{"id":1140163,"date":"2025-05-27T12:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=1140163"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:57:52","slug":"microsoft-research-forum","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Research Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38e335be00cd5de96f19fae009e03892\" style=\"min-height:25vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1147621 size-large\" alt=\"Research Forum | Episode 5 - abstract background with colorful hexagons\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-1024x384.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-1600x600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final-240x90.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Research-Forum_header_1920x720-final.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-purple-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d9fd7b74 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f254dc4be67571fc8d14c3bae3d299c8\" id=\"microsoft-research-forum\">Microsoft Research Forum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d2f5b57c698943b521515c0f3b590be0\">Location: Virtual<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:64px; 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New episodes will be announced on our website, on social media and through our mailing list to registered attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore past episodes on the Microsoft Research Forum website in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/past-episodes\/\">session catalog<\/a>&nbsp;or on&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLD7HFcN7LXRdfleHAlclrgayjslULy8sO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Research Forum is a series of virtual episodes combining pre-recorded talks and live chat discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each episode will contain a variety of presentations to spotlight top of mind research questions, recent advancements, and societal implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the live events, you will have the opportunity to interact with presenters and fellow attendees via live chat discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each session will provide additional resources dive deeper into the research, such as the latest publications, project pages, and toolkits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is a free virtual series for anyone interested in attending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This event is 100% virtual for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. 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