{"id":199604,"date":"2008-11-14T22:54:31","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T22:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/techvista-2008\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T12:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:55:28","slug":"techvista-2008","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/techvista-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"TechVista 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Research India has instituted an annual research symposium, TechVista, which brings together the best minds from the scientific and academic worlds onto a common platform. TechVista provides an opportunity for the research community, government and students to interact and exchange ideas on research and its future directions.<\/p>\n<p>TechVista, Microsoft Research India\u2019s annual research symposium, features some of the best recognized scientists from across the world as speakers. TechVista brings together the research community, academia and government onto a common platform. Previous editions of TechVista include Turing award winners Dr. Butler Lampson, Dr. Raj Reddy and Sir Tony Hoare, and technical Academy award winners Dr. Ken Perlin and Dr. Michael Kass, in addition to world renowned scientists like Prof. Maria Klawe, Prof. Takeo Kanade and well known Indian scientists like Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TechVista 2008 was held at Chennai, at the Chennai Convention Centre, on October 1, 2008. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The speakers at TechVista 2008 included:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/jeh\/\"><strong>Prof. John Hopcroft<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/\">Computer Science<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> at Cornell University. Prof. Hopcroft has also been honored with the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/awards.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1053917&srt=alpha&alpha=H&aw=140&ao=AMTURING\"><em>A.M. Turing Award<\/em><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computer Science in the Future. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/jhabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/shafi\/\"><strong>Prof. Shafi Goldwasser<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, RSA Professor of <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-eecs.mit.edu\/\">Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> at <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and of computer science and applied mathematics at <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/\">Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. Prof. Goldwasser has twice won the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/\"><em>G\u00f6del Prize<\/em><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, first in <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/1993.html\">1993<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and again in <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/2001.html\">2001<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Program Obfuscation and One-Time Programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sgabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.cs.columbia.edu\/~nayar\/\"><strong>Prof. Shree Nayar<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, T. C. Chang Chaired Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academies, Washington DC in 2008, and received the NTT Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the NTT Basic Research Laboratory, Japan, in 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational Cameras: Redefining the Image. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/snabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.aspx\"><strong>Dr. Rick Rashid<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Vice President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. Dr. Rashid was presented with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Emanuel R. Piore Award in 2008. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2003 and 2008 respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Making an Impact, Microsoft Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rrabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rick Szeliski<\/strong>, Group Lead, Interactive Visual Media Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. He was elected an IEEE fellow in 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weaving the World\u2019s Photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rsabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.strandls.com\/boardofdirectors.html\"><strong>Dr. Vijay Chandru<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Chairman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Strand Life Sciences. He is an academic turned entrepreneur. A co-founder of Strand Life Sciences, a leading <em>in silico<\/em> life sciences company, he currently serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the company. He also co-founded the Association of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE) and continues to serve as an executive council member. Dr. Chandru is the recipient of several awards and honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational Biology and Vice Versa. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vcabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TechVista highlights the impact research has had in various fields and demonstrates the benefits and rewards of taking up research as a career, in addition to bringing the latest developments in various research areas to the audience through the speakers. TechVista has rapidly grown from an audience of 250 people in 2005 to more than 800 participants in the New Delhi 2007 edition, a testament to the value participants see in the symposium.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to globally recognized speakers, TechVista also features an exhibition\/ poster session where we showcase the best projects from computer sciences and electrical engineering by PhD students from India\u2019s leading technical institutions.