{"id":199938,"date":"2014-01-27T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T10:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/latin-american-faculty-summit-2014\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:02:00","slug":"latin-american-faculty-summit-2014","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/latin-american-faculty-summit-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin American Faculty Summit 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Conference Venue:<\/strong> Sheraton Miramar Hotel & Convention Center (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Past events:<\/strong>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2016<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2012<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2011<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2010<\/a>
\nLatin American Faculty Summit 2009<\/a>Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/p>\n

Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Tony<\/td>\n\"Surajit<\/td>\n\"P.<\/td>\n\"Eduardo<\/td>\n\"Jonathan<\/td>\n\"Rico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tony Hey
\n<\/strong>Vice President
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Surajit Chaudhuri
\n<\/strong>Distinguished Scientist
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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P. Anandan
\n<\/strong>Distinguished Scientist & Managing Director of
\nMicrosoft Research India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Eduardo Hardy
\n<\/strong>Associated Universities Inc., Chile director,\u00a0US National Radio Astronomy Observatory,\u00a0ALMA, CCAT<\/td>\n		\n

Jonathan Grudin
\n<\/strong>Principal Researcher
\nNatural Interaction Group
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rico Malvar
\n<\/strong>Chief Scientist and Distinguished Engineer
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Vi\u00f1a del Mar, Chile<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Microsoft Research\u00a0hosted the ninth annual Latin American Faculty Summit in Vi\u00f1a del Mar, Chile, May 7 to 9, 2014. The theme of the 2014 summit was Advancing Science and Technology Through Computing Research.<\/p>\n

The 2014 Latin American Faculty Summit brought together thought leaders from academia, government, and Microsoft from a broad range of disciplines including computer science, engineering, mathematics, and economics. Participants explored the latest advances in computing research, discussed challenges that the community faces, and investigated the best approaches to address those challenges and identify new research opportunities.<\/p>\n

The breadth and depth of the technical areas covered in the program ensured a unique experience, while the event itself provided a venue for meeting with colleagues across the full range of the computing disciplines.<\/p>\n

Advancing Science and Technology Through Computing Research<\/h2>\n

The need to solve real-world problems\u2014whether economic, scientific, or social\u2014has provided the impetus for technological advancements over the years. Computing research and technology provide novel approaches to meet these challenges and to transform many facets of society, from healthcare to education, and from commerce to the environment. Software is experiencing and facilitating rapid changes, demonstrated by novel machine learning algorithms for handling and learning from large data sets, advances in artificial intelligence to enable smarter devices for better natural user interaction, and the growth of cloud services to enable innovative applications, just to name a few.<\/p>\n

The computer science community is at the heart of these exciting trends, while multidisciplinary research is at the core of advancements made in sciences for the benefit of society. New developments in the world of computation have changed the scientific landscape by offering new capabilities to scientists interested in increasing their ability to process, visualize, and understand huge amounts of data. And today, computational advantages are being applied to an ever wider range of disciplines.<\/p>\n

The program will consist of a variety of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops, and demonstrations.<\/p>\n

About Ministerio de Econom\u00eda<\/h2>\n

\"MinisterioMinisterio de Econom\u00eda (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> is the Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism in Chile. The mission of the Ministry of Economy is to promote the modernization and competitiveness of the production structure, private initiative and market efficiency, the development of innovation, and strengthening Chile\u2019s economy in the international market. The Ministry of Economy strives to achieve sustained, steady, and equitable economic growth, through the formulation of policies, programs, and instruments, by facilitating the activities of public and private corporations and institutions\u2014national and foreign\u2014that relate to production and the technological development of the country.<\/p>\n

As part of its international collaboration agenda and its commitment to promote innovations that facilitate economic and social development, the Ministry of Economy and its National Development Corporation (CORFO (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>) are pleased to partner with Microsoft to present the 2014 Microsoft Research Latin American Faculty Summit.<\/p>\n

