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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>Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that the summit is over, we hope you will enjoy the recorded sessions and access the presentation materials.<\/p>\n

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