{"id":215944,"date":"2016-05-04T08:34:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=215944"},"modified":"2018-07-26T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T22:46:12","slug":"phd-summer-school-2016","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-summer-school-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Summer School 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Important deadlines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong> 20 May 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poster submission:<\/strong> 17 June 2016<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-cambridge\/\">Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"invalidLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-summer-school-2015\/\" target=\"_self\">PhD Summer School 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PhD Summer School is an annual event that is organized at Microsoft Research Cambridge in relation to the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme. The eleventh Microsoft Research Summer School will take place at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, from 4 July to 8 July 2016. It will include a series of talks of academic interest, transferable skills talks, and poster sessions that provided invited students the opportunity to present their work to Microsoft researchers. <\/p>\n<p>Invited students included PhD students in their first or second year from universities and research institutions with which Microsoft Research partners, as well as all Microsoft Research PhD Scholars. In addition, lectures and posters sessions were open to all research staff and students from the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":259116,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr_startdate":"2016-07-04","msr_enddate":"2016-07-08","msr_location":"Cambridge, UK","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":[13555],"msr-region":[239178],"msr-event-type":[197944],"msr-video-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-program-audience":[],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"class_list":["post-215944","msr-event","type-msr-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","msr-research-area-search-information-retrieval","msr-region-europe","msr-event-type-hosted-by-microsoft","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_about":"<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Important deadlines<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Registration:<\/strong> 20 May 2016\r\n\r\n<strong>Poster submission:<\/strong> 17 June 2016\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-cambridge\/\">Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"invalidLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-summer-school-2015\/\" target=\"_self\">PhD Summer School 2015<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"About","content":"The PhD Summer School is an annual event that is organized at Microsoft Research Cambridge in relation to the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme. The eleventh Microsoft Research Summer School\u00a0took\u00a0place at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, from\u00a04 July\u00a0to\u00a08 July 2016. It included a series of talks of academic interest, transferable skills talks, and poster sessions that provided invited students the opportunity to present their work to Microsoft researchers.\r\n\r\nInvited students included PhD students in their first or second year from universities and research institutions with which Microsoft Research partners, as well as all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/academic-program\/phd-scholarship-europe-middle-east-africa\/\">Microsoft Research PhD Scholars<\/a>. In addition, lectures and posters sessions\u00a0were open to all research staff and students from the University of Cambridge.\r\n<div class=\"conM \">\r\n<h3>About the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme<\/h3>\r\nThe Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme was developed in 2004 to support research collaborations between academics in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region with Microsoft Research researchers in the Cambridge Lab. Currently, there are approximately 100 students working at universities and research organizations across the whole region on peer-reviewed projects and in collaboration with their Microsoft Research Cambridge co-supervisors.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"conM \">\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scarletschwiderski-grosche100x132.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-230179 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scarletschwiderski-grosche100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a>Summer School Chair<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/scarlets\/\"><b>Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche<\/b><\/a>\r\nSenior Research Program Manager\r\nMicrosoft Research\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;"},{"id":1,"name":"Agenda","content":"<h2>Monday, 4 July<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"msr-table-schedule\">\r\n<thead class=\"thead\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<th class=\"th\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Session<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Speaker<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Location<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">16:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Arrival and check in at Selwyn College<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">16:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Registration and High Tea at Selwyn College<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">18:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Free Time<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Tuesday, 5 July<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"msr-table-schedule\">\r\n<thead class=\"thead\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<th class=\"th\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Session<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Speaker<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Location<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">08:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">09:15<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Welcome to Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/scarlets\/\">Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">09:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>How to Give a Great Research Talk<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/simonpj\/\">Simon Peyton Jones<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">10:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Morning Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">11:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>The Evolution of Innovation<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Hermann Hauser, Amadeus Capital Partners<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">12:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Lunch\/Poster Session<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">14:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Research Parallel Sessions<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Innovation, Invention &amp; Design Thinking<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/hazhang\/\">Haiyan Zhang<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Improving Reliability of Compilers<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Nuno Lopes, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Flexible Meeting Room<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">15:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Afternoon Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">15:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Research Parallel Sessions<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>No Compromises: Distributed Transactions with Consistency, Availability, and Performance<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekd\/\">Aleksandar Dragojevic<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>When