<\/p>\n<h2>Eminent speakers at previous editions of TechVista include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/welg\/\">Prof. Eric Grimson<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, MIT<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~mmv\/\">Prof. Manuela M. Veloso<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Michael Kass, Disney\/Pixar and technical Academy award winner<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cse.iitb.ac.in\/~krithi\/\">Prof. Krithi Ramamritham<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, IIT Bombay<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Tony Hey, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mrl.nyu.edu\/~perlin\/\">Prof. Ken Perlin<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, New York University and Academy award winner<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/~msur\/\">Prof. Mriganka Sur<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, MIT<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~wing\/\">Prof. Jeannette Wing<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, CMU<\/li>\n<li>Prof. N Balakrishnan, Associate Director, IISc<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.mspx\">Dr. Rick Rashid<\/a>, Senior VP, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billbuxton.com\/\">Bill Buxton<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.berkeley.edu\/~malik\/\">Prof. Jitendra Malik<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, UC Berkeley<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iiit.net\/~sangal\/\">Prof. Rajeev Sangal<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, IIIT Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/blampson\/\">Dr. Butler Lampson<\/a>, Microsoft Research and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rr.cs.cmu.edu\/rrlong.html\">Prof. Raj Reddy<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li>Sir Tony Hoare, Microsoft Research Cambridge and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ee.iitm.ac.in\/people\/faculty\/ashok.html\">Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, IIT Chennai<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ri.cmu.edu\/people\/kanade_takeo.html\">Prof. Takeo Kanade<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/admin\/presoffice\/presbio.html\">Prof. Maria Klawe<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Harvey Mudd College<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/ling\/default.mspx\">Dr. Dan Ling<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robots.ox.ac.uk\/~az\/\">Prof. Andrew Zisserman<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, University of Oxford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Research India has instituted an annual research symposium, TechVista, which brings together the best minds from the scientific and academic worlds onto a common platform. TechVista provides an opportunity for the research community, government and students to interact and exchange ideas on research and its future directions. 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TechVista provides an opportunity for the research community, government and students to interact and exchange ideas on research and its future directions.<\/p>\n<p>TechVista, Microsoft Research India\u2019s annual research symposium, features some of the best recognized scientists from across the world as speakers. TechVista brings together the research community, academia and government onto a common platform. Previous editions of TechVista include Turing award winners Dr. Butler Lampson, Dr. Raj Reddy and Sir Tony Hoare, and technical Academy award winners Dr. Ken Perlin and Dr. Michael Kass, in addition to world renowned scientists like Prof. Maria Klawe, Prof. Takeo Kanade and well known Indian scientists like Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TechVista 2008 was held at Chennai, at the Chennai Convention Centre, on October 1, 2008. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The speakers at TechVista 2008 included:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/jeh\/\"><strong>Prof. John Hopcroft<\/strong><\/a>, IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/\">Computer Science<\/a> at Cornell University. Prof. Hopcroft has also been honored with the <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1053917&amp;srt=alpha&amp;alpha=H&amp;aw=140&amp;ao=AMTURING\"><em>A.M. Turing Award<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computer Science in the Future. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/jhabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/shafi\/\"><strong>Prof. Shafi Goldwasser<\/strong><\/a>, RSA Professor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www-eecs.mit.edu\/\">Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a>, and of computer science and applied mathematics at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/\">Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel<\/a>. Prof. Goldwasser has twice won the <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/\"><em>G\u00f6del Prize<\/em><\/a>, first in <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/1993.html\">1993<\/a>, and again in <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/2001.html\">2001<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Program Obfuscation and One-Time Programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sgabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cs.columbia.edu\/~nayar\/\"><strong>Prof. Shree Nayar<\/strong><\/a>, T. C. Chang Chaired Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academies, Washington DC in 2008, and received the NTT Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the NTT Basic Research Laboratory, Japan, in 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational Cameras: Redefining the Image. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/snabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.aspx\"><strong>Dr. Rick Rashid<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Vice President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. Dr. Rashid was presented with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Emanuel R. Piore Award in 2008. