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AI:X Labs

AI:X Labs is an ambitious initiative at Aalborg University that aims to advance AI research and create real-world impact through interdisciplinary collaboration. By bringing together experts from multiple fields, each AI:X Lab fuels innovation, drives collaboration and delivers sustainable solutions. These labs are guided by three main objectives: fostering new AI talent, strengthening cross-disciplinary research, and building a strong international reputation for high-impact AI work.

AI:X Labs

AI:X Labs is an ambitious initiative at Aalborg University that aims to advance AI research and create real-world impact through interdisciplinary collaboration. By bringing together experts from multiple fields, each AI:X Lab fuels innovation, drives collaboration and delivers sustainable solutions. These labs are guided by three main objectives: fostering new AI talent, strengthening cross-disciplinary research, and building a strong international reputation for high-impact AI work.

What is an AI:X Lab

Whether you are passionate about shaping AI theory or applying cutting-edge AI tools to societal challenges, AI:X Labs offers a platform to make a difference.

Background

AAU will establish nine AI:X Labs: five AI:X Labs are starting in 2025 and four AI:X Labs will start in 2026.

We want to be recognized for AI research that spurs academic progress and produces solutions in the public interest.

Ambition

AAU aims to be a research spearhead in terms of focused and integrated research on AI and the intersection of these. We will position AAU with a distinctive AI profile that is known for being a key contributor to solving major societal challenges. We want to be recognized for AI research that spurs academic progress and produces solutions in the public interest.

Vision

AI:X Labs serves as a bridge between research “in,” “with,” and “through” AI, embracing both AI-focused and AI-integrated approaches. AI-focused efforts advance the foundations and technologies of AI itself - developing algorithms, models, and data methods - while AI-integrated research applies these tools to other fields from ethics and organisational studies to societal challenges. Each lab features a balanced leadership team, PhD positions, and mentorship to support the next generation of AI researchers.

Strategic objectives

  1. Invest in a new generation of talented AI researchers and teaching staff.
  2. Strengthen interdisciplinary research at AAU.
  3. Position AAU with a significant profile nationally and internationally.

More about the AI:X Labs at Aalborg University

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If you have any questions, please write to
aix@aau.dk