Instructors/Speakers Mr. Jian-Guang LOU Microsoft Research Asia Abstract The value of BigData lies in the insights we can obtain from the data to help our business. But, big data by itself does not directly tell you any insights. Data analysis is a key step to extract valuable insights from data. However, given the size and large number of dimensions in the data, data analysis is often very expensive, labor intensive, and inefficient. There is a great demand of smart analysis tools to help data scientists or analysts to discover and explore insights from data efficiently. Can we automate or semi-automate data analysis with the help of AI technologies? In this talk, we will introduce the technologies that Software Analytics group ...

Instructors/Speakers Dr. Winnie Cui Microsoft Research Asia Abstract Microsoft Research Asia is Microsoft's fundamental research arm in the Asia Pacific region. Today, with more than 200 researchers and developers and more than 300 visiting scientists and students, the lab conducts basic and applied research in areas central to Microsoft's long-term strategy and future computing vision. It also collaborates with many universities in Asia. How does it collaborate? Does it have internship program? Who qualifies for its Fellowship award? I'll tell you more in this quick update about MSRA. Biography Winnie Cui is a senior manager in the Academic Outreach organization at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), responsible for promoting and championing academic collaborations and partnership between MSRA and top-tier universities in ...