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The National University of Singapore (NUS)-Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) AI Summer School in partnership with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) brings together experts to educate and foster collaboration among the next generation of AI leaders in academia and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covering topics in Foundational AI and domain applications of AI, the AI Summer School will enable faculty, students and industry practitioners to realise the growing, exciting possibilities surrounding the use of AI in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit the official site (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time\/Date<\/th>Friday July 25, 2025<\/th>Saturday July 26, 2025<\/th>Sunday July 27, 2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8.30\u2009\u2013\u20099.00<\/td>Breakfast<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9.00\u2009\u2013\u200910.00<\/td>Opening Remarks<\/strong>
Mohan Kankanahalli
NUS AI Institute Director, Provost\u2019s Chair Professor, NUS SoC
Deputy Executive Chairman, AI Singapore
ACM & IEEE Fellow

Keynote<\/strong>
Doug Burger
Technical Fellow & Corporate VP, Microsoft Research
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td>		Agentic AI for Insurance and Finance (Tutorial)<\/strong>
He Jiong
Senior Research Fellow, NUS<\/td>		Generative AI and City Planning Process<\/strong>
Zhao Jinhua (Distinguished Speaker)
Professor, MIT<\/td><\/tr>
10.00\u2009\u2013\u200911.00<\/td>Towards A New Paradigm of AI<\/strong>
Furu Wei
Distinguished Scientist & VP, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Multi-modal Healthcare AI<\/strong>
Xinxing Xu
Principal Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Beyond Hospital Walls<\/strong>
Lili Qiu
Asst. Managing Director, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td><\/tr>
11.00\u2009\u2013\u200912.00<\/td>AI Reasoning (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Wee Sun Lee
Professor, NUS SoC<\/td>		Creativity of Generative AI Models (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Dianbo Liu
Assistant Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine<\/td>		Exploring Agentic Media<\/strong>
Yan Lu
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td><\/tr>
12.00\u2009\u2013\u200913.00<\/td>Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td>Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td>Societal AI: Research Challenges and Opportunities (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/strong>
Xing Xie
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td><\/tr>
13.00\u2009\u2013\u200914.00<\/td>The Co-Evolution of Intelligence and Systems Infrastructure<\/strong>
Peng Cheng
Senior Director, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Reinforcement Learning for Agentic Systems<\/strong>
Hanze Dong
Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
14.00\u2009\u2013\u200915.00<\/td>Whether, When & How to Govern AI? (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Simon Chesterman
David Marshall Prof of Law & Vice Provost, NUS
Sr Director (AI Governance), AI Singapore<\/td>		Can AI Help Us Learn Better? (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Ben Leong
Assoc Prof & Asst Dean, NUS SoC
Director, CCSGP & AICET, AI Singapore<\/td>		Distinguished Speaker<\/strong>
Daniela Rus
Andrew & Erna Viterbi Prof, MIT
Director, CSAIL, MIT<\/td><\/tr>
15.00\u2009\u2013\u200915.30<\/td>Afternoon Tea<\/strong><\/td>Afternoon Tea & Networking
(end at 16.00)<\/strong><\/td>		Closing Remarks<\/strong>
Wee Hyong Tok
Partner Director PM, Microsoft<\/td><\/tr>
15.30\u2009\u2013\u200916.30<\/td>Toward Lifelike Visual AI (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/strong>
Baining Guo
Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td>		Afternoon Tea & Networking
(end at 16.00)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
16.30\u2009\u2013\u200917.30<\/td>Video Intelligence in the Era of Multimodal (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Mike Shou
Assistant Professor, NUS SoC & CDE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The National University of Singapore (NUS)-Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) AI Summer School in partnership with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) brings together experts to educate and foster collaboration among the next generation of AI leaders in academia and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covering topics in Foundational AI and domain applications of AI, the AI Summer School will enable faculty, students and industry practitioners to realise the growing, exciting possibilities surrounding the use of AI in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit the official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please note that the programme may be subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time\/Date<\/th>Friday July 25, 2025<\/th>Saturday July 26, 2025<\/th>Sunday July 27, 2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8.30\u2009\u2013\u20099.00<\/td>Breakfast<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9.00\u2009\u2013\u200910.00<\/td>Opening Remarks<\/strong>
Mohan Kankanahalli
NUS AI Institute Director, Provost\u2019s Chair Professor, NUS SoC