Distortion is Good and Fidelity is Bad: Lessons from Video-mediated Communication Research in the Wild<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/serintel\/\">Sean Rintel<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Flexible Meeting Room<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">16:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Microsoft Research to WildTracks, Go Karting<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">17:15<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Go-Karting at WildTracks Karting and BBQ<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">21:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: WildTracks to Selwyn College<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Wednesday, 6 July<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"msr-table-schedule\">\r\n<thead class=\"thead\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<th class=\"th\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Session<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Speaker<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Location<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">08:15<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">09:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Dave Yewman, Elevator Speech Inc.<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">10:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Morning Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">11:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Dave Yewman, Elevator Speech Inc.<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">12:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Lunch\/Poster Session<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">14:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Ultra Sound Innovations<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Alison Noble, University of Oxford<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">15:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Afternoon Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">15:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>The Road to General Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/cmbishop\/\">Christopher Bishop<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">16:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Accelerate Your Research with Microsoft Azure<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kenjitak\/\">Kenji Takeda<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">17:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach transfer: Microsoft Research to Selwyn College (for those not participating in Evening Activity)<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">17:30-19:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Code Hunt Contest<\/strong> (optional attendance) \u00a0 <em>Note: there will be no transportation available to Selwyn College at the end of this Evening Activity<\/em><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kenjitak\/\">Kenji Takeda<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Thursday, 7 July<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"msr-table-schedule\">\r\n<thead class=\"thead\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<th class=\"th\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Session<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Speaker<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Location<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">08:45<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">09:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Research Parallel Sessions<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Project Malmo \u2013 a Platform for Fundamental AI Research<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kahofman\/\">Katja Hofmann<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Towards Trusted Cloud<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/oohrim\/\">Olya Ohrimenko<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Flexible Meeting Room<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">10:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Morning Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">11:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Research Parallel Sessions<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Proving Programs Correct<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/nick\/\">Nick Benton<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\"><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>Reprogramming Cells: How can we edit Biological Programs<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sarajand\/\">Sara-Jane Dunn<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Flexible Meeting Room<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">12:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Lunch\/Poster Session<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">14:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong><b>Strategic Thinking for Researchers<\/b><\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/adg\/\">Andy Gordon<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">15:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>The Future of Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jamiesho\/\">Jamie Shotton<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">16:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>DemoFest<\/strong> (including Afternoon Break)<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">17:45<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Walk to Downing College for Evening Dinner<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">18:15<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Drinks and Group Photo<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">19:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Formal Dinner at Downing College<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">22:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Downing College to Selwyn College<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Friday, 8 July<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"msr-table-schedule\">\r\n<thead class=\"thead\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<th class=\"th\">Time<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Session<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Speaker<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"th\">Location<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody class=\"tbody\">\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">08:45<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">09:30<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>How to Present a Poster at an International Conference<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Sue Duraikan, Duraikan Training<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">10:30<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">Morning Break<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">11:00<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><strong>How to\u00a0Write a Great Research Paper<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/simonpj\/\">Simon Peyton Jones<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>Main Auditorium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"tr\">\r\n<td class=\"td-1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">12:00<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"msr-table-schedule-cell\">PhD Summer School Closes | Grab-and-Go Lunch<\/div><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>"},{"id":2,"name":"Speakers","content":"[accordion]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Nick Benton | Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-235989 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NickBenton_100x132.jpg\" alt=\"NickBenton_100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Proving Programs Correct<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nThe last few years have seen significant progress in automatic and interactive methods for proving both good properties (such as memory safety) and full functional correctness of computer programs. Recent landmark achievements include the full verification of compilers and operating systems. This talk will cover some of the recent advances in both theory and tools for program verification, and describe some state-of-the-art projects within Microsoft.