{"id":874941,"date":"2022-09-08T08:08:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=874941"},"modified":"2022-10-20T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T17:06:04","slug":"gaming-and-ai-ria-workshop","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/gaming-and-ai-ria-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming and AI RIA Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>How can research uniquely contribute to gaming and how can gaming inform research agendas? This workshop aims to tackle this important question of how to accelerate impactful gaming integrations that enable researchers to build, measure, and learn rapidly. The Gaming and AI RIA proposes to work towards a common benchmark for the research and gaming ecosystem by creating the Xbox Learning Environment, a research test suite that collects gameplay data across many modern Xbox game titles. The purpose of this workshop is to gather the Gaming and AI RIA project members and researchers who work on games to brainstorm, discuss, and collaborate on new and exciting ways we can leverage the Xbox Learning Environment for greater impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop will air in two time zones: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Wednesday, October 26<\/strong> from <strong>9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (PDT) <\/strong>\/ 12:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM (EDT) \/ 5:00 PM \u2013 9:00 PM (BST) \/ 12:00 AM \u2013 4:00 AM (CST)<\/li><li><strong>Thursday, October 27<\/strong> from 1:00 AM \u2013 5:00 AM (PDT) \/ 4:00 AM \u2013 8:00 AM (EDT) \/ <strong>9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (BST)<\/strong> \/ 4:00 PM \u2013 8:00 PM (CST)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"speakers\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sadevlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-scaled-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Devlin\" class=\"wp-image-875601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sam-Devlin-Headshot-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"sam-devlin\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sadevlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Devlin<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Principal Researcher <em>Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/billdol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Bill Dolan\" class=\"wp-image-877362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bill-dolan\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/billdol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Dolan<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Partner Research Manager<br><em>Microsoft Research Redmond<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Raluca Georgescu\" class=\"wp-image-875613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"raluca-georgescu\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raluca Georgescu<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Research Software Engineer II<br><em>Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ggordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geoff-Gordon-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Geoff Gordon Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-875607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geoff-Gordon-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geoff-Gordon-Headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geoff-Gordon-Headshot-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geoff-Gordon-Headshot-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"geoff-gordon\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ggordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geoff Gordon<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Partner Researcher<br><em>Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/laliden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lars-Liden_circle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Lars Liden\" class=\"wp-image-877371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lars-Liden_circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lars-Liden_circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lars-Liden_circle-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lars-Liden_circle.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"lars-liden\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/laliden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lars Liden<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Principal Research Software Engineer Manager<br><em>Microsoft Research Redmond<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/matthaip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Matthai-Philipose_circle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Matthai Philipose\" class=\"wp-image-877296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Matthai-Philipose_circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Matthai-Philipose_circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Matthai-Philipose_circle-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Matthai-Philipose_circle.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"matthai-philipose\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/matthaip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthai Philipose<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Senior Principal Researcher<br><em>Xbox Trust<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/hjhamtani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harsh-Jhamtani_360-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Harsh Jhamtani\" class=\"wp-image-889707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harsh-Jhamtani_360-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harsh-Jhamtani_360-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harsh-Jhamtani_360-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harsh-Jhamtani_360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"harsh-jhamtani\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/hjhamtani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harsh Jhamtani<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Senior Researcher<br><em>Microsoft Semantic Machines<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harm-van-Seijin-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Harm van Seijen Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-875592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harm-van-Seijin-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harm-van-Seijin-Headshot-1.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"harm-van-seijen\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harm van Seijen<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Principal Research Manager<br><em>Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Haiyan-Zhang-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Haiyan Zhang in a blue shirt\" class=\"wp-image-875604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Haiyan-Zhang-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Haiyan-Zhang-Headshot-1.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"haiyan-zhang-opens-in-new-tab\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haiyan Zhang<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">GM, Gaming AI<br><em>Xbox Emerging Technologies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"agenda\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Time<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Speakers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>9:00 AM<\/td><td>Introductory Remarks<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\">Harm van Seijen<\/a>, Microsoft Research \u2013 Montr\u00e9al<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sadevlin\/\">Sam Devlin<\/a>, Microsoft Research \u2013 Cambridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:15 AM<\/td><td>Keynote: AI Meta-Humans&nbsp;<\/td><td><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiyan Zhang<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Xbox Emerging Technologies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:35 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:40 AM<\/td><td><em><em>Short break<\/em><\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Embodied Agents for Games<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:55 AM<\/td><td>Beyond Bleeding Edge&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raluca Georgescu<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:05 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/t-stan\/\">Shanzheng Tan<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:10 AM<\/td><td>Expanding Galena&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ggordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geoff Gordon<\/a>, Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:20 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/t-stan\/\">Shanzheng Tan<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:25 AM<\/td><td>Foundational Models for Xbox Ops<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/matthaip\/\">Matthai Philipose<\/a>, Xbox Trust<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:35 