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences in 2003 and 2008 respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Making an Impact, Microsoft Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rrabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rick Szeliski<\/strong>, Group Lead, Interactive Visual Media Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. He was elected an IEEE fellow in 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weaving the World\u2019s Photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rsabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strandls.com\/boardofdirectors.html\"><strong>Dr. Vijay Chandru<\/strong><\/a>, Chairman, Co-Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer, Strand Life Sciences. He is an academic turned entrepreneur. A co-founder of Strand Life Sciences, a leading <em>in silico<\/em> life sciences company, he currently serves as Chairman &amp; Chief Executive Officer of the company. He also co-founded the Association of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE) and continues to serve as an executive council member. Dr. Chandru is the recipient of several awards and honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational Biology and Vice Versa. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vcabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TechVista highlights the impact research has had in various fields and demonstrates the benefits and rewards of taking up research as a career, in addition to bringing the latest developments in various research areas to the audience through the speakers. TechVista has rapidly grown from an audience of 250 people in 2005 to more than 800 participants in the New Delhi 2007 edition, a testament to the value participants see in the symposium.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to globally recognized speakers, TechVista also features an exhibition\/ poster session where we showcase the best projects from computer sciences and electrical engineering by PhD students from India\u2019s leading technical institutions.<\/p>\n<h2>Eminent speakers at previous editions of TechVista include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/welg\/\">Prof. Eric Grimson<\/a>, MIT<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~mmv\/\">Prof. Manuela M. Veloso<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Michael Kass, Disney\/Pixar and technical Academy award winner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cse.iitb.ac.in\/~krithi\/\">Prof. Krithi Ramamritham<\/a>, IIT Bombay<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Tony Hey, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrl.nyu.edu\/~perlin\/\">Prof. Ken Perlin<\/a>, New York University and Academy award winner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/~msur\/\">Prof. Mriganka Sur<\/a>, MIT<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~wing\/\">Prof. Jeannette Wing<\/a>, CMU<\/li>\n<li>Prof. N Balakrishnan, Associate Director, IISc<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.mspx\">Dr. Rick Rashid<\/a>, Senior VP, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billbuxton.com\/\">Bill Buxton<\/a>, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.berkeley.edu\/~malik\/\">Prof. Jitendra Malik<\/a>, UC Berkeley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiit.net\/~sangal\/\">Prof. Rajeev Sangal<\/a>, IIIT Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/blampson\/\">Dr. Butler Lampson<\/a>, Microsoft Research and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rr.cs.cmu.edu\/rrlong.html\">Prof. Raj Reddy<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li>Sir Tony Hoare, Microsoft Research Cambridge and Turing award winner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ee.iitm.ac.in\/people\/faculty\/ashok.html\">Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala<\/a>, IIT Chennai<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ri.cmu.edu\/people\/kanade_takeo.html\">Prof. Takeo Kanade<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/admin\/presoffice\/presbio.html\">Prof. Maria Klawe<\/a>, Harvey Mudd College<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/ling\/default.mspx\">Dr. Dan Ling<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robots.ox.ac.uk\/~az\/\">Prof. Andrew Zisserman<\/a>, University of Oxford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform -->\n<!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab -->\n<!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tabs -->","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"About","content":"Microsoft Research India has instituted an annual research symposium, TechVista, which brings together the best minds from the scientific and academic worlds onto a common platform. TechVista provides an opportunity for the research community, government and students to interact and exchange ideas on research and its future directions.\r\n\r\nTechVista, Microsoft Research India's annual research symposium, features some of the best recognized scientists from across the world as speakers. TechVista brings together the research community, academia and government onto a common platform. Previous editions of TechVista include Turing award winners Dr. Butler Lampson, Dr. Raj Reddy and Sir Tony Hoare, and technical Academy award winners Dr. Ken Perlin and Dr. Michael Kass, in addition to world renowned scientists like Prof. Maria Klawe, Prof. Takeo Kanade and well known Indian scientists like Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.\r\n\r\n<strong>TechVista 2008 was held at Chennai, at the Chennai Convention Centre, on October 1, 2008. <\/strong>\r\n<h2>The speakers at TechVista 2008 included:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/jeh\/\"><strong>Prof. John Hopcroft<\/strong><\/a>, IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/\">Computer Science<\/a> at Cornell University. Prof. Hopcroft has also been honored with the <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1053917&amp;srt=alpha&amp;alpha=H&amp;aw=140&amp;ao=AMTURING\"><em>A.M. Turing Award<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Computer Science in the Future. