Events & seminars

Digital Futures hosts a yearly Digitalize in Stockholm conference and other events for scientific networking, academic career development, industrial and societal outreach, and promoting collaboration. High-profile annual international focus periods are organized during Spring, followed by summer schools and graduate courses. International conferences and workshops, as well as distinguished lecture series and seminars are organized throughout the year.

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Workshop | Open events

Systemic enablers for climate-aligned artificial intelligence – workshop 14-16 April, 2026

April 14, 2026 – April 16, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus

About the event
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Seminar | Open events

Life Cycle Talks: How can we shape sustainable digital futures?

April 16, 2026

Zoom

About the event
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Seminar | Open events

Digital Game-Based Learning from Childhood to Adulthood: Evidence, Insights, and Future Directions

April 16, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

About the event
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Seminar | Open events

What makes a good definition for privacy?

April 22, 2026

Harry Nyquist room in Malvinas väg 10, floor 7, KTH main campus, Stockholm

About the event
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Focus period | Open events

The Symposium on Fostering Human Agency in AI-Mediated Education

April 22, 2026 – April 24, 2026

Digital Futures, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus Stockholm, Sweden

About the event
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Co-sponsored event | Open events

Comics and Machines – A Conference at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm & Uppsala University

April 22, 2026 – April 23, 2026

Stockholm & Uppsala

About the event
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Seminar | Open events

The Role of Human Agency in Personalizing Learning with AI 

April 23, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

About the event
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Workshop | Open events

Connect and Collaborate lunch event 27 April

April 27, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus

About the event
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Distinguished lecture | Open events

Distinguished Lecture: Kristin Pettersen – Norwegian University of Science and Technology

April 28, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

About the event
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Seminar | Open events

Evaluating ML: When We will Stop Fooling Ourselves?

May 5, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

About the event
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Conference | Open events

Digital Futures Open Research Day 6 May 2026

May 6, 2026

Valhallavägen 79, Floor 2, KTH main campus, Stockholm

About the event
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Distinguished lecture | Open events

Distinguished Lecture: Joshua B. Plotkin, University of Pennsylvania

May 7, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

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Past events

Do you have a speaker proposal?
If you would like to deliver a lecture, recommend a  speaker for our weekly seminar or have a suggestion for a distinguished speaker, please submit your proposal by writing an email to Digital Futures Associate Director for Seminars & Workshops Martina Scolamiero at scola@kth.se.
The seminar support team includes Romeo Lanzino, Wouter Jongeneel, Yueqi Cao and Smriti Sharma.

Focus Period

The Digital Futures Focus Period program is an ambitious 5-week guest researcher event that will be repeated annually but with a new topic every year. Find out more here.

Outreach Program

Digital Futures Outreach Program aims at improving learning, promoting societal engagement, and strengthening communities through addressing societal needs. Find out more here.

Photos during events

Digital Futures will take photos during events, seminars, workshops and other activities. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let us know. If you would like photos to be deleted from Digital Futures website, please email info@digitalfutures.kth.se.