{"id":199735,"date":"2011-02-22T08:54:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T08:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/latin-american-faculty-summit-2011\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:02:42","slug":"latin-american-faculty-summit-2011","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/latin-american-faculty-summit-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin American Faculty Summit 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Past events:<\/strong>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2016<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2014<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2012<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2010<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2009<\/a>Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft Research hosted its seventh annual Latin American Faculty Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, May 18 to 20, 2011. This event was organized in partnership with Colciencias (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. The theme of the 2011 summit was Advancing Computing; Advancing Science<\/em>. View videos of the presentations from the summit on the Videos tab.<\/p>\n

\"Cartagena,

Cartagena, Colombia<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Advancing Computing; Advancing Science<\/h2>\n

Computing stands at a crossroads. The long-discussed movement from single-processor to multi-processor computers\u2014whether on a single die or via a cloud\u2014has become a reality that drives the need and opportunity for new paradigms in software engineering and development. The means to command and access computing resources\u2014whether through voice recognition, multi-touch, or gesture\u2014are becoming increasingly technologically and economically feasible. New ways to search, visualize, and organize large data enables new scientific understanding in fields like environmental research, astronomy, and digital humanities. Advances in computing approaches and algorithms are revealing new possibilities in the use of genomics to support innovations in biology, medicine, agriculture, and bio-energy.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Research has an ongoing program of collaborations that focus on these research challenges. Attendees of the 2011 Latin American Summit had the opportunity to hear about the latest research resulting from our collaborations.<\/p>\n

About Colciencias<\/h2>\n

Colciencias is the Administrative Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in Colombia. It promotes policies for knowledge production as well as STI capacity building for the integral development of the country and wellbeing of the Colombian citizens.<\/p>\n

Colciencias coordinates the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation and creates synergies and interactions in order to build a knowledge economy. Since 2010, Colciencias has a ministerial level that demonstrates the relevance and the commitment of the Colombian government to science, technology, and innovation. Colciencias is the only governmental organization that works with the academic, industrial, and official sectors to stimulate technological and scientific development, and international competitiveness.<\/p>\n

As part of its international collaboration agenda, Colciencias and Microsoft are partnering in the creation of the National Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and also partnered in the organization of the Microsoft Research Latin American Faculty Summit that was held in Cartagena from May 18 to 20, 2011.<\/p>\n

Event Sponsors<\/h2>\n

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Wednesday, May\u00a018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nEvent\/Topic<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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9:00\u201310:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Press Conference (by invitation only)<\/td>\nPegasos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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11:00\u201312:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Opening Ceremony<\/div>\n

Event Opening Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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12:00\u20131:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Keynote Presentation<\/div>\n
The Role of Basic Research in Technology<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Rick Rashid, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1:00\u20131:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Group Photo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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1:30\u20132:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Lunch<\/td>\nClaustro de las Animas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2:30\u20133:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Keynote Presentation<\/div>\n
Open Science, Open Data, and Open Source<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Tony Hey, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30\u20134:30<\/td>\n\n
Keynote Presentation<\/div>\n
Science, Technology and Innovation Strategies for Promoting Competitiveness<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Dr. Jaime Restrepo Cuartas, General Director, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (COLCIENCIAS (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>), Colombia<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30\u20135:00<\/td>\n\n
Refreshment Break<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Foyer Barahona<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:00\u20136:00<\/td>\n\n
Plenary Session<\/div>\n
Computing and the Future<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

John Hopcroft, Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, 1986 Turing Award Recipient, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:00\u20137:00<\/td>\n\n
Plenary Session<\/div>\n
The Path to Open Science with Illustrations from Computational Biology<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Philip Bourne, Professor, University of California, San Diego, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30\u201311:00<\/td>\nWelcome Reception and Dinner<\/td>\nHotel Santa Clara, Pool Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thursday,\u00a0May 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nEvent\/Topic<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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8:30\u20131:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Parallel Track Sessions<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8:30\u20139:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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“Computer Science” Research Track<\/div>\n
High-Fidelity Augmented Reality Interactions<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Hrvoje Benko, Researcher, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u201cComputing in eScience\u201d\u00a0Research Track<\/div>\n
Semantic Computing for eScience<\/strong> |\u00a0slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Evelyne Viegas, Director, Semantic Computing, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u201cCloud Computing in eScience” Research Track<\/div>\n
Scaling Science in the Cloud: From Satellite to Science Variables at the Global Scale with MODISAzure<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Presented by Harold Javid on behalf of Catharine van Ingen, Partner Architect, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30\u201310:30<\/td>\nLACCIR & FAPESP Projects<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Natural User Interface \u2013 A New Frontier for Human Centric Computing<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Kristin Tolle, Director, Natural User Interface, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/td>\n

