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\"pgtitle_redmond_webbug\"Technological advancement has always been driven by the need to solve real-world problems, whether social or scientific. Today, computing research and technology continue to provide novel approaches to meeting such challenges. From using analysis to assist with development and algorithms for handling elections and detecting malware, to the potential of the digital home and natural user interfaces, software is experiencing rapid change, and being at the heart of that change is tremendously exciting. With the expansion of the Internet and increased use of social media; malware detection, crowdsourcing, and social search are major topics that are coming to the fore.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit united academic researchers, educators, and Microsoft researchers, product group engineers, and architects to explore these and other new opportunities and challenges in computer science research.<\/p>\n

Past Summit events:<\/strong>
Faculty Summit 2022<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2021<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2019<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2018<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2017<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2016<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2015<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2014<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2013<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2011<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2010<\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Summit 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

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On-Demand Streaming Video<\/h2>\n

For the first time <\/b>this year, we streamed the Faculty Summit live<\/em> on the web. These sessions are now available on the On-demand tab.<\/p>\n

Streamed live sessions included the keynotes from the Faculty Summit as well as engaging interviews with scientific and academic researchers who discussed their work on some of today\u2019s top computer science and research challenges.<\/p>\n

During the virtual event, viewers had the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas\u00a0with Microsoft researchers, academic researchers, and scientists in real time on Twitter by using the hashtag #FacSumm<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"David\n

David Breashears<\/strong>
Founder and Executive Director of GlacierWorks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Eric\n

Eric Horvitz<\/strong>
Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Rick\n

Rick Rashid<\/strong>
Chief Research Officer, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Chairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Judith\n

Judith Bishop<\/strong>
Director, Computer Science, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Susan\n

Susan Dumais<\/strong>
Research Manager, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Harold\n

Harold Javid<\/strong>
Director, Regional Programs, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Videos, as well as presentation slides, are accessible from the agenda below. You can also watch streaming video from the Virtual Event tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, July 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Event\/Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
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8:00\u20139:00<\/div>\n<\/td>
Continental breakfast<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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9:0o\u201310:30<\/div>\n<\/td>
Opening Plenary Session<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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9:00\u20139:30<\/div>\n<\/td>
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Welcome and Introduction<\/strong> | slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Tony Hey, vice president, Microsoft Research Connections<\/p>\n

In the thirteenth year of the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, we seek to create an open discussion about two broad themes: how computing is blending physical and virtual reality, and generating new insights from big data. Breakout sessions will include such diverse topics as the potential of the digital home and natural user interfaces, harnessing the power of data for analysis and insights, algorithms managing election data and detecting malware, and the changing landscape of parallel computing. Tony Hey opens the event with an overview of this year\u2019s program.<\/div>\n<\/td>
Kodiak<\/td><\/tr>
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9:30\u201310:30<\/div>\n<\/td>
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Keynote: Predictions, Decisions, and Intelligence in the Open World<\/strong> | slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Eric Horvitz, distinguished scientist and deputy managing director, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n

