Presentation and Statement

The Artificial Intelligence Lab (AIL) is a research group at Noroff University College in Norway. AIL is a Lab of excellence for Artificial Intelligence applications, research, teaching, theory, and practice.

In 2023 the AIL will be hosting the ninth Mining Intelligence and Knowledge Exploration (MIKE 2023) conference in Kristiansand. The call for papers is now open.

Please see the MIKE website for more details.

Research Fields/Disciplines

In our research, we focus primarily on data science and machine learning, deep learning, which covers fundamental as well as applied research.

Investing in innovative student projects and involving industry partners will be among the goals.

On-going Research Projects

• AI in Medicine
• NLP for Norwegian Language
• AI for Social Sciences

Team

Professor Seifedine Kadry (PhD, HDR, AIL Director)

Professor Seifedine Kadry has a bachelor's degree in 1999 from Lebanese University, MS degree in 2002 from Reims University (France) and EPFL (Lausanne), PhD in 2007 from Blaise Pascal University (France), HDR degree in 2017 from Rouen University. At present his research focuses on Data Science, education using technology, system prognostics, stochastic systems, and applied mathematics. He is an ABET program evaluator for computing, and ABET program evaluator for Engineering Tech. He is a Fellow of IET, Fellow of IETE, and Fellow of IACSIT. He is a distinguish speaker of IEEE Computer Society DVP.

Dr. Isah Lawal (PhD)

Dr. Isah A. Lawal was an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellow with over ten years of professional work experience, including teaching and research. He has participated in several collaborative multidisciplinary research projects at different universities including Europe (Italy and United Kingdom) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia) and have authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences ranging from data-driven predictive modelling to machine learning for smart systems. In addition to actively engaging in research, he has also taught data mining, smart systems and artificial intelligent courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Dr. Sahar Yassine (PhD)

Sahar Yassine is currently an associate professor of Applied Data Science at Noroff University College, Norway. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain. Her research interests focus on bringing together different data science areas and using scalable algorithms for large-scale inference problems. She has developed her research activity in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and applying data analytics to investigate and integrate with different disciplines including social sciences, learning, health, and computational science.

Contact Information

For further inquiries please contact:
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Research at Noroff University College

Our research activities have an applied and interdisciplinary focus in strategic areas related to technology and digital media. This work is detailed in our Scientific Publications.

Research Groups

CNAP - Center for Non-Anthropocentric Play

AIL - Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Computing Research Staff

Reinhardt Botha
Fabricio Bortoluzzi
Emlyn Butterfield
Pieter M. J Delport
Fredrik Johansen
Bertram Haskins
Barry Irwin
Seifedine Kadry
Isah A. Lawal
Johan Van Niekerk
Livinus Obiora Nweke
Shahnilla Rahim
Rayne Reid
Veronica Schmitt
Gerhard Steyn
Iain Sutherland
Nelson Uto
Sahar Yassine

Interactive Media Research Staff

Beatrice Losco
Paul Bettinson
Erik Geslin
Joshua Griffin
Erik Hammer
Hoda Salman
Filipe Josè Ferreira Pais

Contact Information

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1. Presentation and Statement

The Center for Non-Anthropocentric Play (CNAP) is a research group at Noroff University College in Norway. CNAP develops research, experiments, tools and concepts in the field of video games, and more broadly in the field of Play. The research environment and the approach to these fields is quite interdisciplinary ranging from cognitive sciences and phenomenology to philosophy, arts and aesthetics.

In a decaying natural ecosystem, in which more than 500,000 species have now disappeared due to the exponential growth of humans and their negative impact in natural environments, it seems fundamental to embrace a non-anthropocentric approach to research and development. Norway is the birthplace of Biocentrism, an ethical view of the world promoted by Arne Naess which assumes all living beings have the same moral standing. At CNAP we are highly inspired by this approach, and instead of focusing research and design on humans, we are rather interested in exploring a more horizontal relationship between humans and non-human actors, especially those found in natural environments. De-centring humans is therefore one of the central dimensions of CNAP’s agenda. In this way, CNAP is driven by a fundamental question: how to design games and playful experiences after the Anthropocene?

Anthropocentric vs Non-Anthropocentric Design (Available via license: CC BY 4.0)

2. Research Fields/Diciplines

CNAP gathers several interdisciplinary researchers and contributors with a rich expertise in different fields and disciplines: Interaction design, Robotics, Critical Play, Sustainable Design, Phenomenology, Affective gaming, Serious Games, Affective computing, Affective Videogame, Affective Design, Multimodal Affect recognition, XR Cognition, Videogame Cognition, Neurogames, Flow in Games, DDA Dynamic Difficulties Flow Adjustment, Emotional UX, Emotional Gaming, Emotional AI, Autonomous Emotional Agents, Presence in VR, Cyber-therapy, Gamification, XR Simulations.

3. On-going Research Projects

• Beyond the Blue Mist, exploring Blue Cone Monochromatism (BCM) disease through play
• Enhanced HyFlex Courses Design Model with Crossplay Gamification
• Learning and playing with robotics
• Play, politics and embodied learning in childhood
• Playmode
• Invisible NISSE

4. Team

DR. Erik Geslin (PhD, Associate Professor, CNAP co-director)

Dr. Erik Geslin is an Associate Professor and Affective Gaming Researcher at Noroff University College. He is also a Lecturer at UCO L3Di University in France. Dr. Geslin has worked within the video games industry and in virtual reality systems for over 26 years and has a wealth of experience covering all aspects from development to publishing. Consultant on the production of AAA and Indie games, he is specialist in Emotion induction and player's fun, attention and motivation. He is also the founder of Emotional Games Awards.

DR. Filipe Pais (PhD, Associate Professor, CNAP co-director)

Dr. Filipe Pais is an Associate Professor at Noroff University College and a Research Associate at the Reflective Interaction Group from EnsadLab (the laboratory of Ensad – École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris). He is the co-coordinator of the MisB Kit Project at Ensadlab. His research focuses on the transformative power of play and on the notions of behavioural and misbehavioural objects. More recently his research has also been focusing on the impact of digital technologies in natural environments.

Other members

• Joshua Griffin
• Diego Saldivar
• Erik Hammer
• Alexander Ross
• Paul Bettinson

5. Network/Collaborations

• Ensadlab, Ensad, Paris
• LCC, UAL, London
• Arts & Metiers ENSAM
• UCO L3Di Laval
• Rïtsumeikan University Kyoto

6. Contact

For further inquiries please contact:

Dr. Erik Geslin — erik.geslin(at)noroff.no

Dr. Filipe Pais — filipe.pais(at)noroff.no

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