Microsoft Research Faculty Summits
Bringing together computer scientists and thought leaders from academia, government, and research institutes
Each year, Microsoft Research hosts a series of summits around the world. These events provide a forum for exploring research results and directions and foster conversations among scientists, faculty, and up-and-coming new students about cross-discipline opportunities.
Upcoming Summits
- Faculty Summit 2012Technological advancement has always been driven by the need to solve real-world problems, whether social or scientific. Today, computing research and technology continue to provide novel approaches to meeting such challenges. The 2012 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit unites academic researchers; educators; and Microsoft researchers, product group engineers, and architects to explore new opportunities in computer-science research and advances that address real-world challenges.
Redmond, WA, U.S. ·16–18 July 2012 - Latin American Faculty Summit 2012The need to solve real-world problems, whether social or scientific, has provided the impetus for technological advancements over the years; computing research and technology provide novel approaches to meet these challenges. For the 2012 Latin American Faculty Summit, Microsoft Research unites academic researchers; educators; and Microsoft researchers, product group engineers, and architects to explore new opportunities in computer-science research and and advances that adress such challenges.
Riviera Maya, Mexico ·23–25 May 2012
Recent Summits
- Faculty Summit 2011The twelfth Microsoft Research Faculty Summit brought together thought leaders from academia, government, and Microsoft to explore the latest research results, discuss challenges that the community faces, search for the best approaches to address those challenges, and identify new research opportunities. The breadth of the technical areas covered in the program ensured a unique experience and provided a venue for meeting with colleagues across the full range of the computing disciplines.
Redmond, WA, U.S. ·18–20 July 2011 - Latin American Faculty Summit 2011Microsoft Research hosted its seventh annual Latin American Faculty Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, May 18 to 20, 2011. This event was organized in collaboration with COLCIENCIAS. The theme of the 2011 summit was Advancing Computing; Advancing Science.
Cartagena, Colombia ·18–20 May 2011 - Asia Faculty Summit 2010The Microsoft Research Asia Faculty Summit 2010 was held in Shanghai, China, October 18–19, 2010, with the central theme of "Technological Trends and Future Talent.” The summit provided an opportunity for leading faculty from the Asia Pacific region to share views about how technological advances and computing trends can present new opportunities for research and development in computer science and other related disciplines.
Shanghai, China ·18–19 October 2010 - Faculty Summit 2010On July 12–13, 2010, the eleventh Microsoft Research Faculty Summit brought together more than 400 thought-leaders from academia, government, and Microsoft to reflect on how current computing disciplines open new opportunities for research and development.
Redmond, WA, U.S. ·12–13 July 2010 - Latin American Faculty Summit 2010The 2010 Microsoft Research – FAPESP Latin American Faculty Summit, held May 12 through 14 in Guarujá, Brazil, addressed current research in information and communications technologies for development; computing research in Latin America; and computing technology in education, bioinformatics, and eScience by providing new insights into how data-driven computing is facilitating scientific discovery.
Guarujá, Brazil ·12–14 May 2010
Past Summits
- Faculty Summit Redmond:
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | - Latin American Summits:
2011, Colombia
2010, Brazil
2009, Argentina
2008, Panama
2007, Chile - Faculty Summit Asia:
| 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | - TechVista India:
2010, Bangalore
2008, Chennai
2007, New Delhi
2007, Bangalore - Computing in the 21st Century
2009, Tokyo
