2014年5月7日 - 2014年5月9日

Latin American Faculty Summit 2014

地点: Viña del Mar, Chile

Wednesday, May 7

Time Session/Speaker Location
11:30-12:00
Opening Ceremony
Vergara ABC
12:00-13:00
Keynote
Data-Driven Computing | video
Chair: Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
Speaker: Tony Hey, Vice President, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
13:00-13:15
Group photo Foyer Vergara ABC
13:15-14:30
Lunch Bombal AB
14:30-15:30
Plenary Session
Panel: Innovation in Latin America
Moderator: Rico Malvar, Microsoft Research
Panel speakers:

  • Andres Zahler, Innovation Director, Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile
  • Nicolas Goluboff, Deputy director of CORFO CHILE
  • Genoveva Vargas-Solar, Research Scientist, CNRS France & Deputy Director LAFMIA
Vergara ABC
15:30-16:30
Keynote
Big Data and Enterprise Analytics | video
Chair: Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
Speaker: Surajit Chaudhuri, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
16:30-17:00
Refreshment break Foyer Vergara ABC
17:00-18:30
Parallel Tracks
Session 1
Social Computing | video
Chair: Nina Mishra, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Barbara Poblete, University of Chile
  • Emre Kiciman, Microsoft Research
  • Fernando Diaz, Microsoft Research
Vergara A
Session 2
Big Data and Machine Learning | video
Chair: Steven Drucker, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Michael Zyskowski, Microsoft Research
  • Lihong Li, Microsoft Research
  • Jonathan Huang, Stanford University
Vergara B
Session 3
Astronomy and Visualizations | video
Chair: Eduardo Hardy, ALMA
Speakers:

  • Douglas Roberts, Northwestern University
  • Juan Cortés, ALMA
Vergara C
21:00-23:00
Welcome reception and dinner Bombal AB

Thursday, May 8

Time Session/Speaker Location
8:30-9:30
Keynote
Transforming Education Through Technology | video
Chair: Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
Speaker: P. Anandan, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
9:30-10:30
Keynote
Plenary Panel on Disaster Preparedness | video
Chair: Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
Panel speakers:

  • Nikos Athanasis, University of the Aegean
  • Harmony Mabrey, Microsoft
Vergara ABC
10:30-11:00
Refreshment break Foyer Vergara ABC
11:00-12:30
Parallel Tracks
Session 4
Panel: Challenges of Computational Hydrology and the Potential Community Empowerment | video
Chair: Kristin Tolle, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Faisal Hossain, University of Washington
  • Robert Brakenridge, University of Colorado
  • Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University
Vergara A
Session 5
TouchDevelop: Create Rich Mobile Cloud Apps on Your Device | video
Chair: Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
  • Peli de Halleux, Microsoft Research
  • Michal Moskal, Microsoft Research
Vergara B
Session 6
Transforming Education via Research | video
Chair: Roy Zimmermann, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Steven Drucker, Microsoft Research
  • Siddharth Prakash, Microsoft Research
  • Miguel Nussbaum, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Foyer Vergara C
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00 Parallel Tracks
Session 7
Technology for Research: Methods for Monitoring Species Migration
Chair: Kristin Tolle, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Tanya Berger-Wolf, University of Illinois
  • Sai Ravela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Martin Wikelsi, University of Konstanz
Vergara A
Session 8
Lab of Things: An Internet of Things Research Platform | video
Chair: Arjmand Samuel, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Arjmand Samuel, Microsoft Research
  • Ratul Mahajan, Microsoft Research
Vergara B
Session 9
Panel: Use of Technology in Education
Moderator: Vidya Natampally, Microsoft Research
Panelists:

  • P. Anandan, Microsoft Research
  • Jonathan Grudin, Microsoft Research
  • Roberto Hojman, Tecnologias Educativas Colaborativas GALYLEO
Vergara C
15:00-17:30 DemoFest Bombal AB
16:00-16:30 Refreshment break Foyer Bombal AB
17:30-18:30 Keynote
ALMA, Chile, and the new challenges facing astronomy at the beginning of the 21 st Century | video
Chair: Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
Speaker: Eduardo Hardy, Representative in Chile, Associated Universities Inc., National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ALMA, CCAT
Vergara ABC
21:00-23:00 Social event and dinner show Chez Gerald Restaurant

Friday, May 9

Time Session/Speaker Location
8:30-9:30
Keynote
Fast History and Innovation | video
Chair: Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
Speaker: Jonathan Grudin, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
9:30-9:45
Photo pick up
9:45-11:15
Parallel Tracks
Session 10
Urban Science
Chair: Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
Speakers:

  • Nina Mishra, Microsoft Research
  • Ankur Mani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Valeria Herskovic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Vergara A
Session 11
Device Oriented Researchvideo
Chair: Víctor M. González, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Speaker: Andres Neyem, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile
Vergara B
Session 12
Solving Global Challenges Through Diverse Perspectives
Chair: Monica Tentori, CICESE Research Center
Speakers:

  • Marina Hirota, Federal University of Santa Catarina
  • Agma Traina, University of São Paulo at São Carlos
  • Rosiane de Freitas, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)
Vergara C
11:15-11:45 Refreshment break Foyer Vergara ABC
11:45-12:45
Keynote
An Overview of the Microsoft Research Advanced Technology Labs | video
Chair: Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
Speaker: Rico Malvar, Chief Scientist and Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
12:45-13:00 Closing Remarks | video
Jaime Puente and Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
Vergara ABC
13:00-14:00 Farewell lunch Bombal AB
14:30 Event ends (bus leaves)