Deputy Executive Chairman, AI Singapore
ACM & IEEE Fellow

Keynote<\/strong>
Doug Burger
Technical Fellow & Corporate VP, Microsoft Research
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td>		Agentic AI for Insurance and Finance (Tutorial)<\/strong>
He Jiong
Senior Research Fellow, NUS<\/td>		Generative AI and City Planning Process<\/strong>
Zhao Jinhua (Distinguished Speaker)
Professor, MIT<\/td><\/tr>
10.00\u2009\u2013\u200911.00<\/td>Towards A New Paradigm of AI<\/strong>
Furu Wei
Distinguished Scientist & VP, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Multi-modal Healthcare AI<\/strong>
Xinxing Xu
Principal Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Beyond Hospital Walls<\/strong>
Lili Qiu
Asst. Managing Director, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td><\/tr>
11.00\u2009\u2013\u200912.00<\/td>AI Reasoning (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Wee Sun Lee
Professor, NUS SoC<\/td>		Creativity of Generative AI Models (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Dianbo Liu
Assistant Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine<\/td>		Exploring Agentic Media<\/strong>
Yan Lu
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td><\/tr>
12.00\u2009\u2013\u200913.00<\/td>Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td>Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td>Societal AI: Research Challenges and Opportunities<\/a><\/strong>
Xing Xie
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td><\/tr>
13.00\u2009\u2013\u200914.00<\/td>The Co-Evolution of Intelligence and Systems Infrastructure<\/strong>
Peng Cheng
Senior Director, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Reinforcement Learning for Agentic Systems<\/strong>
Hanze Dong
Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia<\/td>		Lunch and Networking<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
14.00\u2009\u2013\u200915.00<\/td>Whether, When & How to Govern AI? (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Simon Chesterman
David Marshall Prof of Law & Vice Provost, NUS
Sr Director (AI Governance), AI Singapore<\/td>		Can AI Help Us Learn Better? (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Ben Leong
Assoc Prof & Asst Dean, NUS SoC
Director, CCSGP & AICET, AI Singapore<\/td>		Distinguished Speaker<\/strong>
Daniela Rus
Andrew & Erna Viterbi Prof, MIT
Director, CSAIL, MIT<\/td><\/tr>
15.00\u2009\u2013\u200915.30<\/td>Afternoon Tea<\/strong><\/td>Afternoon Tea & Networking
(end at 16.00)<\/strong><\/td>		Closing Remarks<\/strong>
Wee Hyong Tok
Partner Director PM, Microsoft<\/td><\/tr>
15.30\u2009\u2013\u200916.30<\/td>Toward Lifelike Visual AI<\/a><\/strong>
Baining Guo
Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research Asia
ACM & IEEE Fellow<\/td>		Afternoon Tea & Networking
(end at 16.00)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
16.30\u2009\u2013\u200917.30<\/td>Video Intelligence in the Era of Multimodal (Tutorial)<\/strong>
Mike Shou
Assistant Professor, NUS SoC & CDE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n","tab-content":[],"msr_startdate":"2025-07-25","msr_enddate":"2025-07-27","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Singapore","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"July 25, 2025","msr_register_text":"Watch now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":null,"event_excerpt":"The National University of Singapore (NUS)-Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) AI Summer School in partnership with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) brings together experts to educate and foster collaboration among the next generation of AI leaders in academia and industry. Covering topics in Foundational AI and domain applications of AI, the AI Summer School will enable faculty, students and industry practitioners to realise the growing, exciting possibilities surrounding the use of AI in the real world.…","msr_research_lab":[199560,1012650],"related-researchers":[],"msr_impact_theme":[],"related-academic-programs":[],"related-groups":[1144240],"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\/1145360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/1145360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1145371,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/1145360\/revisions\/1145371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"msr-research-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-area?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-region?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-event-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event-type?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-video-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-video-type?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-locale","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-locale?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-program-audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-program-audience?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-post-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-post-option?post=1145360"},{"taxonomy":"msr-impact-theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-impact-theme?post=1145360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}