Latin American Faculty Summit host and chairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Oliver<\/td>\n\"Jaime<\/td>\n\"Evelyne<\/td>\n\"Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Oliver Fl\u00f6gel
\n<\/strong>Summit Host
\nMicrosoft Chile<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jaime Puente
\n<\/strong>Summit Co-Chair
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Evelyne Viegas
\n<\/strong>Summit Co-Chair
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Michael Zyskowski
\n<\/strong>DemoFest Chair
\nMicrosoft Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Wednesday, May 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nSession\/Speaker<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
11:30-12:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Opening Ceremony<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
12:00-13:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Keynote
\nData-Driven Computing<\/strong> | video
\n<\/a>Chair:<\/strong> Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Tony Hey, Vice President, Microsoft Research<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
13:00-13:15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Group photo<\/td>\nFoyer Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
13:15-14:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Lunch<\/td>\nBombal AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
14:30-15:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Plenary Session
\nPanel:<\/strong> Innovation in Latin America
\nModerator:<\/strong> Rico Malvar, Microsoft Research
\nPanel speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Andres Zahler, Innovation Director, Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile<\/li>\n
  • Nicolas Goluboff, Deputy director of CORFO CHILE<\/li>\n
  • Genoveva Vargas-Solar, Research Scientist, CNRS France & Deputy Director LAFMIA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
15:30-16:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Keynote
\nBig Data and Enterprise Analytics<\/strong> | video
\n<\/a>Chair:<\/strong> Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Surajit Chaudhuri, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n		Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16:30-17:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Refreshment break<\/td>\nFoyer Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
17:00-18:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Parallel Tracks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 1<\/span>
\nSocial Computing<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Nina Mishra, Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Barbara Poblete, University of Chile<\/li>\n
  • Emre Kiciman, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Fernando Diaz, Microsoft Research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 2<\/span>
\nBig Data and Machine Learning<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Steven Drucker, Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Michael Zyskowski, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Lihong Li, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Jonathan Huang, Stanford University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 3<\/span>
\nAstronomy and Visualizations<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Eduardo Hardy, ALMA
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Douglas Roberts, Northwestern University<\/li>\n
  • Juan Cort\u00e9s, ALMA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
21:00-23:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Welcome reception and dinner<\/td>\nBombal AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thursday, May 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/th>\nSession\/Speaker<\/strong><\/th>\nLocation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
8:30-9:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Keynote
\nTransforming Education Through Technology<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> P. Anandan, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9:30-10:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Keynote
\nPlenary Panel on Disaster Preparedness<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
\nPanel speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Nikos Athanasis, University of the Aegean<\/li>\n
  • Harmony Mabrey, Microsoft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
10:30-11:00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Refreshment break<\/td>\nFoyer Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
11:00-12:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Parallel Tracks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 4<\/span>
\nPanel: Challenges of Computational Hydrology and the Potential Community Empowerment<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Kristin Tolle, Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Faisal Hossain, University of Washington<\/li>\n
  • Robert Brakenridge, University of Colorado<\/li>\n
  • Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 5<\/span>
\nTouchDevelop: Create Rich Mobile Cloud Apps on Your Device<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Peli de Halleux, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Michal Moskal, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 6<\/span>
\nTransforming Education via Research<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Roy Zimmermann, Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Steven Drucker, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Siddharth Prakash, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n
  • Miguel Nussbaum, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Foyer Vergara C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
12:30-13:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Lunch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:30-15:00<\/td>\nParallel Tracks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 7<\/span>
\nTechnology for Research:\u00a0Methods for Monitoring\u00a0Species Migration<\/strong>
\nChair:<\/strong> Kristin Tolle,\u00a0Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Tanya Berger-Wolf, University\u00a0of Illinois<\/li>\n
  • Sai Ravela, Massachusetts\u00a0Institute of Technology<\/li>\n
  • Martin Wikelsi, University of\u00a0Konstanz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 8<\/span>
\nLab of Things: An Internet\u00a0of Things Research Platform<\/strong>\u00a0| video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Arjmand Samuel,\u00a0Microsoft Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Arjmand Samuel, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/li>\n
  • Ratul Mahajan, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 9<\/span>
\nPanel: Use of Technology in\u00a0Education<\/strong>
\nModerator:<\/strong> Vidya\u00a0Natampally, Microsoft\u00a0Research
\nPanelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • P. Anandan, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/li>\n
  • Jonathan Grudin, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/li>\n
  • Roberto Hojman, Tecnologias\u00a0Educativas Colaborativas\u00a0GALYLEO<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:00-17:30<\/td>\nDemoFest<\/strong><\/td>\nBombal AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:00-16:30<\/td>\nRefreshment break<\/td>\nFoyer Bombal AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:30-18:30<\/td>\nKeynote
\nALMA, Chile, and the new challenges facing astronomy at\u00a0the beginning of the 21 st Century<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Jaime Puente, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Eduardo Hardy, Representative in Chile, Associated\u00a0Universities Inc., National Radio Astronomy Observatory,\u00a0ALMA, CCAT<\/td>\n		Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21:00-23:00<\/td>\nSocial\u00a0event and dinner show<\/td>\nChez Gerald Restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Friday, May 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/span><\/th>\nSession\/Speaker<\/span><\/th>\nLocation<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
8:30-9:30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Keynote
\nFast History and Innovation<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Jonathan Grudin, Principal Researcher, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9:30-9:45<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Photo pick up<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9:45-11:15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Parallel Tracks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 10<\/span>
\nUrban Science<\/strong>
\nChair:<\/strong> Jaime Puente, Microsoft\u00a0Research
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Nina Mishra, Microsoft\u00a0Research<\/li>\n
  • Ankur Mani, Massachusetts\u00a0Institute of Technology<\/li>\n
  • Valeria Herskovic, Pontificia\u00a0Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 11<\/span>
\nDevice Oriented Research<\/strong> |\u00a0video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> V\u00edctor M. Gonz\u00e1lez,\u00a0Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico\u00a0Aut\u00f3nomo de M\u00e9xico (ITAM)
\nSpeaker:\u00a0<\/strong>Andres Neyem,\u00a0Pontificia\u00a0Universidad Cat\u00f3lica, Chile<\/td>\n		Vergara B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSession 12<\/span>
\nSolving Global Challenges\u00a0Through Diverse Perspectives<\/strong>
\nChair:<\/strong> Monica Tentori,\u00a0CICESE Research Center
\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Marina Hirota, Federal\u00a0University of Santa Catarina<\/li>\n
  • Agma Traina, University of S\u00e3o\u00a0Paulo at S\u00e3o Carlos<\/li>\n
  • Rosiane de Freitas, Federal\u00a0University of Amazonas\u00a0(UFAM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Vergara\u00a0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15-11:45<\/td>\nRefreshment break<\/td>\nFoyer Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
11:45-12:45<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Keynote
\nAn Overview of the Microsoft Research Advanced Technology\u00a0Labs<\/strong> | video<\/a>
\nChair:<\/strong> Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Rico Malvar, Chief Scientist and Distinguished\u00a0Engineer, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n		Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:45-13:00<\/td>\nClosing Remarks | video<\/a>
\nJaime Puente and Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n		Vergara ABC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00-14:00<\/td>\nFarewell lunch<\/td>\nBombal AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:30<\/td>\nEvent ends (bus leaves)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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