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nNick Benton is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, working in the Programming Principles and Tools Group.\r\n\r\nNick\u2019s research ranges from proof theory and categorical logic, through semantics of programming languages and static analyses, to programming language design and compiler implementation. His thesis was on strictness analysis and he has since worked on topics that include term calculi and categorical models for linear logic, MLj and SML.NET (optimizing compilers from SML to the JVM and .NET with extensions for interlanguage working), Polyphonic C#\/C\u03c9 (C# with join-calculus concurrency and XML\/relational data constructs), monads and effect systems, models for dynamic allocation, and, most recently, compositional compiler correctness, mechanically formalized logics for reasoning about machine code programs, and reactive programming.\r\n\r\nNick has a degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science, both from the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow Commoner of Queens' College, where he was previously a Bye-Fellow. Before joining Microsoft, he was an SERC Research Fellow, an RA on an EU ESPRIT project and Senior Research Scientist at Persimmon IT, Inc. Nick has served as Editor-in-Chief of Computer Languages, Systems and Structures (Elsevier) and is currently a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Functional Programming (CUP) and Logical Methods in Computer Science.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Chris Bishop | Laboratory Director, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-230158 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/chris_bishop100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Bishop\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>The Road to General Artificial Intelligence<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nThe creation of machines with human-level, or even super-human, intelligence has long been seen as the ultimate ambition of computer science. New developments in machine learning, coupled with exponential growth in both data and processing power, suggest the time may be ripe to take the next steps towards this elusive goal. In this talk I will highlight some recent progress in this field, and offer some speculative thoughts on potential future directions.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nChris Bishop is a Microsoft Distinguished Scientist and the Laboratory Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge. He is also Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh, a Trustee of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rigb.org\/about\/organisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Institution<\/a>, and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. In 2004, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2007 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh\r\n\r\nChris obtained a BA in Physics from Oxford, and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Edinburgh, with a thesis on quantum field theory. He then joined Culham Laboratory where he worked on the theory of magnetically confined plasmas as part of the European controlled fusion programme.\r\n\r\nFrom there, he developed an interest in pattern recognition, and became Head of the Applied Neurocomputing Centre at AEA Technology. He was subsequently elected to a Chair in the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Aston University, where he led the Neural Computing Research Group. Chris then took a sabbatical during which time he was principal organiser of the six month international research programme on Neural Networks and Machine Learning at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, which ran in 1997.\r\n\r\nAfter completion of the Newton Institute programme Chris joined the Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Aleksandar Dragojevic | Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-236003 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/AleksandarDragojevi100x132.jpg\" alt=\"AleksandarDragojevi100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h3>No Compromises: Distributed Transactions with Consistency, Availability, and Performance<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nTransactions with strong consistency and high availability simplify building and reasoning about distributed systems. However, previous implementations performed poorly. This forced system designers to avoid transactions completely, to weaken consistency guarantees, or to provide single machine transactions that require programmers to partition their data. In this paper, we show that there is no need to compromise in modern data centers. We show that a main memory distributed computing platform called FaRM can provide distributed transactions with strict serializability, high performance, durability, and high availability. FaRM achieves a peak throughput of 140 million TATP transactions per second on 90 machines with a 4.9 TB database, and it recovers from a failure in less than 50 ms. Key to achieving these results was the design of new transaction, replication, and recovery protocols from first principles to leverage commodity networks with RDMA and a new, inexpensive approach to providing non-volatile DRAM.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nI work as a researcher in Systems and Networking group at MSR Cambridge. My main interest is building scalable parallel and distributed systems. I prefer staying on the practical side of problems and enjoy implementing real systems ranging from simple script based solutions to everyday problems to complex production systems. Lately I have been really excited about several emerging hardware trends and their impact on the design of software systems that run in data centres. Three major trends really stand out: large main memories of modern machines, very fast networks and interconnects, and increasingly higher integration of components on chips. Common to all these trends is how they enable building much denser computers, meaning that performing the same computation on the same amount of data requires much less space and is cheaper than with traditional hardware. I am mostly interested in how these novel hardware developments impact software, as we need to change the software stacks, from the operating and runtime systems to the applications, in order to best utilize them. . I received my PhD from EPFL Switzerland in 2012, where I worked on performance of software transactional memory. Before that, I received my Graduate Electrical Engineer diploma from University of Novi Sad, Serbia in 2004.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Sara-Jane Dunn | Scientist, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sara-jane_dunn.jpg\" alt=\"Sara-Jane Dunn\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Reprogramming Cells: How can we edit Biological Programs<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nIn the context of stem cell biology, \u2018reprogramming\u2019 is a term that refers to the process of inducing an adult cell, such as one of your skin cells, back to the most na\u00efve, stem-like state. This was a Nobel Prize winning feat achieved first in 2006 by Japanese scientist, Shinya Yamanaka. Since his pioneering work, reprogramming to induced pluripotency \u2013 a term that refers to the ability of these cells to generate all adult cell types \u2013 has been demonstrated from a diverse range of cells. However, the efficiency of the process is very limited, and we do not yet have an understanding of the mechanism that governs conversion. This talk will approach this problem from the perspective of the biological program that governs decision-making in stem cells. In possession of an explanation of the information processing carried out by these cells, we can unpack the sequence of molecular events that must occur during successful reprogramming, identify bottlenecks in the process and ultimately use this understanding to predict how to edit the program to drive the process with high efficiency. Such understanding is key as we seek to derive patient-specific pluripotent cells that can be used in cell therapies and regenerative medicine.