June 30, 2014 - July 4, 2014

PhD Summer School 2014

Location: Cambridge, UK

Monday, 30 June

Time Session
15:00
Arrival and check in at Selwyn College
15:00
Registration and High Tea at Selwyn College
17:00
Free Time

Tuesday, 1 July

Time Session Speaker
08:45
Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
09:30
Welcome to Microsoft Research Cambridge
Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche,
Microsoft Research
10:00
How to Give a Great Research Talk
Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research
10:30
Morning Break
11:00
The Evolution of Innovation
Hermann Hauser, Amadeus Capital Partners
12:00
Lunch/Poster Session
14:00
Research Parallel Sessions
Innovation, Invention & Design Thinking
Haiyan Zhang,
Microsoft Research
Improving Reliability of Compilers
Nuno Lopes, Microsoft Research
15:00
Afternoon Break
15:30
Research Parallel Sessions
No Compromises: Distributed Transactions with Consistency, Availability, and Performance
Aleksandar Dragojevic, Microsoft Research
When Distortion is Good and Fidelity is Bad: Lessons from Video-mediated Communication Research in the Wild
Sean Rintel,
Microsoft Research
16:30
Coach Transfer: Microsoft Research to WildTracks, Go Karting
17:15
Go-Karting at WildTracks Karting and BBQ
21:30
Coach Transfer: WildTracks to Selwyn College

Wednesday, 2 July

Time Session Speaker
08:45
Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
 09:30
 Research Parallel Session

Proof Engineering, from the Four Colour to the Odd Order Theorem

Georges Gonthier, Microsoft Research

 Modelling all Life on Earth. Yes, Really!

Drew Purves,
Microsoft Research
10:30
Morning Break
 11:00
 Research Parallel Session
In Plain Sight: Online Tracking and Profiling

Natasa Milic-Frayling, Microsoft Research

 FaRM: Fast Remote Memory

Aleksandar Dragojevic, Microsoft Research

12:00
Lunch/Poster Session
14:00
Cloud Computing—Big Data and Beyond
Kenji Takeda,
Microsoft Research
15:00
Afternoon Break
15:30
Strategic Thinking for Researchers
Andy Gordon,
Microsoft Research
16:30
 Research Parallel Session
 Windows Azure Tutorial
 .NET Gadgeteer Workshop
17:30
Coach transfer: Microsoft Research to Selwyn College
17:30
.NET Gadgeteer Hackathon and Dinner (optional for maximum of 20 people)

Thursday, 3 July

Time Session Speaker
08:15
Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
09:00
Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting
Dave Yewman,
Dash Consulting
10:30
Morning Break
11:00
Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How To Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting
Dave Yewman,
Dash Consulting
12:00
Lunch/Poster Session
14:00
The Once and Future Internet

Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge

15:00
How to Give a Great Research Talk
Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research
16:00
DemoFest (including Afternoon Break)
17:30
Walk to Microsoft Research to Jesus College
18:00
Drinks and Group Photo
19:00
Formal Dinner at Jesus College
21:30
Coach Transfer: Downing College to Selwyn College

Friday, 4 July

Time Session Speaker
08:45
Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
09:30
Pixel Perfect – Using Image Processing to Improve Outcomes for Cancer Patients

Raj Jena,
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

10:30
How to Present a Poster at an International Conference
Sue Duraikan,
Duraikan Training
11:15
Morning Break
11:30
Rough Guide to Being an Entrepreneur
Jack Lang,
University of Cambridge
12:00
PhD Summer School Closes | Grab-and-Go Lunch