{"id":672768,"date":"2020-07-08T12:22:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=672768"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:52:36","slug":"ai-breakthroughs-2020","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/ai-breakthroughs-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Research AI Breakthroughs 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><strong>This event is invitation-only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact us:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:msraib@microsoft.com\">msraib@microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Past events:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/ai-breakthroughs-2019\/\">2019 AI Breakthroughs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/msr-ai-breakthroughs\/\">2018 AI Breakthroughs<\/a><br \/>\n<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please join us at Microsoft Research\u2019s invitation-only AI Breakthroughs workshop. This is a unique event dedicated to discussing the most exciting research breakthroughs in AI with, you, the best and brightest PhD students and Postdoc researchers.<\/p>\n<p>This two-day virtual workshop provides a great opportunity to engage with and discuss the future of AI with other top students and Microsoft researchers and to learn about the research we\u2019re doing in AI.<\/p>\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.<\/p>\n<p>We do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\">report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\"\n\t\tclass=\"button cta-link\"\n\t\tdata-bi-type=\"button\"\n\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Report a concern\"\n\t\tdata-bi-tN=\"shortcodes\/msr-button\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tReport a concern\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tuesday, September 22, 2020<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/avatar_user_36443_1506533427-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Sean Andrist\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Headshot-180x180.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Daniel McDuff\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Andrist<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel McDuff<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:15 AM-9:45 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-johannes-gehrke-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Johannes-Gehrke.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Johannes Gehrke\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannes Gehrke<\/a>, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Research at Redmond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:45 AM-10:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">10:00 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&A panel | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_31594_1499797054-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Debadeepta Dey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-2019-05-01.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Subho Mukherjee\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_32311_1499798000-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Jina Suh\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/avatar_user__1474904133-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alekh Agarwal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debadeepta Dey<\/a>: Efficient Forward Neural Architecture Search<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subho Mukherjee<\/a>: Resource-efficient Learning for Neural Language Understanding at Scale<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jina Suh<\/a>: Population-Scale Study of Human Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis and Implications<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alekh Agarwal<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Q&A Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-susan-dumais-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Headshot__0034_cropped_susan-dumais-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Susan Dumais\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Dumais<\/a>, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-3:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video poster session by students<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">3:00 PM-4:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fun Networking Event<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div>\n<h2>Wednesday, September 23, 2020<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:05 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Sean and Daniel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:05 AM-9:20 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video Message by Kevin Scott<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/2017\/01\/Kevin-Scott_bio_final-215x215.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Kevin Scott\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Scott<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology & Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:20 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Transition to groups<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:30 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Meeting with your nominating team &#8211; each student presents for ~5 minutes<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">2:00 PM-3:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&A panel + event wrap-up | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel-and-event-wrap-up\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EB2A1290-2.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Shamsi Iqbal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/polozov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/profile_square.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alex Polozov\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rsim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/07052018-Photo-02.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Robert Sim\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shamsi Iqbal<\/a>: Micro-productivity: Redefining Productivity to Adapt to a Changing Landscape of Work<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/polozov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Polozov<\/a>: Neuro-Symbolic AI and Program Synthesis<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rsim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Sim<\/a>: Privacy Preservation in Natural Language Applications<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Q&A Panel<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Final words and closing (Sean and Daniel)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Research\u2019s invitation-only AI Breakthroughs workshop is a unique event dedicated to discussing the most exciting research breakthroughs in AI with, you, the best and brightest PhD students and Postdoc researchers. 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This is a unique event dedicated to discussing the most exciting research breakthroughs in AI with, you, the best and brightest PhD students and Postdoc researchers.<\/p>\n<p>This two-day virtual workshop provides a great opportunity to engage with and discuss the future of AI with other top students and Microsoft researchers and to learn about the research we\u2019re doing in AI.<\/p>\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.<\/p>\n<p>We do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\">report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\"\n\t\tclass=\"button cta-link\"\n\t\tdata-bi-type=\"button\"\n\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Report a concern\"\n\t\tdata-bi-tN=\"shortcodes\/msr-button\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tReport a concern\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><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 --><h2>Tuesday, September 22, 2020<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:15 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/avatar_user_36443_1506533427-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Sean Andrist\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Headshot-180x180.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Daniel McDuff\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Andrist<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel McDuff<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:15 AM-9:45 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-johannes-gehrke-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Johannes-Gehrke.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Johannes Gehrke\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannes Gehrke<\/a>, Technical Fellow &amp; Managing Director, Research at Redmond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:45 AM-10:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">10:00 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&amp;A panel | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_31594_1499797054-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Debadeepta Dey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-2019-05-01.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Subho Mukherjee\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_32311_1499798000-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Jina Suh\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/avatar_user__1474904133-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alekh Agarwal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debadeepta Dey<\/a>: Efficient Forward Neural Architecture Search<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subho Mukherjee<\/a>: Resource-efficient Learning for Neural Language Understanding at Scale<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jina Suh<\/a>: Population-Scale Study of Human Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis and Implications<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alekh Agarwal<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Q&amp;A Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-susan-dumais-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Headshot__0034_cropped_susan-dumais-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Susan Dumais\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Dumais<\/a>, Technical Fellow &amp; Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-3:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video poster session by students<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">3:00 PM-4:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fun Networking Event<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div>\n<h2>Wednesday, September 23, 2020<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:05 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Sean and Daniel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:05 AM-9:20 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video Message by Kevin Scott<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/2017\/01\/Kevin-Scott_bio_final-215x215.