{"id":695418,"date":"2020-11-05T15:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T23:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&p=695418"},"modified":"2021-02-09T20:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T04:26:25","slug":"phd-summit-2020","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-summit-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Summit 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contact us:<\/strong> phdsumt@microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Past events:<\/strong>
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Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\r\nMicrosoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.\r\n\r\nWe do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please report<\/a> any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.\r\n
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020<\/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
Time (PST) <\/strong><\/td>\r\n Session <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
7:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\r\nSpecial Invitation:\r\nVirtual Fireside Chat with Professor Yoshua Bengio and Dr. Chris Bishop<\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nYoshua Bengio<\/a>, Founder, Mila (Quebec AI Institute) and Professor, Universit\u00e9 de Montreal\r\n
9:00 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\r\nBreak before start of PhD Summit agenda<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:30 AM-9:45 AM<\/td>\r\nWelcome to the PhD Summit\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nNeel Joshi<\/a>, Principal Research Manager, Microsoft\r\n
9:45 AM-10:15 AM<\/td>\r\nFireside Chat\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nJohannes Gehrke<\/a>, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Research at Redmond<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:15 AM-10:30 AM<\/td>\r\nBreak<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:30 AM-11:00 AM<\/td>\r\n1:1 Meeting times with researchers<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:00 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\r\nMeal Break + Networking via MIT & Northeastern's MINGLR<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:00 PM-12:30 PM<\/td>\r\nFireside Chat\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nSusan Dumais<\/a>, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:30 PM-12:45 PM<\/td>\r\nBreak<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:45 PM-1:45 PM<\/td>\r\nDifferent Career Paths: Academia and Industry Panel\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"Portrait<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"Portrait<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nDiscussion Lead: Gonzalo Ramos<\/a>, Principal Researcher, Microsoft\r\n
1:45 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\r\nThank you and closing for Day 1<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Time (PST) <\/strong><\/td>\r\n Session <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:30 AM-9:40 AM<\/td>\r\nWelcome back to day 2 of the PhD Summit\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nMeredith Ringel Morris<\/a>, Sr. Principal Researcher & Research Area Manager, Microsoft<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:40 AM-10:15 AM<\/td>\r\nWhen Big Data, Research Ethics, and Human Rights Collide!\r\nWatch now ><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Portrait<\/a><\/td>\r\nMary L. Gray<\/a>, Sr. Principal Researcher, Microsoft<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:15 AM-10:30 AM<\/td>\r\nBreak<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:30 AM-11:00 AM<\/td>\r\n1:1 Meeting times with researchers<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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1:00 PM-1:15 PM<\/td>\r\nThank you and event wrap-up<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>"}],"msr_startdate":"2020-12-01","msr_enddate":"2020-12-02","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Virtual\/Online","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"December 1, 2020","msr_register_text":"Watch now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":"\"Header","event_excerpt":"Microsoft's third PhD Summit was a two-day virtual workshop. It was an opportunity for top PhD students to enhance their skills, build a network, and discuss research within a community of peers and notable Microsoft researchers.","msr_research_lab":[],"related-researchers":[],"msr_impact_theme":[],"related-academic-programs":[],"related-groups":[],"related-projects":[],"related-opportunities":[],"related-publications":[],"related-videos":[],"related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/695418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/msr-event"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/695418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":725083,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/695418\/revisions\/725083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"msr-research-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-area?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-region?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-event-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event-type?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-video-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-video-type?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-locale","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-locale?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-program-audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-program-audience?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-post-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-post-option?post=695418"},{"taxonomy":"msr-impact-theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-impact-theme?post=695418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}