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:40 AM<\/td><td><em>Short break<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Natural Language for Games<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:55 AM<\/td><td>Conversational Agents<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/billdol\/\">Bill Dolan<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:10 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sudhra\/\">Sudha Rao<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 AM<\/td><td>Ghostwriter Update<\/td><td>Harsh Jhamtani, Microsoft Semantic Machines&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:25 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sudhra\/\">Sudha Rao<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 AM<\/td><td>Embodied Agents with PlaiGround&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/laliden\/\">Lars Liden<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:40 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sudhra\/\">Sudha Rao<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 AM<\/td><td><em>Short break<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Breakout Session<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 PM<\/td><td>Applications of the Xbox Learning Environment&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>Live report outs<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"workshop-organizers\">Workshop organizers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/macote\/\">Marc-Alexandre C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/a>, Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sadevlin\/\">Sam Devlin<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/kahofman\/\">Katja Hofmann<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/weisliu\/\">Weishung Liu<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/fniedtner\/\">Friederike Niedtner<\/a>, Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sudhra\/\">Sudha Rao<\/a>, Microsoft Research Redmond<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\">Harm van Seijen<\/a>, Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/t-stan\/\">Shanzheng Tan<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"microsofts-event-code-of-conduct\">Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes 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\n\n\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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or&nbsp;Standards of Business Conduct<\/a>. In short, the entire experience at the venue 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\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/reportconcern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity to venue staff, the event host or owner, or event staff. 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This workshop aims to tackle this important question of how to accelerate impactful gaming integrations that enable researchers to build, measure, and learn rapidly. The Gaming and AI RIA proposes to work towards a common benchmark for the research and gaming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":874611,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr_startdate":"2022-10-26","msr_enddate":"2022-10-27","msr_location":"Virtual","msr_expirationdate":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_event_link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/gaming-and-ai-ria-workshop\/register\/","msr_event_link_redirect":false,"msr_event_time":"Oct 26: 9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (PDT) \/ Oct 27: 9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (BST)","msr_hide_region":false,"msr_private_event":true,"msr_hide_image_in_river":0,"footnotes":""},"research-area":[13556],"msr-region":[],"msr-event-type":[],"msr-video-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-program-audience":[],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"class_list":["post-874941","msr-event","type-msr-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","msr-research-area-artificial-intelligence","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_about":"<!-- wp:msr\/event-details {\"title\":\"Gaming and AI RIA Workshop\",\"hasSubtitle\":true,\"subTitle\":\"Towards making agents interactive\",\"image\":{\"id\":874611,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WebsiteHero_1400x788_B.jpg\",\"alt\":\"Abstract image with blue, purple, and orange tiles moving upward\"}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tabs -->\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tab -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How can research uniquely contribute to gaming and how can gaming inform research agendas? This workshop aims to tackle this important question of how to accelerate impactful gaming integrations that enable researchers to build, measure, and learn rapidly. The Gaming and AI RIA proposes to work towards a common benchmark for the research and gaming ecosystem by creating the Xbox Learning Environment, a research test suite that collects gameplay data across many modern Xbox game titles. The purpose of this workshop is to gather the Gaming and AI RIA project members and researchers who work on games to brainstorm, discuss, and collaborate on new and exciting ways we can leverage the Xbox Learning Environment for greater impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This workshop will air in two time zones: <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li><strong>Wednesday, October 26<\/strong> from <strong>9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (PDT) <\/strong>\/ 12:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM (EDT) \/ 5:00 PM \u2013 9:00 PM (BST) \/ 12:00 AM \u2013 4:00 AM (CST)<\/li><li><strong>Thursday, October 27<\/strong> from 1:00 AM \u2013 5:00 AM (PDT) \/ 4:00 AM \u2013 8:00 AM (EDT) \/ <strong>9:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM (BST)<\/strong> \/ 4:00 PM \u2013 8:00 PM (CST)<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/sadevlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Devlin<\/a><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Principal Researcher <em>Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":877362,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/billdol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bill-dolan_circle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Bill Dolan\" class=\"wp-image-877362\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"7px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} -->\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/billdol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Dolan<\/a><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Partner Research Manager<br><em>Microsoft Research Redmond<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":875613,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Raluca-Georgescu-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Raluca Georgescu\" class=\"wp-image-875613\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"7px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} -->\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raluca Georgescu<\/a><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Research Software Engineer II<br><em>Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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Jhamtani<\/a><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Senior Researcher<br><em>Microsoft Semantic Machines<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":875592,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harm-van-Seijin-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Harm van Seijen Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-875592\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"7px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} -->\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/havansei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harm van Seijen<\/a><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Principal Research Manager<br><em>Microsoft Research Montr\u00e9al<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":875604,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haiyanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haiyan Zhang<\/a>, Xbox Emerging Technologies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:35 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&amp;A<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:40 AM<\/td><td><em><em>Short break<\/em><\/em><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Embodied Agents for Games<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:55 AM<\/td><td>Beyond Bleeding Edge&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/rageorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raluca Georgescu<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:05 AM<\/td><td>Live Q&amp;A<\/td><td>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/t-stan\/\">Shanzheng Tan<\/a>, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:10 AM<\/td><td>Expanding Galena&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/ggordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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