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Kevin Scott\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Scott<\/a>, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology &amp; Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:20 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Transition to groups<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:30 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Meeting with your nominating team &#8211; each student presents for ~5 minutes<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">2:00 PM-3:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&amp;A panel + event wrap-up | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel-and-event-wrap-up\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EB2A1290-2.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Shamsi Iqbal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/polozov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/profile_square.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alex Polozov\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rsim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/07052018-Photo-02.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Robert Sim\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shamsi Iqbal<\/a>: Micro-productivity: Redefining Productivity to Adapt to a Changing Landscape of Work<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/polozov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Polozov<\/a>: Neuro-Symbolic AI and Program Synthesis<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rsim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Sim<\/a>: Privacy Preservation in Natural Language Applications<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>5 minute break<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Q&amp;A Panel<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\n<p>Final words and closing (Sean and Daniel)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><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-tabs -->","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"About","content":"Please join us at Microsoft Research\u2019s invitation-only AI Breakthroughs workshop. This is a unique event dedicated to discussing the most exciting research breakthroughs in AI with, you, the best and brightest PhD students and Postdoc researchers.\r\n\r\nThis two-day virtual workshop provides a great opportunity to engage with and discuss the future of AI with other top students and Microsoft researchers and to learn about the research we\u2019re doing in AI.\r\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\r\nMicrosoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.\r\n\r\nWe do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\">report<\/a> any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.\r\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\r\n<div>[msr-button text=\"Report a concern\" url=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\" new-window=\"true\" ]<\/div>"},{"id":1,"name":"Agenda","content":"<h2>Tuesday, September 22, 2020<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Speaker <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:15 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/avatar_user_36443_1506533427-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Sean Andrist\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Headshot-180x180.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Daniel McDuff\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sandrist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Andrist<\/a>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/damcduff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel McDuff<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:15 AM-9:45 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-johannes-gehrke-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Johannes-Gehrke.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Johannes Gehrke\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/johannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannes Gehrke<\/a>, Technical Fellow &amp; Managing Director, Research at Redmond<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:45 AM-10:00 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">10:00 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&amp;A panel | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_31594_1499797054-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Debadeepta Dey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-2019-05-01.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Subho Mukherjee\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/avatar_user_32311_1499798000-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Jina Suh\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/avatar_user__1474904133-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alekh Agarwal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dedey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debadeepta Dey<\/a>: Efficient Forward Neural Architecture Search\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/submukhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subho Mukherjee<\/a>: Resource-efficient Learning for Neural Language Understanding at Scale\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<em>5 minute break<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jinsuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jina Suh<\/a>: Population-Scale Study of Human Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis and Implications\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/alekha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alekh Agarwal<\/a>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<em>5 minute break<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\nQ&amp;A Panel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fireside Chat | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/fireside-chat-with-susan-dumais-during-microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Headshot__0034_cropped_susan-dumais-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Susan Dumais\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sdumais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Dumais<\/a>, Technical Fellow &amp; Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-3:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video poster session by students<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">3:00 PM-4:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Fun Networking Event<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div>\r\n<h2>Wednesday, September 23, 2020<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 8px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Time (PDT) <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong> Session <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:00 AM-9:05 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Sean and Daniel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:05 AM-9:20 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Video Message by Kevin Scott<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/2017\/01\/Kevin-Scott_bio_final-215x215.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Kevin Scott\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/exec\/kevin-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Scott<\/a>, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology &amp; Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:20 AM-9:30 AM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Transition to groups<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">9:30 AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Meeting with your nominating team - each student presents for ~5 minutes<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">12:00 PM-1:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Break<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:00 PM-1:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">1:30 PM-2:00 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Opportunity to meet with other teams<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 20%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">2:00 PM-3:30 PM<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 30%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">20 minute research talks + Q&amp;A panel + event wrap-up | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/microsoft-research-ai-breakthroughs-2020-research-talks-qa-panel-and-event-wrap-up\/\">Video<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 15%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EB2A1290-2.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Shamsi Iqbal\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/polozov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/profile_square.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alex Polozov\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rsim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"avatar avatar-180 photo msr-profile-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/07052018-Photo-02.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Robert Sim\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;width: 35%;padding: 8px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/shamsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shamsi Iqbal<\/a>: Micro-productivity: Redefining Productivity to Adapt to a Changing Landscape of Work\r\n<div style=\"height: 8px\"><\/div>\r\n<div 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