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/jhabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/shafi\/\"><strong>Prof. Shafi Goldwasser<\/strong><\/a>, RSA Professor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www-eecs.mit.edu\/\">Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a>, and of computer science and applied mathematics at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/\">Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel<\/a>. Prof. Goldwasser has twice won the <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/\"><em>G\u00f6del Prize<\/em><\/a>, first in <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/1993.html\">1993<\/a>, and again in <a href=\"http:\/\/sigact.acm.org\/prizes\/godel\/2001.html\">2001<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Program Obfuscation and One-Time Programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sgabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cs.columbia.edu\/~nayar\/\"><strong>Prof. Shree Nayar<\/strong><\/a>, T. C. Chang Chaired Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academies, Washington DC in 2008, and received the NTT Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the NTT Basic Research Laboratory, Japan, in 1994.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Computational Cameras: Redefining the Image. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/snabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.aspx\"><strong>Dr. Rick Rashid<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Vice President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. Dr. Rashid was presented with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Emanuel R. Piore Award in 2008. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences in 2003 and 2008 respectively.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Making an Impact, Microsoft Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rrabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Dr. Rick Szeliski<\/strong>, Group Lead, Interactive Visual Media Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/\">Microsoft Research<\/a>. He was elected an IEEE fellow in 2004.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Weaving the World's Photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/rsabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strandls.com\/boardofdirectors.html\"><strong>Dr. Vijay Chandru<\/strong><\/a>, Chairman, Co-Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer, Strand Life Sciences. He is an academic turned entrepreneur. A co-founder of Strand Life Sciences, a leading <em>in silico<\/em> life sciences company, he currently serves as Chairman &amp; Chief Executive Officer of the company. He also co-founded the Association of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE) and continues to serve as an executive council member. Dr. Chandru is the recipient of several awards and honors.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Computational Biology and Vice Versa. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vcabstract.pdf\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nTechVista highlights the impact research has had in various fields and demonstrates the benefits and rewards of taking up research as a career, in addition to bringing the latest developments in various research areas to the audience through the speakers. TechVista has rapidly grown from an audience of 250 people in 2005 to more than 800 participants in the New Delhi 2007 edition, a testament to the value participants see in the symposium.\r\n\r\nIn addition to globally recognized speakers, TechVista also features an exhibition\/ poster session where we showcase the best projects from computer sciences and electrical engineering by PhD students from India\u2019s leading technical institutions.\r\n<h2>Eminent speakers at previous editions of TechVista include:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/welg\/\">Prof. Eric Grimson<\/a>, MIT<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~mmv\/\">Prof. Manuela M. Veloso<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dr. Michael Kass, Disney\/Pixar and technical Academy award winner<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cse.iitb.ac.in\/~krithi\/\">Prof. Krithi Ramamritham<\/a>, IIT Bombay<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dr. Tony Hey, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrl.nyu.edu\/~perlin\/\">Prof. Ken Perlin<\/a>, New York University and Academy award winner<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/~msur\/\">Prof. Mriganka Sur<\/a>, MIT<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.cmu.edu\/~wing\/\">Prof. Jeannette Wing<\/a>, CMU<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prof. N Balakrishnan, Associate Director, IISc<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/rick\/default.mspx\">Dr. Rick Rashid<\/a>, Senior VP, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billbuxton.com\/\">Bill Buxton<\/a>, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.berkeley.edu\/~malik\/\">Prof. Jitendra Malik<\/a>, UC Berkeley<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiit.net\/~sangal\/\">Prof. Rajeev Sangal<\/a>, IIIT Hyderabad<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/blampson\/\">Dr. Butler Lampson<\/a>, Microsoft Research and Turing award winner<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rr.cs.cmu.edu\/rrlong.html\">Prof. Raj Reddy<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University and Turing award winner<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sir Tony Hoare, Microsoft Research Cambridge and Turing award winner<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ee.iitm.ac.in\/people\/faculty\/ashok.html\">Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala<\/a>, IIT Chennai<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ri.cmu.edu\/people\/kanade_takeo.html\">Prof. Takeo Kanade<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/admin\/presoffice\/presbio.html\">Prof. Maria Klawe<\/a>, Harvey Mudd College<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/ling\/default.mspx\">Dr. Dan Ling<\/a>, Microsoft Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robots.ox.ac.uk\/~az\/\">Prof. Andrew Zisserman<\/a>, University of Oxford<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"}],"msr_startdate":"2008-10-01","msr_enddate":"2008-10-01","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Chennai, India","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"October 1, 2008","msr_register_text":"Watch now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":null,"event_excerpt":"Microsoft Research India has instituted an annual research symposium, TechVista, which brings together the best minds from the scientific and academic worlds onto a common platform. 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