July 3, 2017 -
July 6, 2017
AI Summer School 2017
Location: Microsoft Research Cambridge UK
Monday July 3
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 12:00 |
Registration and Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Welcome to Microsoft Research
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Christopher Bishop (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research |
| 14:00 |
AI and Healthcare
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Christopher Bishop (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 15:00 |
Afternoon Break
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| 15:30 |
Session “Language”
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ChairJohn Winn (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
SpeakersDan Bohus (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
Steve Young (opens in new tab), University of Cambridge
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| 17:00 |
Policy Gradient Methods: Tutorial and New Frontiers
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John Schulman (opens in new tab), OpenAI
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| 18:00 |
Welcome Reception
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21:00
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Coach Transfer: Microsoft Research to Selwyn College
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Tuesday July 4
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08:45 |
Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees
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09:30
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How to Write a Great Research Paper
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Simon Peyton Jones (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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10:30
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Morning Break | |
| 11:00 | Session “Security” |
ChairOlya Ohrimenko (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
SpeakersOlya Ohrimenko (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
Thomas Ristenpart (opens in new tab), Cornell Tech
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| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Session “Health” |
ChairKenji Takeda (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
SpeakersAntonio Criminisi (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
Kenji Takeda (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 15:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 15:30 | How to Give a Great Research Talk |
Simon Peyton Jones (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 16:30 | Demofest | |
| 18:00 |
Coach Transfer: Microsoft Research to Selwyn College
(for those not participating in Evening Activity) |
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| 18:00 |
Azure Session (optional attendance)
Note: there will be no transportation available to Selwyn College at the end of this Evening Activity |
Led by Kenji Takeda (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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Wednesday July 5
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08:15 | Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees | |
| 09:00 | HoloLens: Computer Vision meets Mixed Reality |
Jamie Shotton (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 10:00 | Morning Break | |
| 10:30 | Session “Design – On the Human Side “ |
ChairCecily Morrison (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research SpeakersRebecca Fiebrink (opens in new tab), Goldsmiths University of London Anab Jain (opens in new tab), Superflux Alex Taylor (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 12:00 | Design Exhibition and Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Probabilistic Machine Learning and AI |
Zoubin Ghahramani (opens in new tab), University of Cambridge
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| 14:30 |
Cancer AI
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Jasmin Fisher (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
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| 15:15 | Afternoon Break | |
| 15:45 |
Session “Optimisation”
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ChairSebastian Nowozin (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
SpeakersIain Murray (opens in new tab), University of Edinburgh
Yee Whye Teh (opens in new tab), University of Oxford
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| 17:30 |
Walk to Downing College for Evening Dinner |
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| 18:15 |
Drinks and Group Photo |
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| 19:30 |
Formal Dinner at Downing College |
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| 22:30 |
Coach Transfer: Downing College to Selwyn College |
Thursday July 6
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08:45 | Coach Transfer: Selwyn to Microsoft Research and Sign In of All Attendees | |
| 09:30 | Representation Construction for Reinforcement Learning | Doina Precup (opens in new tab), McGill University |
| 10:30 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 | Session “Malmo – Interactive Learning” |
ChairKatja Hofmann (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
SpeakersKatja Hofmann (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research
Shimon Whiteson (opens in new tab), University of Oxford
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| 12:30 | AI Summer School Closes | Grab-and-Go Lunch |
Optional Trip to Royal Society Summer Exhibition (opens in new tab), London
Return Transportation Provided (only for those that have confirmed a place at Registration)