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Live Andes (Advanced Network for the Distribution of Endangered Species): A New Tool for Wildlife Conservation<\/strong> |\u00a0slides<\/a><\/div>\n
Cristian Bonacic, Professor, Ecosystems and Environment Department, Catholic University of Chile (PUC-Chile), Chile<\/div>\n
ANURA: Sensor Networks for Classifying and Monitoring Frogs Based on Their Vocalizations as an Early Indicator for Ecological Stress in Rain Forests<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n
Eduardo Freire Nakamura, Assistant Professor, Research and Technological Innovation Center (FUCAPI), Brazil<\/div>\n
The Brazilian Biodiversity Database and Information System SinBIOTA: The 10 Years Integration with the BIOTA\/FAPESP Program and the Re-development for the Next Decade<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n

Tiago Duque Estrada, Executive Manager, BIOTA\/FAPESP Program State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil<\/td>\n

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Scientific Computing using Windows Azure<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Dr. Steven Johnston and Prof. Simon Cox; Microsoft Institute for HPC, Computational Engineering, and Design;\u00a0Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton; United Kingdom<\/td>\n

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10:30\u201311:00<\/td>\nRefreshment Break<\/td>\nFoyer Barahona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00\u201312:00<\/td>\n\n
LACCIR Projects<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal learning with Mobile Devices<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n
Nelson Baloian, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Chile, Chile<\/div>\n
Counting People Waiting in Service Lines Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning Techniques<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n

Alvaro Soto, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Catholic University of Chile, Chile<\/td>\n

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Transforming Scholarly Communication \u2013 Overview of Recent Projects from Microsoft Research<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n
Lee Dirks, Director, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/div>\n

Camilo Acosta, Director, Center\u00a0for Robotics and Informatics (CERI), Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia<\/td>\n

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Tools of the Trade: Cluster and Cloud Computing on the Operating System that is not Linux!<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n
Sean Mortazavi, Partner Architect, Technical Computing Group, Microsoft, United States<\/div>\n

Felipe Ayora, Program Manager, High Performance Computing Group, Microsoft, United States<\/td>\n

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12:00\u20131:00<\/td>\n\n
The Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer Hardware Prototyping Platform<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n
Nicolas Villar, Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge, United Kingdom<\/div>\n
Sharing Research Worldwide: Advances in Automatic Translation<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n

Chris Wendt, Principal Group Program Manager, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

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The Microsoft Biology Foundation<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n
Simon Mercer, Director, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/div>\n

Michael Zyskowski, Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/td>\n

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Cloud Computing for Science in Europe and VENUS-C<\/strong> | slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n
Fabrizio Gagliardi, EMEA Director, Microsoft Research Connections, Switzerland<\/div>\n
Towards Exaflop Supercomputers<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/div>\n

Prof. Mateo Valero, Scientific Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain<\/td>\n

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1:00\u20132:00<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\nClaustro de las Animas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00\u20133:00<\/td>\n\n
Research Talk<\/div>\n
Future Trends in Software Engineering<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Wolfram Schulte, Research Area Manager, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00\u20134:00<\/td>\n\n
Research Talk<\/div>\n
Audio and Video Research for Kinect<\/strong> |\u00a0slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Alex Acero, Research Area Manager, Microsoft Research, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00\u20134:30<\/td>\nRefreshment Break<\/td>\nFoyer Barahona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30\u20135:30<\/td>\n\n
Plenary Presentation<\/div>\n
Visualizing Scientific Data: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

Derick Campbell, Director of Engineering, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:30\u20136:30<\/td>\n\n
Keynote Presentation<\/div>\n
Addressing Societal Challenges Through Innovation and Partnerships \u2013 Microsoft Research in India<\/strong>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n

P. Anandan,\u00a0Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director, Microsoft Research India<\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30\u201311:00<\/td>\nSocial Event and Dinner Show<\/td>\nBaluarte de San Francisco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Friday, May 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nEvent\/Topic<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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9:00\u201310:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Closing Plenary Presentation<\/div>\n
Chair:<\/strong> Tony Hey, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research Connections, United States<\/div>\n
Water from the Mountains, the Fourth Paradigm, and the Color of Snow\u00a0<\/strong>| slides<\/a>\u00a0| video<\/a><\/div>\n
Presenter:<\/strong> Jeff Dozier, Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States<\/div>\n

LACCIR Announcements<\/strong> | slides<\/a><\/td>\n

Barahona 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10:00\u20131:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Demofest (Onsite Research Demos)<\/td>\nBarahona 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00\u201311:30<\/td>\n\n
Refreshment Break<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Foyer Barahona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00\u20133:00<\/td>\n\n
Farewell Lunch<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Claustro de las Animas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00<\/td>\nThe Event Ends<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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