Representations of probability and utility lie at the heart of a two-decade rolling revolution in machine learning and intelligence. A confluence of advances has led to an inflection in our ability to collect, store, and harness large amounts of data for generating insights and guiding decision making in the open world. Beyond study and refinement of principles, fielding real-world systems is critical for testing the sufficiency of algorithms and implications of assumptions\u2014and exploring the human dimension of computational solutions and services. In this session, Horvitz will discuss efforts on learning and inference, highlighting key ideas in the context of projects in transportation, health care, and citizen science. Next, he will describe the composition of integrative solutions that draw upon a symphony of skills and that operate over extended periods of time.<\/div>\n<\/td>
 <\/td><\/tr>
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10:30\u201310:45<\/div>\n<\/td>
Break<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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10:45\u201312:00<\/div>\n<\/td>
Breakout Sessions<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Social Media: Analysis and Application<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Scott Counts, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascade<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Internet Service Security<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Yinglian Xie, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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St. Helens<\/div>\n<\/td><\/tr>
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Unlocking the Potential of Digital Home Infrastructure<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> A.J. Brush<\/a>, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rainier<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Faculty Fellows Inspiring the Next Generation of Computer Scientists<\/strong> | slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chairs: <\/strong>Rane Johnson, Microsoft Research; Lucy Sanders, National Center for Women & Information Technology
Speakers: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Magdalena Balazinska, University of Washington<\/li>\n
  • Emma Brunskill, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n
  • Miriah Meyer, University of Utah<\/li>\n
  • Wei Wang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Microsoft Research has recognized innovative, promising new faculty members from a number of research institutions as Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows. More than 40 academic researchers whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields have joined the ranks of Faculty Fellows. The selected professors are exploring cutting-edge, high-impact research that has the potential to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing society today. In this session, three of the women Faculty Fellows discuss what they are doing to change computer science research and inspire the next generation of computer scientists. Hear how their universities helped them become successful and what more is needed to grow the next generation of women to become emerging leaders in computer science. Learn about possible keys to success and what all professors, researchers, and deans in computer science can do to help women become successful computer science faculty and researchers.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Baker<\/td><\/tr>
12:00\u20131:00<\/td>Lunch<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1:00\u20132:30<\/td>Breakout Sessions<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
NUI Research Snapshots<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Stewart Tansley, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascade<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Malware Detection and Protection<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Patrice Godefroid, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Helens<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Human Computation and Crowdsourcing<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Ece Kamar, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rainier<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Custom Devices for Research<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baker<\/td><\/tr>
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2:30\u20132:45<\/div>\n<\/td>
Break<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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2:45\u20134:15<\/div>\n<\/td>
Breakout Sessions<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Augmented Reality: Perspectives from Industry and Academia<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Hrvoje Benko, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascade<\/td><\/tr>
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Election Technologies\u2014Today and Tomorrow<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Josh Benaloh, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Helens<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Next-Generation Information Experiences (panel)<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chairs:<\/strong> Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research; Kuansan Wang, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rainier<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
End-User Programming for Mobile Devices<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Nikolai Tillman, Microsoft Research | slides
<\/a>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baker<\/td><\/tr>
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4:15\u20135:30<\/div>\n<\/td>
Plenary Session<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Technology Policy: Shifting Sands in Internet Governance<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Paul Mitchell, senior director, Microsoft
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Mary Saunders, director, Standards Coordination Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/li>\n
  • Sally Shipman Wentworth, senior manager of public policy, The Internet Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How the Internet should be governed has become a hot topic in recent months. Some say that the current model of governance is unsustainable and should be changed. Others vigorously defend the current model as the enabling ingredient for unbounded innovation. Today, governments, academics, civil society organizations, and technologists are all engaged in the discussion. One thing they all agree on: \u201cIt is important to get it right!\u201d But what is right? This session will examine the landscape and prospects for the next chapter in Internet history.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Kodiak<\/td><\/tr>
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5:30\u20136:00<\/div>\n<\/td>
Travel to Kirkland<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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6:00\u20139:00<\/div>\n<\/td>
Argosy Cruise through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at Elliott Bay<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, July 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Event\/Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
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8:00\u20139:00<\/div>\n<\/td>
Continental breakfast<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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9:0o\u201310:30<\/div>\n<\/td>
Plenary Session<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Keynote: Blending of Physical and Virtual Worlds: From Research to Reality<\/strong> | slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Rick Rashid, chief research officer, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n

Breaking down the barrier between the real world and the virtual world is a staple of science fiction, but technology is coming closer to actually blurring the line. Rick Rashid, Microsoft chief research officer and head of Microsoft Research, will present new, exciting hardware and software advances that are contributing to a simpler, more natural integration of the physical and virtual worlds.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Kodiak<\/td><\/tr>
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Fostering the Next Generation of Computer Scientists<\/strong> | slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Harold Javid, director, regional programs, Microsoft Research<\/p>\n

Computing increasingly enables the introduction of new products and new ways to work together, resulting in a growing requirement for skills, knowledge, and research capabilities that are the domain of post-doctoral computer scientists. Universities are the primary catalysts for encouraging and developing a new generation of computer scientists; companies also have a role to play. This short presentation examines some Microsoft programs and discusses features that can help graduate students and early-career academics advance their research capabilities and careers.<\/p>\n<\/td>

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10:3o\u201311:30<\/td>DemoFest (continues through lunch)<\/td>McKinley<\/td><\/tr>
11:30\u201312:30<\/td>Lunch<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
12:30\u20132:00<\/td>Breakout Sessions<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Big Heritage, Big Quilts, and Big Canvases<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Donald Brinkman, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascade<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Software Development Analytics<\/strong><\/div>\n

