Keeping an Eye on AI with Dr. Kate Crawford
Episode 14, February 28, 2018 – Today, Dr. Crawford talks about both the promises and the problems of AI; why— when it comes to data – bigger isn’t necessarily better; and how – even in…
I Chose STEM – Event Recap
Earlier this week Microsoft Research Montreal celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) with a one-day symposium: I Chose STEM. More than 200 Canadian STEM students and…
Structured Probabilistic Models for Computational Social Science
With today’s abundance of data, probabilistic models have an opportunity to answer fundamental questions about human behavior and interactions. However, unlike standard inference tasks, socio-behavioral outcomes are frequently interdependent, rely on heterogenous observations, and require…
Panel Discussion: AI & Society
The Academic Research Summit 2018 is a forum to foster meaningful discussion among the Indian Computer Science research community and enable collaborations to advance the state of the art and raise the bar on research…
Academic Research Summit 2018 – Welcome & Introductory Session
The Academic Research Summit, co-organized by Microsoft Research and the Association for Computing Machinery, is a forum to foster meaningful discussion among the Indian computer science research community and raise the bar on research efforts.…
Keynote Talk – AI and Technology in Service of Society
The Academic Research Summit 2018 is a forum to foster meaningful discussion among the Indian Computer Science research community and enable collaborations to advance the state of the art and raise the bar on research…