Kenneth Ruud is Director General at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), where he joined in January 2022. He holds a Dr.Philos. in theoretical and computational chemistry from the University of Oslo. His main research focus has been on developing and applying electronic-structure methods to light-matter interactions in a wide frequency range, including nonlinear optical processes. He has partial leave from his position as professor of theoretical chemistry at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He has extensive experience with research and research leadership, including the position as pro-rector for research and development at UiT (2013–2021), where he was actively engaged in the university’s activity on open science. Dr Ruud will talk about the future of Open Science in a world with an increasing conflict level.

Dr Kenneth Ruud is Director General at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), where he joined in January 2022. He holds a Dr.Philos. in theoretical and computational chemistry from the University of Oslo. His main research focus has been on developing and applying electronic-structure methods to light-matter interactions in a wide frequency range, including nonlinear optical processes. He has partial leave from his position as professor of theoretical chemistry at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He has extensive experience with research and research leadership, including the position as pro-rector for research and development at UiT (2013–2021), where he was actively engaged in the university’s activity on open science.

Dr Ruud will talk about the future of Open Science in a world with an increasing conflict level.