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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Co-sponsored event | Open events

Listen Up: Inspiring Breakfast Talk for International Women’s Day – March 9 at Digital Futures

March 9, 2026

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

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Conference | Open events

Digital Futures Young Scientist Conference

March 12, 2026

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

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Seminar | Open events

Accountable Design: Bringing Law into Human-Centred Computing

March 12, 2026

ID:fFix, NOD building, Kista OR Zoom

Poster for “The Material Cloud Film Festival,” themed “Behind the Promise of Artificial Intelligence.” Dates: 5 March, 18 March, 14 April 2026. Features gold stars, a film camera, and sponsors’ logos at the bottom.

Co-sponsored event | Open events

The Material Cloud Film Festival: Donde los niños no sueñan

March 18, 2026

ForumCiv Alsnögatan 7, 116 44 Stockholm, Sweden

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Workshop | Open events

Prepare to Lead! – Leadership Training for a Successful Academic Career

March 20, 2026

ONLINE on Zoom

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Workshop | Internal events

Industry-Academia AI Workshop at KTH

March 26, 2026

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Valhallavägen 79, Stockholm, Sweden

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Seminar | Open events

Built Environment Safety in AI Era

March 26, 2026

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

Co-sponsored event | Open events

The Material Cloud Film Festival: In the Belly of AI

April 14, 2026

Bio Skandia, Drottninggatan 82, Stockholm

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.