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Amir Kantor

Principal Researcher

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Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

Auto-Tuning of Copilot Prompts 

AI-agent-based tool for tuning and optimizing system prompts, and particularly those of Microsoft Copilot offerings. Opens in a new tab

Russell, Whitehead - Principia Mathematica

mai: MAth Interpreter 

Educational tool for computer-assisted mathematics, wherein the language of mathematics is defined from first principles. Using `horc’, a fully operational proof assistant is obtained at no additional cost.…

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871.

horc: HORn-Clause Interpreter 

Implementation of `pure’ logic programming as a lightweight extension to Prolog. It is a minimalist (meta-)language allowing to jointly define and implement more complex formalisms.

About

I am a Principal Researcher at Microsoft, specializing in generative AI for nearly a decade.

At Microsoft, and previously at IBM Research, I have led research teams and initiatives in machine learning, natural language processing, and AI, and have published in top academic venues. I have also built and shipped generative AI capabilities used by millions of people worldwide — including serving as one of the founding contributors to Copilot.

I hold a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and a B.A. in Mathematics with Computer Science from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

I live in Haifa, Israel. Outside of work, I enjoy weight training and following recent developments in digital mathematics (opens in new tab).

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