{"id":493400,"date":"2018-07-18T10:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T17:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=493400"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:56:59","slug":"phd-summit","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft PhD Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-redmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Research Building 99<\/a><br \/>\n14820 NE 36th Street<br \/>\nRedmond, Washington<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:phdsumt@microsoft.com\">phdsumt@microsoft.com<\/a><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Distinguished PhD students, including FLIP Fellows, current Microsoft Research PhD Fellows, AI Summer School Winners, and Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant recipients are invited to attend a two-day workshop at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-redmond\/\">Microsoft Research Redmond<\/a>. This is an opportunity for top PhD students to enhance skills, build a network, and discuss research within a community of peers and notable Microsoft researchers. Specifically, they will:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2022 Hear from researchers in academia and industry<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn about building their brand on social media<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn how to create and maintain their personal website<br \/>\n\u2022 Present their research at a poster session<br \/>\n\u2022 Make connections with cutting-edge researchers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sunday, October 28, 2018<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"height: 71px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"888\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">6:00 PM-8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Evening Reception<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.westinbellevuehotel.com\/?SWAQ=958P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westin Hotel \u2013 Bellevue<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Monday, October 29, 2018<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"height: 897px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"891\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">8:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation from Hotel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:00 AM-9:25 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Breakfast<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:25 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Welcome &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/merrie\/\"> Meredith Ringel Morris<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:30 AM-10:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Keynote &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/horvitz\/\">Eric Horvitz<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">10:15 AM-10:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">10:30 AM-11:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Keynote &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/petelee\/\">Peter Lee<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">11:15 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: Building Your Brand<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ajbrush\/\">A.J. Brush<\/a> (Moderator)<br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mickens.seas.harvard.edu\/\">James Mickens<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n-Becky Tucker<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/eckamar\/\">Ece Kamar<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Networking Lunch<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">1:00 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: Collaborating with Academia and Industry<br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/mickens.seas.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Mickens<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Moderator)<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/merrie\/\">Meredith Ringel Morris<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/donaldk\/\">Donald Kossmann<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kate\/\">Kate Crawford<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">2:00 PM-3:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: The Road Less Traveled \u2013 Government, Academia, Industry and Everywhere In Between<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sblyth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandy Blyth<\/a> (Moderator)<br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ren\u00e9-bast\u00f3n-513b17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ren\u00e9 Bast\u00f3n<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/unc.academia.edu\/LeaShanley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lea Shanley<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/renata-rawlings-goss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renata Rawlings-Goss<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/amplab.cs.berkeley.edu\/author\/mmlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meredith Lee<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/cirss.ischool.illinois.edu\/person.php?id=108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melissa Cragin<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">3:00 PM-3:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">3:30 PM-5:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Poster Session<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Atrium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">5:30 PM-6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation to Evening Activity<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">6:00 PM-8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Evening Activity<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckystrikesocial.com\/locations\/bellevue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucky Strike &#8211; Bellevue<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | FLIP Fellows | UW Schedule<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"height: 350px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"888\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">8:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation from Hotel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:00 AM-9:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Light breakfast available<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:15 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Intro & Welcome, Ed Lazowska<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:30 AM-10:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Academic Job Market Preparation, Allen School Director Hank Levy & Panel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">10:30 AM-11:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Highlighting Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Academia & the Seattle Area<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">11:00 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Allen School Lab Tours<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Leave from CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Lunch with Presenters<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | PhD Fellows, Dissertation Grant Recipients, and AI Summer School Winners | MSR Schedule<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;height: 438px\" width=\"892\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">8:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation from Hotel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:00 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Breakfast<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:30 AM-11:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Student Elevator Pitches<br \/>\nReviewers:<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/merrie\/\">Meredith Ringel Morris<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/neel\/\">Neel Joshi<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/goramos\/\">Gonzalo Ramos<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">11:00 AM-11:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">11:15 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: Failing Fast<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/neel\/\">Neel Joshi<\/a> (Moderator)<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dan\/\">Dan Morris<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/galenh\/\">Galen Hunt<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: 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This is an opportunity for top PhD students to enhance skills, build a network, and discuss research within a community of peers and notable Microsoft researchers. Specifically, they will:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2022 Hear from researchers in academia and industry<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn about building their brand on social media<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn how to create and maintain their personal website<br \/>\n\u2022 Present their research at a poster session<br \/>\n\u2022 Make connections with cutting-edge researchers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Agenda\"} --><!-- wp:freeform --><hr \/>\n<h3>Sunday, October 28, 2018<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"height: 71px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"888\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">6:00 PM-8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Evening Reception<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.westinbellevuehotel.com\/?SWAQ=958P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westin Hotel \u2013 Bellevue<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Monday, October 29, 2018<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"height: 897px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"891\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">8:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation from Hotel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:00 AM-9:25 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Breakfast<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:25 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Welcome &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/merrie\/\"> Meredith Ringel Morris<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:30 AM-10:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Keynote &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/horvitz\/\">Eric Horvitz<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">10:15 AM-10:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">10:30 AM-11:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Keynote &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/petelee\/\">Peter Lee<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">11:15 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: Building Your Brand<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ajbrush\/\">A.J. 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Brush<\/a> (Moderator)\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/mickens.seas.harvard.edu\/\">James Mickens<\/a>\r\n-Becky Tucker\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/eckamar\/\">Ece Kamar<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Networking Lunch<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">1:00 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: Collaborating with Academia and Industry\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/mickens.seas.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Mickens<\/a> (Moderator)\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/merrie\/\">Meredith Ringel Morris<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/donaldk\/\">Donald Kossmann<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kate\/\">Kate Crawford<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">2:00 PM-3:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Panel: The Road Less Traveled \u2013 Government, Academia, Industry and Everywhere In Between\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sblyth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandy Blyth<\/a> (Moderator)\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ren\u00e9-bast\u00f3n-513b17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ren\u00e9 Bast\u00f3n<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"http:\/\/unc.academia.edu\/LeaShanley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lea Shanley<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/renata-rawlings-goss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renata Rawlings-Goss<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"https:\/\/amplab.cs.berkeley.edu\/author\/mmlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meredith Lee<\/a>\r\n-<a href=\"http:\/\/cirss.ischool.illinois.edu\/person.php?id=108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melissa Cragin<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Room 1919<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">3:00 PM-3:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Break<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">3:30 PM-5:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Poster Session<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">Atrium<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">5:30 PM-6:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation to Evening Activity<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">6:00 PM-8:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Evening Activity<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckystrikesocial.com\/locations\/bellevue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucky Strike - Bellevue<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | FLIP Fellows | UW Schedule<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"height: 350px;border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"888\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\"><strong>Time (PDT)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">8:30 AM-9:00 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Transportation from Hotel<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:00 AM-9:15 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Light breakfast available<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"163\">CSE 691 Gates Commons<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"155\">9:15 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: inherit;border: inherit\" width=\"227\">Intro &amp; 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