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nSara-Jane Dunn is a Scientist in the Biological Computation group at Microsoft Research, Cambridge. She studied Mathematics at the University of Oxford, graduating with a MMath in 2007. She remained in Oxford for postgraduate study as a student of the Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre, completing an intensive training course in the application of mathematical, physical, computational and engineering science techniques to the biomedical and life sciences. At the end of 2008, she joined the Computational Biology group at the Department of Computer Science to begin her DPhil research. Subsequently, in 2012, she joined Microsoft Research as a postdoctoral researcher in Biological Computation, before transitioning to a permanent Scientist position in 2014. In 2016 she was invited to become an Affiliate Research of the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on uncovering the fundamental principles of biological information-processing, with a particular focus on decision-making in Development.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Sue Duraikan | Duraikan Training\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sue-duraikan100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Sue Duraikan\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>How to Present a Poster at an International Conference<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nPresenting a poster at an international conference is a terrific opportunity to promote your research and raise your professional profile in a global academic forum. However, it can be daunting to compete with other presenters to get the attention of a passing audience. As well as a clear and captivating poster, you need the ability to build rapport quickly and present your subject positively and succinctly.\r\n\r\nThis can be especially challenging when English is the shared language but not everyone\u2019s mother tongue. Whether you are a native or a non-native English speaker, you will require flexibility and sensitivity to others in order to communicate effectively.\r\n\r\nDuring the three poster sessions, Sue will be hovering in the room, watching and listening to your approach. She will then highlight on the final day the key thought-processes as well as the verbal and non-verbal skills needed to present a poster successfully.\r\n\r\nSue will also be available each day to provide confidential one-to-one feedback for any students who sign up.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nSue Duraikan runs Duraikan Training (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duraikan-training.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.duraikan-training.com<\/a>), a consultancy which aims to help individuals and organisations develop. We provide support in designing and delivering learning strategies. We also run group workshops and one-to-one coaching on a wide range of professional skills. As a former teacher of French and German and with wide experience of working globally, Sue has a particular interest in cross-cultural communication, and deep respect for those who operate daily in a second or third language.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Andy Gordon | Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/andy_gordon100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Gordon\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Strategic Thinking for Researchers<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nFrom time to time at Microsoft Research, we set aside time to talk about strategic aspects of research, that is, the big picture of why we do research and how to have different sorts of impact, beyond the more immediate tasks of writing papers, giving talks, and transferring ideas. This talk will cover some of these strategies for having a happy and productive career as a researcher.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nAndy Gordon is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, where he manages Programming Principles and Tools, and is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Andy wrote his PhD on input\/output in lazy functional programming, and is the proud inventor of Haskell's \"&gt;&gt;=\" notation for monads. He's worked on a range of topics in concurrency, verification, and security, never straying too far from his roots in functional programming. His current passion is a functional language to enable probabilistic inference from Excel.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Katja Hofmann | Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-231598 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/katja_hoffman100x132.jpg\" alt=\"katja_hoffman100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>Project Malmo - a platform for fundamental AI research<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nI present Project Malmo - an AI experimentation platform built on top of the popular computer game Minecraft, and designed to support fundamental research in artificial intelligence. As the AI research community pushes for artificial general intelligence (AGI), experimentation platforms are needed that support the development of flexible agents that learn to solve diverse tasks in complex environments. Minecraft is an ideal foundation for such a platform, as it exposes agents to complex 3D worlds, coupled with infinitely varied game-play.\r\n\r\nProject Malmo provides a sophisticated abstraction layer on top of Minecraft that supports a wide range of experimentation scenarios, ranging from navigation and survival to collaboration and problem solving tasks. In this talk I discuss Malmo, and how it can push help the research community tackle the next big challenges in AI.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nKatja Hofmann is a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge. As part of the Machine Intelligence and Perception group, she is research lead of Project Malmo. Before joining Microsoft Research, Katja received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam, her MSc in Computer Science from California State University, and her BSc in Computer Science from the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden, Germany. Katja's main research goal is to develop interactive learning systems. Her dream is to develop AIs that learn to collaborate with human players in Minecraft.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Hermann Hauser | Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hermann.jpg\" alt=\"Hermann Hauser\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>The Evolution of Innovation<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nInnovation has been at the heart of human progress for centuries. The nature and pace of innovation, however, has changed dramatically over time. Hermann Hauser\u2019s talk will start with a survey of innovation since the invention of the wheel and end with remarks on the latest advances in machine leaning and artificial intelligence. The increased speed of these advances makes it necessary to take a more pro active approach to societal and ethical issues in an expected era of Superintelligences.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nIn 2015, Hermann was awarded a KBE for services to Engineering and Industry.\r\n\r\nSerial entrepreneur and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, Dr Hermann Hauser CBE has wide experience in developing and financing companies in the information technology sector. He co-founded a number of high-tech companies including Acorn Computers which spun out ARM, E-trade UK, Virata and Cambridge Network. Subsequently, Hermann became vice president of research at Olivetti. During his tenure at Olivetti, he established a global network of research laboratories. Since leaving Olivetti, Hermann has founded over 20 technology companies. In 1997, he co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners. At Amadeus, he invested in CSR, Solexa, Icera, Xmos and Cambridge Broadband.