{"id":200044,"date":"2015-03-12T09:54:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T09:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/faculty-summit-2015\/"},"modified":"2018-05-10T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:42:39","slug":"faculty-summit-2015","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/faculty-summit-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Summit 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contact us:<\/strong>\u00a0If you have questions about this event, please send us an email<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Past events:<\/strong>
\nFaculty Summit 2017<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2016<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2014<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2013<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2012<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2011<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2010<\/a>
\nFaculty Summit 2009<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Microsoft Research Faculty Summit brings together Microsoft researchers and world leading academics to explore how technological innovation can solve some of the world\u2019s most difficult problems. Rapid advances across all areas of computing are giving rise to new solutions in health, education, commerce and other endeavors, highlighting the importance of fostering closer collaboration among the academic research community. The 2015 Faculty Summit held at Microsoft Research Redmond featured talks and workshops discussing the advances being made in Machine Learning, Quantum Algorithms, and Software Engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr_startdate":"2015-07-08","msr_enddate":"2015-07-09","msr_location":"Redmond, WA, USA","msr_expirationdate":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_link_redirect":false,"msr_event_time":"","msr_hide_region":false,"msr_private_event":false,"footnotes":""},"research-area":[13556],"msr-region":[197900],"msr-event-type":[197950],"msr-video-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-program-audience":[],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"class_list":["post-200044","msr-event","type-msr-event","status-publish","hentry","msr-research-area-artificial-intelligence","msr-region-north-america","msr-event-type-faculty-summits","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_about":"Contact us:<\/strong>\u00a0If you have questions about this event, please send us an email<\/a>.\r\n\r\nPast events:<\/strong>\r\nFaculty Summit 2017<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2016<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2014<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2013<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2012<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2011<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2010<\/a>\r\nFaculty Summit 2009<\/a>","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"Agenda","content":"Now that the summit is over, we hope you will enjoy the recorded sessions and access the presentation materials.\r\n

Wednesday, July 8<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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7:30 \u2013 8:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Breakfast<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Hood\/Baker<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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8:30 \u2013 9:15<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Welcome and Introduction\r\nMicrosoft\u2019s Unique Role in the Computing Research Ecosystem<\/div><\/td>\r\n
\r\nKodiak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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9:15 \u2013 10:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Panel: Progress in AI: Myths, Realities, and Aspirations<\/div><\/td>\r\n
Moderator:<\/strong> Eric Horvitz, Managing Director, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nPanelists:<\/strong>\r\n
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  • Christopher Bishop, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Oren Etzioni, Chief Executive Officer, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Fei-Fei Li, Associate Professor, Stanford University<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Michael Littman, Professor of Computer Science, Brown University<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Josh Tenenbaum, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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10:00 \u2013 10:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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10:30 \u2013 12:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Commonsense and World Knowledge<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Margaret Mitchell, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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What Can We Solve with a Quantum Computer?<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Krysta Svore, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Cascade<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Research Challenges in Internet Governance<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Carolyn Nguyen, Microsoft | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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  • Susan Aaronson, George Washington University<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Laura DeNardis, American University<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Stephanie Forrest, University of New Mexico<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Brenden Kuerbis, Syracuse University<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
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Rainier<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Programmability at Cloud Scale<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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St. Helens<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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12:00 \u2013 1:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Lunch<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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1:00 \u2013 2:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Vision to Language<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Larry Zitnick, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Computing for Global Development and Resource Constraint<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Ed Cutrell, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\u00a0| slides<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Cascade<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Universal Design: How to Attract More Diverse Researchers<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Kristin Tolle, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Rainier<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Design Verification: Treating Networks Like Programs or Chips<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chairs:<\/strong> Nikolaj Bjorner and Ratul Mahajan, Microsoft Research | video<\/a> | slides<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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St. Helens<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:30 \u2013 3:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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3:00 \u2013 4:30<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Question Answering<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair: <\/strong>Matthew Richardson, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Digital Ink and Touch on NextGen Devices<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chairs:<\/strong> Bill Buxton, Microsoft Research; Jeff Han, Microsoft\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Cascade<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Computer Vision and Intelligent Services<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chairs:<\/strong> Baining Guo, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Rainier<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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5G: Opportunities and Challenges<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Aakanksha Chowdhery, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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St. Helens<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4:30 \u2013 5:15<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Fireside Chat<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington\r\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Harry Shum, Executive Vice President, Technology and Research, Microsoft<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
5:15 \u2013 6:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Travel to Seattle<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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6:00 \u2013 9:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Dinner at Chihuly Garden and Glass at the Seattle Center<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Thursday, July 9<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Time<\/th>\r\nSession<\/th>\r\nSpeaker<\/th>\r\nLocation<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
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8:00 \u2013 9:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Breakfast<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Hood\/Baker<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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9:00 \u2013 9:45<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Keynote\r\nA Revolution Against Big-Brother Social Networks<\/div><\/td>\r\n
Speaker:<\/strong> Monica Lam, Professor, Stanford University | video<\/a><\/td>\r\nKodiak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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9:45 \u2013 1:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Research Showcase<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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McKinley<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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11:45 \u2013 1:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Lunch<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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1:00 \u2013 2:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Integrative AI<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Privacy in Context<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Ben Zorn, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Rainier<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Programming Models for Estimates, Approximation, and Probabilistic Reasoning<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Kathryn S. McKinley, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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St. Helens<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:30 - 3:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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3:00 \u2013 4:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Integrative AI: Panel<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair: <\/strong>Dan Bohus, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nPanelists:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Charles Rich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Lidong Zhou, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Larry Zitnick, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
Kodiak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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The Holoscene: Virtual and Mixed Reality<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Jaron Lanier, Microsoft Research\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Cascade<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Semantics and Knowledge Bases for Next-Generation Scholarly Discovery<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chairs:<\/strong> Alex Wade and Yang Song, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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Rainier<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Industry Embraces Open Source\u2014What This Means for Academia<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Chair:<\/strong> Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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St. Helens<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4:30 \u2013 5:30<\/td>\r\n\r\n
A Better Way to Deliver Innovation?<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Speaker: <\/strong>Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research | video<\/a> | slides<\/a><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Kodiak<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
5:30 \u2013 7:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Reception<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
Hood\/Baker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
7:00<\/td>\r\n\r\n
Summit Closes<\/div><\/td>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n
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Wednesday, July 8<\/h2>\r\n[accordion]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Commonsense and World Knowledge\"]\r\n\r\nChair:<\/strong> Margaret Mitchell, Microsoft Research | video<\/a>\r\n\r\nSpeakers:<\/strong>\r\n