DigiSus Winter Feast is an event dedicated to reflecting on the milestones and successes from the year 2026 and taking a look to the future.
- Time: Monday 14 December 2026 at 9:30–12:30
- Place: SA207, Sähkötalo, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, Tampere University Hervanta campus (+ remote participation possible for presentations)
- Sign up by 7 December: Sign-up form
At Winter Feast, you can connect with others interested in digitalisation and sustainability, share thoughts and insights, and ideate new research or other collaborations considering, for example, the DigiSus funding call that opens in December. Welcome!
Preliminary program
- 9:30 Breakfast and networking
- 10:00 Opening words
- 10:05 Results and reflections from DigiSus-funded projects 2026: Brief presentations with commentary and Q&A
- Susanna Lankinen (MET): Key Ethical Issues and Regulatory Needs in applying AI to Mental Health (Digi-Mind ethics)
- Hanna Mielismäki (SOC): Artificial intelligence as a means of supporting the documentation of client-worker interaction in adult social work
- James Harper (ITC): Jokaisenoikeudet in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Developing Transparent Technology for Sustainable Forest Management
- 11:05 Break
- 11:15 Results and reflections from DigiSus-funded projects 2026, continued
- Konstantinos Stefanidis & Maria Stratigi (ITC): FAIR-ACCESS: Fairness-Aware Digital Discovery for Equitable Access to Health and Social Services
- Johanna Horppu & Roosa Ripatti (MAB): AI-driven second-hand e-commerce: promises and pitfalls
- 11:55 Invited speaker: Juha Nurmi (ITC): Strategy for entering the right tables for impact and aiming high
- 12:25 Closing words
- 12:30 Lunch in Reaktori