\r\n\r\nHermann is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Institute of Physics and of the Royal Academy of Engineering and an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. In 2001, he was awarded an Honorary CBE for \u2018innovative service to the UK enterprise sector\u2019. In 2004, he was made a member of the Government\u2019s Council for Science and Technology and in 2013, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.\r\n\r\nHermann has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Loughborough, Bath, Anglia Ruskin and The University of Strathclyde.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Nuno Lopes | Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/nuno_lopes.jpg\" alt=\"Nuno Lopes\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Improving Reliability of Compilers<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nCompilers are at the bottom of the software stack: every program produced today has to go through at least one compiler. Therefore the reliability, security, and performance of the entire software ecosystem depends on compilers functioning properly.\r\n\r\nHowever, modern compilers consist of several million lines of code. Like any large piece of software, compilers are also encumbered with bugs. Compiler bugs vary from simple crashes to introducing changes in behavior in compiled programs or introducing security vulnerabilities in said programs.\r\n\r\nIn this talk I\u2019ll present techniques for increasing reliability of compilers through automated verification.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nNuno Lopes is a researcher at MSR Cambridge. He holds a PhD from the University of Lisbon, and has previously interned at MSR Redmond, Apple's compiler team, Max Planck Institute (MPI-SWS), and the Institute for Systems and Robotics Lisbon.\r\n\r\nNuno's research interests include software verification, compilers, and mixing the two.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Alison Noble |\u00a0University of Oxford\"]\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-235991 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/AlisonNoble_100x132.jpg\" alt=\"????????????????????????????????????\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Ultra Sound Innovations<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nUltrasound imaging is being revolutionized by advances in consumer electronics which means portable devices are becoming widely available at reducing cost. The main barrier to wider application today is the skill required to acquire and interpret diagnostic data.\r\n\r\nI will describe our inter-disciplinary efforts towards making ultrasound an easier technology to use by a non-expert. Some of this work is inspired by advances in machine learning in computer vision. Challenges relate in part to how to automate detection and diagnostic measurement in data of variable quality typical of real world clinical use, but perhaps more scientifically interesting, how to design computer algorithms that can recover biomarkers hidden within acoustic patterns that are difficult to perceive by the radiologists eye.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nAlison is the Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford. Her university research group is internationally known for its work on biomedical image analysis, and in particular ultrasound image analysis and inter-disciplinary application of the technology in the developed and developing world. She was the recipient of the inaugural IFMBE Laura Bassi award in 2015 and a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant in 2016.\r\n\r\nAlison is currently, or has been, a member of numerous RCUK, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society strategic and policy making committees and grant awarding panels. She is the former President of the MICCAI Society, the international society in her field, and has recently been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).\r\n\r\nShe received an OBE for services to science and engineering in 2013.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Olya Ohrimenko | Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<h3><img class=\"size-full wp-image-379217 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/olyao_small_100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Olya Ohrimenko\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>Towards Trusted Cloud<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nThis talk will focus on the research efforts surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/trusted-cloud\/\">Trusted Cloud<\/a> project at Microsoft Research. The Trusted Cloud aims to provide customers of cloud computing complete control over their data: no one, including malicious employees and hackers, should be able to access the data without the customer\u2019s permission. As a first and essential step towards our goal, we propose to isolate customers\u2019 workloads and reduce the trusted computing base within the cloud environment. We do so with the help of secure hardware (for example, Intel SGX) or small trusted hypervisors.\r\n\r\nThough the above step reduces the attack surface significantly, we wish to protect customer\u2019s workloads even further. We observe that the interaction of customer\u2019s code with untrusted environment via accesses to memory, disk and network can leak confidential information. To this end, we propose <i>data-oblivious<\/i> techniques that obfuscate real accesses of the code from an adversary who observes the memory traffic. I will describe in detail our approach of designing general data structures and algorithms, such as oblivious RAM and data-oblivious shuffle, and specialised techniques for MapReduce and machine learning algorithms.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nOlya Ohrimenko is a researcher in Constructive Security Group at Microsoft Research, Cambridge, and a research fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge University. Her research interests include privacy, integrity and security issues that emerge in the cloud computing environment. Olya received her Ph.D. degree from Brown University in 2013 and a B.CS. (Hons) degree from The University of Melbourne in 2007. She was an intern at Google, Microsoft Research Redmond and IBM Research Zurich.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Simon Peyton Jones | Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/simonpj.jpg\" alt=\"Simon Peyton Jones\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>How to Write a Great Research Paper &amp;\u00a0How to Give a Great Research Talk<\/h3>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/How-to-write-a-great-research-paper.pdf\">Research paper slides PDF<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/giving-a-talk.pdf\">Research talk slides PDF<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nWriting papers and giving talks are key skills for any researcher, but they aren\u2019t easy. In this pair of presentations, I\u2019ll describe simple guidelines that I follow for writing papers and giving talks, which I think may be useful to you too. I don\u2019t have all the answers-far from it-so I hope that the presentation will evolve into a discussion in which you share your own insights, rather than a lecture.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nSimon Peyton Jones, MA, MBCS, CEng, graduated from Trinity College Cambridge in 1980. After two years in industry, he spent seven years as a lecturer at University College London, and nine years as a professor at Glasgow University, before moving to Microsoft Research in 1998. His main research interest is in functional programming languages, their implementation, and their application. He has led a succession of research projects focused around the design and implementation of production-quality functional-language systems for both uniprocessors and parallel machines. He was a key contributor to the design of the now-standard functional language Haskell, and is the lead designer of the widely used Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC). He has written two textbooks about the implementation of functional languages. More generally, he is interested in language design, rich type systems, software component architectures, compiler technology, code generation, runtime systems, virtual machines, garbage collection, and more. He is particularly motivated by direct use of principled theory to practical language design and implementation-that\u2019s one reason he loves functional programming so much. He is also keen to apply ideas from advanced programming languages to mainstream settings.