DDSA x CPH:DOX

This year, DDSA partners with CPH:DOX through their SCIENCE:CINEMA programme—an initiative that connects research, society, and culture through documentary film.

The collaboration brings data science into the public sphere in a way that is engaging, accessible, and rooted in real-world stories. By hosting expert debates after two selected documentaries, DDSA helps ensure that Danish research is part of broader societal conversations—beyond academia and across sectors.

The partnership supports the strategic goals of DDSA 2.0, especially within Advocacy and Public Engagement. It encourages experts to contribute actively to public debate, strengthens DDSA’s role as a responsible societal actor, and positions Danish data science on an international platform.

By bridging specialists and citizens, the collaboration fosters dialogue, co-creation, and long-term public trust in data science.

After the screening of Life Illuminated
March 18 · 16:30–18:30 · Grand Teatret

The ocean’s true diversity is far greater than what we typically see. When deep-sea organisms are brought to the surface, fragile species are damaged and their bioluminescent signals disappear. To understand life in the deep, researchers now rely on advanced optical and acoustic technologies that capture ecosystems in their natural environment.

But these innovations create enormous amounts of visual data. AI is becoming essential—not only to classify images, but to detect patterns, recognize species, and translate raw observations into new insights about biodiversity and ocean processes.

Speakers:

• Cornelia Jaspers, Senior Scientist, DTU Aqua
• Galadrielle Humblot-Renaux, Postdoc, Visual Analysis & Perception Lab, Aalborg University
• Vasiliki Ismiroglou, PhD, Visual Analysis & Perception Lab, Aalborg University

Moderator:

• Line Friis Frederiksen, Biologist and Science journalist

Film: Life Illuminated
Venue: Grand Teatret