Artificial intelligence research at Microsoft
May 18, 2017

Microsoft Research Asia Symposium on Collaborative Research

Location: Beijing, China

May 17 2017 (Wednesday)

Time Session Speaker
14:00-17:00 Workshop on the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Taifeng Wang, Lead Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia

May 18 2017 (Thursday)

Time Session Speaker
09:20-09:50 Welcome Tea and Onsite Registration
09:50-09:55 Opening Tim Pan, Outreach Director, Microsoft Research Asia
10:00-10:40 Keynote Speech: Pushing the New Frontier of Artificial Intelligence Tie-Yan Liu, Principle Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia
10:40-11:40 Panel Discussion: Turning Ideas into Reality Moderator: Tim Pan, Outreach Director, Microsoft Research Asia

Panelists:
Minyi Guo, Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ming Lei, CEO, Director of AI Innovation Center, Peking University; One of Seven Co-founders for Baidu
Biao Cheng, Director of Incubation, Microsoft Research Asia
Jun Yan, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia

11:40-12:00 Group Photo with Tea Break
12:00-13:30 Poster/Demo Sessions
13:30-15:10 Track A Speakers:
Wenjun Zeng, MSRA
Jiangtao Wen, Tsinghua University
Yonghong Tian, Peking University
Jiwen Lu, Tsinghua University
Hong Cheng, UESTC
Track B Speakers:
Tao Qin, MSRA
Liwei Wang, Peking University
Yang Yu, Nanjing University
Zhihua Zhang, Peking University
Yinghe Chen & Yongxia Shi, Beijing Normal University
Track C Speakers:
Xin Tong, MSRA
Zhouchen Lin, Peking University
Feng Ye, Beijing Film Academy
Dongdong Weng, Beijing Institute of Technology
Jian Sun, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Track D Speakers:
Lintao Zhang, MSRA
Guangyu Sun, Peking University
Chengchen Hu, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University
Jidong Zhai, Tsinghua University
Track E Speakers:
Tao Mei, MSRA
Yu-Gang Jiang, Fudan University
Xueming Qian, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Yong Hu, Beihang University
Weiyao Lin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Track F Speakers:
Qiang Huo, MSRA
Nan Duan, MSRA
Jun Du, University of Science and Technology of China
Xin Zhang, South China University of Technology
15:10-15:30 Break
15:30-17:10 Track A Speakers:
Frank Soong, MSRA
Jun Zhu, Tsinghua University
Haifeng Li, Harbin Institute of Technology
Baoliang Lu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhaoxiang Zhang, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Track B Speakers:
Bin Shao, MSRA
Jie Tang, Tsinghua University
Xinbing Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shuai Ma, Beihang University
Hongzhi Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology
Track C Speakers:
Chin-Yew Lin, MSRA
Jun Yan, MSRA
Yuanbin Wu, East China Normal University
Hailong Cao, Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhou Zhao, Zhejiang University
Track D Speakers:
Yongqiang Xiong, MSRA
Liang Jeff Chen, MSRA
Haisheng Tan, University of Science and Technology of China
Jiao Wang, Northeastern University
Track E Speakers:
Yu Zheng, MSRA
Yingcai Wu, Zhejiang University
Yihua Huang, Nanjing University
Liqing Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lan Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China
Track F Speakers:
Ruihua Song, MSRA
Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Fuzhen Zhuang, Institute of Computing Technolgy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qi Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
17:30-18:00 Departure for banquet
18:00-20:00 Banquet
20:00- Return to hotel