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Sean Rintel | Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-232603 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/SR-Apr2015.jpg\" alt=\"SR-Apr2015\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<h3>When Distortion is Good and Fidelity is Bad: Lessons from Video-mediated Communication Research in the Wild<\/h3>\r\n<h4><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nVideo-mediated communication is often assumed to be \u2018the next best thing to being there\u2019. However, despite its long commercial and research history there is still many puzzles about what users will treat as comfortable. Using examples from field research into couples coping with distortion in video calling and news users trying out video messaging, this talk will unpack some counter-intuitive findings about what users value about communicative richness. While technology frames human communication, it does not determine the course or outcomes, rather its material effects on communication are treated by end users as resources for social meaning. This talk will argue that the real measure of communicative richness is perceived flexibility of the control of meaning. Designing new communication technologies thus requires leveraging the innate flexibility of meaning in human communication rather than assuming that communication takes care of itself after a certain threshold of fidelity is achieved.\r\n<h4><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nSean Rintel is a Researcher in the Human Experience and Design (HXD) group at MSRC. His research explores how the affordances of technologies mediate language, social action, and culture. He has written about technologized communication in contexts such as video calling and video messaging in personal relationships, Internet Relay Chat openings and non-responses, Facebook in the workplace, crisis memes, the mediatization of politics in social media, and social media error messages. He is the Senior Editor for Communication Technology in new online Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Communication project.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche | Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scarletschwiderski-grosche100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Summer School Chair; Welcome to PhD Summer School 2016<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nScarlet Schwiderski-Grosche is a Senior Research Program Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge, working for Microsoft Research Outreach in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. She is responsible for academic research partnerships in the region, especially for the Joint Research Centres with Inria in France and EPFL and ETH Zurich in Switzerland.\r\n\r\nScarlet has a PhD in Computer Science from University of Cambridge. She was in academia for almost 10 years before joining Microsoft in March 2009. In academia, she worked as Lecturer in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Jamie Shotton | Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-231601 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/jamie_shotton2100x132.jpg\" alt=\"jamie_shotton2100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<h3>The Future of Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nJamie Shotton leads the Machine Intelligence &amp; Perception group at Microsoft Research Cambridge.\u00a0 He studied Computer Science at the University of Cambridge, where he remained for his PhD in computer vision and machine learning for visual object recognition. He joined Microsoft Research in 2008 where he is now a Principal Researcher. His research focuses at the intersection of computer vision, AI, machine learning, and graphics, with particular emphasis on systems that allow people to interact naturally with computers.\u00a0He has received multiple Best Paper and Best Demo awards at top academic conferences. His work on machine learning for body part recognition for Kinect was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering's gold medal MacRobert Award 2011, and he shares Microsoft's Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for 2012 with the Kinect engineering team. In 2014 he received the PAMI Young Researcher Award, and in 2015 the MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 Award (\"TR35\").\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Kenji Takeda | Solutions Architect, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-235995 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/KenjiTakeda_100x132.jpg\" alt=\"KenjiTakeda_100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Accelerate Your Research with Microsoft Azure<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nDr Kenji Takeda is Solutions Architect and Technical Manager for the Microsoft Research Outreach EMEA team. He has extensive experience in Cloud Computing, High Performance and High Productivity Computing, Data-intensive Science, Scientific Workflows, Scholarly Communication, Engineering and Educational Outreach. He has a passion for developing novel computational approaches to tackle fundamental and applied problems in science and engineering. He was previously Co-Director of the Microsoft Institute for High Performance Computing, and Senior Lecturer in Aeronautics, at the University of Southampton, UK. There he worked with leading high value manufacturing companies such as Airbus, AgustaWestland, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Formula One teams, to develop state-of-the-art capability for improving science and engineering processes. He also worked in the areas of aerodynamics, aeroacoustics and flight simulation.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Dave Yewman | Elevator Speech Inc.\"]\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-230182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/dave-yewman100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Yewman\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h3>Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk: How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nWe've all been there: a dark room, a long and boring speech accompanied by an endless stream of bullet-heavy PowerPoint slides. It's maddening. In this session you'll learn how to really engage an audience, how to deliver a research presentation with emphasis and energy, and finally how to use body language to your advantage. You'll also learn what separates a good presentation slide from a bad one, and how to calibrate a speech so that even complicated, technical topics can be explained in a clear, concise, compelling way.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\nDave is a strategic communications expert with more than 19 years of experience in the field. A former newspaper reporter and columnist, Dave has counseled senior executives at a variety of companies, managed communications teams and led business development efforts. He has also conducted storytelling workshops and presentation training sessions for thousands of executives at numerous companies, including Microsoft, CA, Clif Bar, Dell, CBS, Ingram Micro, aQuantive, T-Mobile, MercyCorps, DriveSavers, Reebok, Tripwire, Wieden + Kennedy, SnapChat, Zurich Insurance, and Adidas.\r\n\r\nHe has spoken to numerous groups about how to translate complex scientific and technical information into clear, concise, compelling language. Before establishing Elevator Speech Inc., Dave was the general manager of Weber Shandwick's Portland office. Before joining Weber Shandwick, he led a Waggener Edstrom PR team charged with developing strategic PR programs for Microsoft in a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing and healthcare. Dave was an award- winning reporter and columnist at The Galveston Daily News in Texas and an on-camera spokesman for The University of Texas Medical Branch. He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado's school of journalism.