External Research & Programs Overview

1. External Research & Programs Overview Sailesh Chutani Director, External Research & Programs Microsoft Research

2. Our Goals • Invest in innovative research • Collaborate with academia and governments to advance education • Cultivate next-generation academic thought leaders • Partner to build knowledge economies

3. FY ‘06 – A productive Year • Request for Proposals • 8 RFPs; 945 proposals; 96 awards; 6 continents • > $4 million in research project awards • Institutes • Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing; Brown University • The Institute for Personal Robots in Education; Georgia Institute of Technology in collaboration with Bryn Mawr College • Events • 3 Academic Summits, 8 Workshops • Talent Pipeline • Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship 2006 • 24 Ph.D. Fellowships • $1 million grant and a four-year commitment to the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) • Citizenship • Testifying before congress, public appearances, ACI signer • Supporting basic research, immigration reform, workforce development

4. “The Institute For Personal Robots In Education” July 12 announcement • Hosted at Georgia Tech with Bryn Mawr College • $1M over 3 years, $1M matching funds • Goal • To develop a proven, practical, reliable, cost-effective robot technology platform for teaching CS, targeted at CS1/CS2

5. “Microsoft Center For Research On Pen-Centric Computing; Brown University” • March 2006 announcement • The center is the first academic research program in the nation dedicated to pen-centric computing innovation; researchers will investigate new ways for computers to recognize and interpret handwritten input • $1.2 million over the next three years • Goal • Promote research aimed at improving pen-based operation of Tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, and other personal digital assistants, electronic whiteboards, and conventional desktop computers

6. FY ‘07 – A Collaboration Roadmap • Support of Talent Pipeline • 2007 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows – Spring 2007 • Ph.D. Fellowships • Second year of a four-year commitment to the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) For Announcements and Step-by-Step instructions http://research.microsoft.com/erp

7. 2006 Microsoft ResearchNew Faculty Fellows • 100 Nominations, 25 Semi-finalists, 11 Finalists • 5 Fellowships, $200K Regina Barzilay Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fei-Fei Li University of Illinois UC Scott Klemmer Stanford University Aaron Hertzmann University of Toronto Eddie Kohler UCLA

8. Meeting The Technical Challenges Of The Future • Richard Newton, (Moderator) Dean of the College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • Dan Mote President, University of Maryland • Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Advanced Strategies and Policy, Microsoft Corporation • Richard M. Russell, Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President • Lucy Sanders, CEO, National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)

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