{"id":609432,"date":"2019-09-27T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T22:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&p=609432"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:55:43","slug":"phd-workshop-on-next-generation-cloud-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/phd-workshop-on-next-generation-cloud-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Workshop on Next-Generation Cloud Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Venue:<\/strong> MSR Cambridge
\n21 Station Road
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Microsoft Research Cambridge is organizing a workshop where PhD students working on topics relevant to the next-generation cloud infrastructure in Europe are invited to participate. During this two-day workshop, the students will have the opportunity to present their work to Microsoft researchers, learn about the research we are doing in MSR Cambridge lab, and discuss the future of the cloud.<\/p>\n

The cross-disciplinary team in Cambridge is working on a wide range of topics spanning all layers of the cloud stack. We are working on pioneering research projects covering compute, storage, and networking. To address the challenges in these areas, we adopt a holistic approach by performing research that spans optics, networking, distributed systems, storage, operating systems, verification, and hardware-software co-design.<\/p>\n

Learn more about MSR Cambridge Cloud Infrastructure > (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Committee Chairs: Aleksandar Dragojevic (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Fotini Karinou (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Monday, 25 November 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/td>\n Session <\/strong><\/td>\n Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45\u201312:50<\/td>\nArrival \/ lunch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:50\u201313:00<\/td>\nWelcome<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00\u201314:00<\/td>\nHow to Give a Research Talk<\/td>\nSimon Peyton Jones<\/a>, MSR Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:00\u201314:30<\/td>\nSilica: Optical Storage<\/td>\nIoan Stefanovici<\/a>, MSR Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:30\u201315:00<\/td>\nSirius: Optical Data Center Networks<\/td>\nSophie Lange<\/a>, MSR Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:00\u201316:30<\/td>\nPoster session \/ coffee \/ drinks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:30\u201317:30<\/td>\nBreakout sessions<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19:00<\/td>\nDinner @ Station Tavern<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Tuesday, 26 November 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/td>\n Session <\/strong><\/td>\n Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30\u201310:00<\/td>\nHoneycomb: Hardware Offloads for Distributed Systems<\/td>\nShane Fleming<\/a>, MSR Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00\u201310:30<\/td>\nIris: Optical Regional Networks<\/td>\nChristos Gkantsidis<\/a>, MSR Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30\u201312:00<\/td>\nPoster session \/ coffee<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00\u201313:00<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00\u201313:15<\/td>\nEvent Close<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Photo Credit:<\/strong> Mark Ashworth | Ashworth Photography (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n