Chairs:<\/strong> Christian Bird, Microsoft Research; Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Helens<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking <\/strong>| slides<\/a> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair: <\/strong>danah boyd, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • danah boyd, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Eduard Hovy, University of Southern California<\/li>\n
  • Mark Latonero, University of Southern California<\/li>\n
  • Mary G. Leary, Catholic University of America<\/li>\n
  • Janis Wolak, University of New Hampshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Networked technologies\u2014including the Internet, mobile phones, and social media\u2014alter how information flows and how people communicate. There is little doubt that technology is increasingly playing a role in the practices and processes surrounding human trafficking: the illegal trade of people for commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, and other forms of modern-day slavery. Human trafficking has many facets to it and technology\u2019s role varies as a result. Yet, little is known about costs and benefits of technology\u2019s role. We do not know if there are more human trafficking victims as a result of technology, nor do we know if law enforcement can identify perpetrators better as a result of the traces that they leave. We do know that technology makes many aspects of human trafficking more visible and more traceable, for better and for worse. Focusing on whether technology is good or bad misses the point; it is here to stay, and it is imperative that we understand its role. More importantly, we need to develop innovative ways of using technology to address the horrors of human trafficking. This panel will explore ways in which technologists can use data traces to help address challenges in the human trafficking arena, paying particular attention to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. We will discuss ways in which technology can help identify perpetrators or victims, empower law enforcement, and disrupt organized crime. We will also examine the complex tensions involved in balancing the need to combat child victimization with the importance of civil liberties and privacy. Finally, we will discuss the possibilities of\u2014and need for\u2014technical innovation that can counter human trafficking abuses.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Rainier<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Microsoft\u2019s New Design Language<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Stewart Tansley, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong> Surya Vanka, Microsoft<\/p>\n

The tile-based user interface (UI) first showcased for Windows Phone has become the basis of the new look and feel of the experience of most of Microsoft\u2019s products. But this is more than a UI language. It is a set of design principles that have been adopted across the company. What\u2019s the background to this approach? In this presentation, Vanka will talk about the user experience revolution at Microsoft and the emergence of modern experiences. He will describe why this approach represents a significant shift away from the stylistic UI approaches that are prevalent across the software industry, and will discuss implications of increased attention that this approach is receiving from the academic research community.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Lassen<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
The Changing Landscape of Parallel Computing \u2013 I<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Juan Vargas, Microsoft
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baker<\/td><\/tr>
2:00\u20132:45<\/td>\n
Engaging with Microsoft Research<\/strong><\/div>\n

Microsoft Research has numerous programs for supporting students and academics. During this breakout session, the people who run the programs\u2014from internships to faculty fellowships, innovation funds to woman\u2019s scholarships\u2014will be on hand to discuss how the programs work and how you can participate.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Hood<\/td><\/tr>
2:45\u20134:30<\/td>Breakout Sessions<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Social Search (panel)<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Jaime Teevan, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascade<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
Functional Programming in the Wild<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Kenji Takeda, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Helens<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
ChronoZoom: Bridging the Gap Between the Humanities and Sciences<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Rane Johnson, Microsoft Research
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rainier<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\n
The Changing Landscape of Parallel Computing \u2013 II<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Juan Vargas, Microsoft | slides
<\/a>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baker<\/td><\/tr>
4:30\u20135:30<\/td>Closing Plenary Session<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya<\/strong> | video<\/a><\/div>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> David Breashears, founder and executive director, GlacierWorks<\/p>\n

The Himalaya Mountains are home to the world\u2019s most magnificent peaks and thousands of high-altitude glaciers. These important glaciers supply crucial seasonal flows to rivers across Asia, yet many are disappearing at an increasing rate. In this session, mountaineer and photographer David Breashears presents his recent photographs of the world\u2019s least studied glaciers. By comparing them to archival photographs taken over the past century by the world\u2019s greatest alpine photographers, the alarming loss of ice is starkly revealed.<\/p>\n

Since 2007, GlacierWorks has embarked upon 11 expeditions to the greater Himalayas. Breashears will describe the increasingly sophisticated imaging technology that the GlacierWorks team has employed to capture high-resolution photography of a wide range of glaciers and their surrounding geography\u2014resulting in terabytes of high-resolution images from hundreds of strategic locations throughout the greater Himalayan region. These images, along with terabytes of images captured during a series of helicopter flights around Mount Everest, are being built into the highest resolution 3-D point cloud ever created of the Himalayan region.<\/p>\n

GlacierWorks\u2019 extensive imagery, along with archival media, is currently being incorporated into an immersive Internet experience, which uses Rich Interactive Narratives technology from Microsoft Research. GlacierWorks hopes, through interactive and engaging educational experiences such as this, to interest students in gaining a better understanding of climate change\u2019s impact on the glaciers and river systems of Asia.<\/p>\n<\/td>

Kodiak<\/td><\/tr>
5:30\u20137:00<\/td>Networking Reception<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Watch the Faculty Summit on Demand<\/h2>\n

Welcome<\/h3>\n