NIKT is an important national meeting point for researchers, educators, Master’s and PhD students within information and communication technology (ICT), computer science, information science, and information systems.
The academic content of the conference consists of peer reviewed papers presenting new research, supplemented by invited keynote speakers on current topics in ICT research, innovation, and education. In addition, meetings of national ICT councils and several thematic workshops will be held in connection with the conference.
Welcome to NIKT 2026 in Levanger!
The conference consists of four tracks:
- Norwegian Informatics Conference (NIK)
- Norwegian Conference for Organizations’ Use of IT (NOKOBIT)
- Norwegian Information Security Conference (NISK)
- Norwegian Conference on Education and Didactics in ICT (UDIT)
All submitted research papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers from all four tracks will be published in the conference proceedings (ISSN) and count as Level 1 academic publications.
NIK (Norwegian Informatics Conference)
A national conference for researchers and students interested in developing knowledge in applied and theoretical computer science.
Submission categories:- Research papers (up to 10 pages)
- Work-in-progress papers (up to 4 pages)
- Extended abstracts of previously published work (up to 2 pages)
More details: NIK 2026 Call for papers
NOKOBIT (Norwegian Conference for Organizations’ Use of IT)
A national conference in information systems and information science focusing on:
- development, implementation, and use of ICT in organizations
- societal issues related to ICT
More details: NOKOBIT 2026 Call for papers
NISK (Norwegian Information Security Conference)
The Norwegian Information Security Conference aims to be the leading annual Norwegian conference for presenting new research and development in:
- information security
- privacy technologies
Participants include universities, industry, and public sector institutions.
Submission categories:
- Full papers (up to 16 pages)
- Short papers (up to 5 pages)
More details: NISK 2026 Call for papers
UDIT (Norwegian Conference on Education and Didactics in ICT)
A national conference for discussion and exchange of experiences related to ICT education in Norway.
Topics include:
- teaching and learning
- didactics
- use of ICT in education
Submissions accepted:
- Research papers (peer reviewed)
- Extended abstracts (accepted based on relevance)
Key dates:
- Abstract submission: September 1
- Full paper submission: September 15
- Notification of acceptance: October 15
- Final version deadline: November 1
- Registration deadline: November 5
- Conference: November 25–27
Submission via EasyChair (easychair.org).
Registration
Each accepted contribution requires conference registration.
The registration fee includes attendance at the conference sessions, as well as coffee and lunch. Accommodation is not included in the fee. If you would also like to attend the conference dinner on 26 November, this must be selected as an additional option.
Fees:
- 3-day conference (25-27 November): 5,000 NOK
- 1-day attendance: 2,500 NOK
- Extra dinner ticket: 1,200 NOK
Practical information
Location
Campus Røstad (Levanger): Address: Høgskolevegen 27, 7600 Levanger. The campus has its own train station «Røstad».
Campus Levanger. Photo: Bjørnar Leknes Accommodation
Participants book accommodation themselves at:
Levanger:
Verdal (10 km away):
Nearest Airport
Trondheim airport Værnes is the nearest airport. From the airport you can take the train to Levanger station or to Røstad station if you're going directly to Nord University. Travel time is about 45 minutes.
Michail (Michalis) Giannakos, Professor of Interaction Design and Learning Technologies at the Department of Computer Science, NTNU, and Professor II at the Department of Information Systems, University of Agder (UiA)
Abstract:
Computational tools have long enabled humans to perform cognitive tasks beyond their unaided capabilities. Intelligence Augmentation (IA) refers to technologies that extend, rather than replace, human intellectual capacity, from everyday tools such as the Internet to advanced AI systems that keep humans meaningfully “in the loop.” Yet IA remains a challenging concept because it encompasses technologies with different levels of intelligence, autonomy, and support. What these technologies share is the partial delegation of cognition to technological systems. This makes it increasingly important to assess whether such systems genuinely augment human capabilities, merely substitute human effort, or provide convenience at the expense of understanding, meaningful performance, or agency. This is where Hybrid Intelligence (HI) becomes important. Rather than framing AI as a competition between humans and machines, HI focuses on designing sociotechnical systems in which humans and AI complement one another while preserving human agency, participation, and societal contribution. In this talk, I will discuss the emerging paradigm of HI and its role in developing new human-AI ensembles. Moreover, I will present some early results as well as the vision of the AI LEARN centre.Short bio:
Michail (Michalis) Giannakos is Professor of Interaction Design and Learning Technologies at the Department of Computer Science, NTNU, and Professor II at the Department of Information Systems, University of Agder (UiA). He leads the Learner-Computer Interaction Lab and is Co-Director of the AI Centre for the Empowerment of Human Learning (AI-LEARN), one of Norway’s six national AI centres.His research focuses on developing new ways for humans to interact with intelligent learning systems, with particular emphasis on human-centred AI, learning technologies, and human-computer interaction. His work has been published in leading international journals and conferences in HCI and learning technologies, and has received several best paper awards and distinctions at venues such as LAK, ITiCSE, IDC, and ICALT.
Giannakos is Editor-in-Chief of Behaviour & Information Technology. His research has been funded by the European Commission, Microsoft Research, Meta Reality Labs, the Research Council of Norway, and the US National Science Foundation. He is also a recipient of an ERCIM Fellowship and a "unge forskertalenter" grant from the Research Council of Norway. He was an Outstanding Academic Fellow at NTNU from 2017 to 2021, Honorary Professor at UCL from 2022 to 2023, and Visiting Professor at the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute, TU/e, from 2023 to 2024.
The program is under development and will be published later.
Call for Workshop Proposals
We invite you to submit proposals for workshops to be held in connection with NIKT 2026 in Levanger, Norway.
The workshops will take place at Nord University’s campus in Levanger on the Wednesday before the main conference, and provide an excellent opportunity to meet new participants, share ideas, and discuss research. These workshops are half-day events.
The topics should be relevant to NIKT, and we especially encourage workshops within newer and emerging areas. We welcome proposals that bring together diverse voices from our community, both in terms of organizers and participants. We encourage you to explore new and exciting formats that make use of the workshop’s time frame and structure in creative and “non-traditional” ways. This may include data or research jams, hackathon-style coding events, science slams, collaborative and open writing groups, as well as other innovative approaches to the workshop format.
Workshop proposals should include a brief summary and must contain the following:
- A description of the workshop topic(s) and their significance/relevance to NIKT
- Workshop activities, objectives, and a proposed schedule for the day
- Names and backgrounds of the organizers, including their relevance to the proposed workshop
- Maximum number of participants
- Procedure for recruitment and selection of participants
- Equipment and supplies needed to carry out the workshop
We strongly encourage workshop organizers to create online resources for their workshops so that announcements, submissions, and organization can be handled online.
Workshop proposals should be submitted by September 18, 2026, to robin.munkvold@nord.no.
Organizing committee includes:
- Associate Professor Robin Isfold Munkvold
