Heri Ramampiaro

Heri Ramampiaro is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at NTNU. He directs the Norwegian Open AI-Lab and holds roles on multiple national boards, including the Norwegian Data Protection Board and the National Geodata Council. His research focuses on text analysis, information retrieval, and machine learning applications in healthcare, energy markets, and smart cities.

Education: PhD in Computer Science (2001), MSc in Information Systems (unspecified).

Research interests include algorithm design for pattern mining, anomaly detection in time series, and deep learning for medical imaging and recommendation systems. Recent work emphasizes infant movement analysis for cerebral palsy prediction and fraud detection in electricity markets.

Publications span over 50 peer-reviewed articles, with key contributions in IEEE Access, ACM Transactions, and Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. His work integrates machine learning with real-world challenges like labor inspection efficiency and urban smart city systems.

Leadership roles include directing NTNU's AI-Lab and leading government-appointed expert groups on industrial data sharing (2021-2022). Grant activities include funding from the Research Council of Norway and EU Horizon projects.

Labs/Teams: Norwegian Open AI-Lab, Data and Artificial Intelligence research group (former leadership).