Trust in AI.
• Executive briefing, 60–90 minutes: A focused session on your AI roadmap, risks, opportunities, governance needs, and quick wins.
• Workshop, half-day or full-day: A hands-on responsible AI, recommender systems, or human-centred AI design workshop with concrete outputs.
• Advisory package: Short-term or ongoing expert support for strategy, product development, evaluation, responsible AI governance, or research-based innovation.
• Project sprint: A focused collaboration to explore an AI opportunity, evaluate a prototype, design a study, or clarify a responsible innovation challenge.
• Event moderation: Programme input, panel design, speaker preparation, and professional on-stage or online moderation.

Typical clients and partners

I am particularly interested in working with organisations that develop, use, regulate, or critically depend on AI systems that affect people’s information access, choices, trust, or behaviour.

• Media organisations and news technology companies
• Health-tech and public health organisations
• Public-sector agencies and research councils
• Companies building recommender systems, personalization, or user-facing AI products
• Universities, research centres, and innovation programmes
• Conference organisers looking for expert keynotes, panels, or moderation

How to engage

1. Send a short enquiry. Tell me what you are trying to achieve, who the audience is, and what kind of support you are looking for.
2. We align on format and outcomes. We clarify whether a keynote, briefing, workshop, advisory session, evaluation, or project sprint is the right fit.
3. I prepare and deliver. You receive a tailored, research-grounded contribution designed around your goals, audience, and practical needs.

For availability, fees, and formats, please get in touch by email. I am happy to discuss one-off talks as well as more substantial advisory or project-based collaborations.

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