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Haiyan Zhang | Researcher, Microsoft Research\"]\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-235987 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haiyan_Headshot_100x132.jpg\" alt=\"Haiyan_Headshot_100x132\" width=\"100\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Innovation, Invention &amp; Design Thinking<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\r\nA look at the tools and methods of design thinking and how these approach innovation and technology invention. Focusing on processes &amp; case-studies in user-centered design, crowdsourcing, technology-driven invention.\r\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\">Haiyan Zhang<\/a> is a designer, technologist and maker of things.\r\n\r\nShe is Innovation Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge. Inventing cutting-edge technology to enable new \"Connected Play\" experiences. Currently filming a documentary for BBC2 on design and invention in the UK.\r\n\r\nHaiyan was formerly Innovation Director at Lift London, a Microsoft Game Studio; Co-Founder and Design Lead for the innovation platform, OpenIDEO. With over 50,000 users worldwide solving challenges for social good and used as the enterprise innovation engine for organisations such as British Airways, DeutscheBank, Harvard Business School.\r\n\r\nWorking at the design consultancy, IDEO, she has created innovative tech experiences for community building, entertainment, financial services. She has worked with leading video game makers on research and ideas for new play experiences. Clients have included Mattel, Electronic Arts, HBO, France Telecom, Alcatel, Cisco, and AT&amp;T.\r\n\r\nHaiyan believes in a holistic approach to design. Starting from user research and insights, she leverages her design skills to create prototypes, interfaces, sketches, scenarios, advertisements to reflect the user\u2019s experience as a journey beyond a single product moment.\r\n\r\nHaiyan\u2019s work is informed by her previous profession as a software engineer and user interface designer creating applications for the biomedical and data-mining industries. As part of a team of software developers from Excel Tech in Canada, she created an electroencephalograph (EEG) visualization tool for intra-operative monitoring which is currently being used in hospitals across North America.\r\n\r\nHaiyan graduated in 2006 with distinction in a Masters degree in Interaction Design from the renowned Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea, and has a Bachelor of Computer Science (First-Class Honours) from Monash University, Australia.\r\n\r\nShe has lived and worked in Australia, Toronto, China, Italy, San Francisco and now resides in London.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion]"},{"id":3,"name":"Leisure","content":"<h2>Food and drink<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgerestaurants.com\/\">Cambridge Restaurants Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgepubs.com\/\">Cambridge Pubs Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Cinema<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.picturehouses.co.uk\/cinema_home_date.aspx?venueId=camb\">The Arts Picture House<\/a>\r\n38-39 St Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AR\r\nTel: 01223 572929\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cineworld.co.uk\/cinemas\/7\">Cineworld<\/a>\r\nCambridge Leisure Park, Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7DY\r\nTel: 0871 200 2000\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myvue.com\/cinemas\/facilities\/cinema\/cambridge\">Vue Cinema<\/a>\r\nThe Grafton Centre, East Rd, Cambridge, CB1 1PS\r\nTel: 0871 2240240\r\n<h2>Theatres<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeartstheatre.com\/\">Cambridge Arts Theatre<\/a>\r\n6 St Edwards Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PL\r\nTel: 01223 578933\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adctheatre.com\/\">ADC Theatre<\/a>\r\nPark Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AS\r\nTel: 01223 359547\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglia.ac.uk\/ruskin\/en\/home\/microsites\/mumford_theatre.html\">Mumford Theatre<\/a>\r\nAnglia Polytechnic University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT\r\nTel: 0845 196 2320\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornex.co.uk\/\">Cambridge Corn Exchange<\/a>\r\n3, Parson Court, Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QE\r\nTel: 01223 357851\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.junction.co.uk\/\">The Junction<\/a>\r\nCambridge Leisure Park, Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7GX\r\nTel: 01223 511511"},{"id":4,"name":"Posters","content":"You will have the opportunity to present your research to other Microsoft researchers and participants during a two-hour poster session. This will enable you to promote and discuss your work with experts in your field and with a wider audience.\r\n<h2>Presenting your poster<\/h2>\r\nPoster sessions are scheduled between 12:00 and 14:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.\r\n\r\nYour poster will be selected for presentation on one day only. You will be notified before Summer School starts which day you will be presenting. Posters will be displayed on individual poster boards distributed around the area where the lunchtime buffet is served.\r\n\r\nDuring your poster session, you will be expected to stand by your poster so that your fellow students and researchers from the Microsoft Cambridge Lab can have the opportunity to read about your research over lunch and discuss it with you.\r\n\r\nYou do not need to prepare a long presentation, but it is a good idea to be ready to briefly introduce your research to colleagues in a similar field, as well as to those who work in a totally different field. Don\u2019t worry, it is all very relaxed.\r\n\r\nRemember to eat lunch yourself! Choose a quiet moment to grab something from the buffet and then return to your poster.\r\n<h2>Designing\u00a0your poster<\/h2>\r\nYou will need to design a poster that is A1 portrait (594 mm width x 841 mm height) in colour. Your poster should be created in either PowerPoint or PDF format.\r\n\r\nYour poster should articulate clearly and concisely both visually and textually:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The challenge being addressed or question being answered by the research in such a way that a non-expert can understand the importance of the research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The focus of the research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The intended outcome<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The current stage you have reached<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Any research results, preliminary conclusions, or potentially interesting next steps<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPosters should be aimed at other students and researchers who do not necessarily have expertise in that specific area of research.\r\n\r\nPosters should clearly display:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Your name<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The name of your supervisor and any collaborators<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The name of your university<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Academic poster design guidance<\/h3>\r\nFor helpful guidelines on how to design an academic poster, visit\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.le.ac.uk\/offices\/ld\/resources\/presentations\/designing-poster\/designing-poster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing an academic poster<\/a> and then click <b>Go to the tutorial<\/b>.\r\n\r\nOnce you have registered, Sue Duraikan, who returns by popular demand to present her talk on Poster Presentations at the Summer School, will be in touch via email to offer support in preparing your poster. There will also be an opportunity to gain confidential one-on-one feedback on your poster and your presentation skills.\r\n<h2>Printing your poster<\/h2>\r\nWe will be happy to print your poster for you if you send an electronic copy (PowerPoint or PDF format) by email to <a href=\"mailto:a-suef@microsoft.com\">a-suef@microsoft.com<\/a> before Friday, 17 June 2016. Otherwise, be sure that you bring your poster with you to Summer School. You can print it on paper and have it laminated, but it is worth looking into the possibility of printing it on fabric, which makes it easier to transport.