July 4, 2016 –
July 8, 2016
PhD Summer School 2016
Location: Cambridge, UK
Monday, 4 July
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16:00
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Arrival and check in at Selwyn College
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16:00
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Registration and High Tea at Selwyn College
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18:00
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Free Time
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Tuesday, 5 July
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08:30
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Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
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09:15
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Welcome to Microsoft Research Cambridge
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Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | |
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09:30
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How to Give a Great Research Talk
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Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | |
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10:30
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Morning Break
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11:00
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The Evolution of Innovation
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Hermann Hauser, Amadeus Capital Partners
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Main Auditorium | |
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12:00
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Lunch/Poster Session
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14:00
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Research Parallel Sessions
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Innovation, Invention & Design Thinking
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Haiyan Zhang, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | ||
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Improving Reliability of Compilers
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Nuno Lopes, Microsoft Research
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Flexible Meeting Room | ||
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15:00
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Afternoon Break
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15:30
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Research Parallel Sessions
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No Compromises: Distributed Transactions with Consistency, Availability, and Performance
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Aleksandar Dragojevic, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | ||
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When Distortion is Good and Fidelity is Bad: Lessons from Video-mediated Communication Research in the Wild
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Sean Rintel, Microsoft Research
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Flexible Meeting Room | ||
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16:30
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Coach Transfer: Microsoft Research to WildTracks, Go Karting
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17:15
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Go-Karting at WildTracks Karting and BBQ
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21:30
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Coach Transfer: WildTracks to Selwyn College
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Wednesday, 6 July
| Time | Session | Speaker | Location |
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08:15
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Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
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09:00
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Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting
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Dave Yewman, Elevator Speech Inc.
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Main Auditorium |
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10:30
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Morning Break
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11:00
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Delivering a Fabulous Research Talk; How to Tell More Stories, Use Less PowerPoint and Get to the Point When Presenting
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Dave Yewman, Elevator Speech Inc.
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Main Auditorium |
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12:00
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Lunch/Poster Session
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14:00
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Ultra Sound Innovations
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Alison Noble, University of Oxford
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Main Auditorium |
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15:00
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Afternoon Break
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15:30
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The Road to General Artificial Intelligence
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Christopher Bishop, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium |
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16:30
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Accelerate Your Research with Microsoft Azure
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Kenji Takeda, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium |
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17:30
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Coach transfer: Microsoft Research to Selwyn College (for those not participating in Evening Activity)
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17:30-19:30
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Code Hunt Contest (optional attendance) Note: there will be no transportation available to Selwyn College at the end of this Evening Activity
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Led by Kenji Takeda, Microsoft Research | Main Auditorium |
Thursday, 7 July
| Time | Session | Speaker | Location |
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08:45
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Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
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09:30
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Research Parallel Sessions
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Project Malmo – a Platform for Fundamental AI Research
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Katja Hofmann, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | |
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Towards Trusted Cloud
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Olya Ohrimenko, Microsoft Research
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Flexible Meeting Room | |
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10:30
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Morning Break
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11:00
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Research Parallel Sessions
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Proving Programs Correct
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Nick Benton, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium | |
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Reprogramming Cells: How can we edit Biological Programs
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Sara-Jane Dunn, Microsoft Research
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Flexible Meeting Room | |
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12:00
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Lunch/Poster Session
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14:00
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Strategic Thinking for Researchers
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Andy Gordon, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium |
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15:00
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The Future of Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality
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Jamie Shotton, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium |
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16:00
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DemoFest (including Afternoon Break)
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17:45
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Walk to Downing College for Evening Dinner
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18:15
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Drinks and Group Photo
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19:30
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Formal Dinner at Downing College
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22:00
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Coach Transfer: Downing College to Selwyn College
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Friday, 8 July
| Time | Session | Speaker | Location |
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08:45
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Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
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09:30
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How to Present a Poster at an International Conference
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Sue Duraikan, Duraikan Training
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Main Auditorium |
| 10:30 |
Morning Break
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| 11:00 |
How to Write a Great Research Paper
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Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research
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Main Auditorium |
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12:00
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PhD Summer School Closes | Grab-and-Go Lunch
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