\r\n\r\n<b>Poster submission deadline:<\/b> Friday, 17 June 2016"},{"id":5,"name":"FAQ","content":"[accordion]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What is the week-long agenda?\"]\r\n\r\nThe agenda will be full of exciting events including demonstrations, talks, and discussions, which will enable you to interact with and present your poster together with networking events. For more details, review the PhD Summer School 2016 agenda.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"When should I arrive at Selwyn College?\"]\r\n\r\nPlan to arrive at Selwyn College no later than 16:00 on Monday, 4 July 2016 for check in at The Porters Lodge. Registration and High Tea is between 16:00 and 18:00.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sel.cam.ac.uk\/selwyn-college\/directions-selwyn-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions to Selwyn College<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"When should I book my travel?\"]\r\n\r\nBook your travel as soon as possible so that you can be sure to arrive no later than 16:00 on Monday, 4 July 2016 and leave <strong>no earlier<\/strong> than 12:30 on Friday, 8 July 2016 when Summer School officially closes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Travel tips:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Where possible, fly into either London Stansted or London City Airport, which are closer to Cambridge and less congested.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Avoid flying into London Heathrow or London Gatwick airports, which are quite a distance from Cambridge.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cambridge Airport runs flights to and from a limited number of European destinations.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use the train where possible; it\u2019s better for the environment!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"How do I register for accommodation?\"]\r\n\r\nPlease register for your accommodation via the link in your invitation by 20 May 2016. Reservations should not be made directly. Request a room for the day that you arrive.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"When should I check out from Selwyn College?\"]\r\n\r\nCheckout is before 9:30 A.M. on Friday, 8 July 2016.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Where can I store my luggage when I check out from Selwyn College?\"]\r\n\r\nLuggage cannot be left at Selwyn College once you have checked out on Friday, 8 July, but can be stored securely at Microsoft Cambridge whilst you attend Summer School for the morning.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What should I do if I require a visa?\"]\r\n\r\nAll non-Microsoft visitors to the Microsoft Cambridge Research Office requiring a Business Travel Support letter to support their visa should request this letter directly via the <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstravelletter.microsoft.com\/Account\/Login\/?wa=wsignin1.0&amp;wtrealm=https%3a%2f%2fbusinesstravelletter.microsoft.com&amp;wctx=rm%3d0%26id%3dpassive%26ru%3d%252f&amp;wct=2016-05-04T15%3a41%3a33Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Travel Letter Tool<\/a>. <strong>NB:<\/strong> All non-Microsoft visitors must have or create a Microsoft account, such as Outlook.com or Hotmail.com to access the Business Travel Letter Tool and submit a request.\r\n\r\nDuring this process, you will be asked for the name of the Microsoft sponsor. Please provide\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:scarlets@microsoft.com\">Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche<\/a> as the FTE\u00a0who will\u00a0be asked to approve your request\u00a0once you have submitted this in the tool.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What about transportation?\"]\r\n\r\nYou are responsible for getting to Selwyn College and should follow the travel reimbursement guidelines. All transportation during Summer School will be provided, including transfers between Selwyn College and Microsoft Research.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What is the dress code?\"]\r\n\r\nThe dress code whilst you are at Microsoft Cambridge for Summer School is smart\/casual.\r\n\r\nStrict dress code\u00a0is required for the Go Karting Event - trousers and closed shoes should be worn otherwise you will not be permitted to take part due to health and safety.\r\n\r\nNo caps\/baseball hats or shorts will be permitted at Downing College Dinner. Smart dress is encouraged but not mandatory and if men are going to wear T-shirts they should be collared.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Will I be able access the Internet during this event?\"]\r\n\r\nSelwyn College will offer free Wi-Fi in the bedrooms and public areas. Microsoft Research will offer free Wi-Fi access in the building. There will be instructions available when you access the building.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What should I do if I have a special dietary need?\"]\r\n\r\nVegetarian options will be provided for all meals and snacks. Should you have any additional special dietary needs, please make sure you let us know when you register.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What should I do if I have any other special requirements?\"]\r\n\r\nPlease email <a href=\"mailto:a-suef@microsoft.com\">a-suef@microsoft.com<\/a> to advise of any other special requirements that you require whilst staying with us during Summer School. Microsoft have a prayer room for those students wishing to use this.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Will I be able to have the contact details of the other attendees?\"]\r\n\r\nYes, if you have consented to sharing your details during your online registration.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Will I be able to access any of the photographs taken during Summer School?\"]\r\n\r\nIf you consented to sharing your photographs during your online registration, you will have access to the photographs after the event.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"What should I do if I need a doctor or have a medical emergency? \"]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>In a medical emergency<\/strong>, dial 999<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>For a non-emergency<\/strong>, a list of local medical surgeries can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcentre.org.uk\/medical-centres\/find-cambridge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or ring one listed below:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Cherry Hinton Medical Centre 0844 8151440<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bridge Street Medical Centre 08444 773939<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Petersfield Medical Practice 01223 350 647<\/li>\r\n \t<li>York Street Medical Practice 01223 364 116<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<em>In the case of sickness or an emergency, where possible, please notify Sue Flanders, PhD Scholarship Programme Manager on 01223 476 996 or by email <a href=\"mailto:a-suef@microsoft.com\">a-suef@microsoft.com<\/a> as soon as you can.<\/em>\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion]"}],"msr_startdate":"2016-07-04","msr_enddate":"2016-07-08","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Cambridge, UK","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"July 4, 2016","msr_register_text":"Watch now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":"<img width=\"960\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhdSS_header.jpg\" class=\"img-object-cover\" alt=\"a group of people posing for a photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhdSS_header.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhdSS_header-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhdSS_header-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhdSS_header-1024x384.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>","event_excerpt":"The PhD Summer School is an annual event that is organized at Microsoft Research Cambridge in relation to the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme. 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