December 3, 2013

Microsoft, Building 92 and Building 99

Talk Title:  Solving World Problems with Computer Science: visit from Auburn Mountainview IT  Academy

Talk Abstract:  Solving World Problems with Computer Science: Microsoft Research has more than 850 Ph.D. researchers pushing the boundaries of computing in more than 65 different computer science disciplines in 13 researcher labs around the world.  We support those who dream the impossible-inventing a better world one idea at a time.  We collaborate with the world's top academic and scientific researchers, institutions, and computer scientists to shape the future of computing in fields such as parallel programming, software engineering, natural user interfaces, and data-intensive scientific research.  Our collaborations help us develop technologies to help solve some of the most urgent global challenges.  In this session, you'll learn how we are solving HIV with an anti-spam algorithm, helping diabetes patients with sensor lenses, enabling soon to be extinct languages to thrive, eradicating human trafficking of minors through technology and bridging the gap between sciences and humanities.  More importantly, I will also discuss the important role women play in computer science and how you can join me in changing the world and produce the future innovations that will make this world a better place.   Students will also get a demonstration of WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables seamless panning and zooming across the night sky, blending terabytes of images, data, and stories from multiple sources over the Internet into a media-rich immersive experience.  WorldWide Telescope is a collaborative effort between Microsoft Research and a variety of academic and governmental agencies. Microsoft Research is making WorldWide Telescope available as a free resource to the astronomy and education community with the hope that it will inspire and empower people to explore and understand the universe as never before. Hear from a panel of MACH employees led by Anya Ruvinskaya and learn about the latest certifications to set them apart from their competition from MSL.

Holly Dickson, Product Manager, Microsoft Learning-MTA CertificationHighlighting the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Program

Resources:http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/

www.layerscape.org Telescopewww.microsoftvirtualacademy.com

http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/gbl/mach.aspx MACH (Microsoft Academy of College Hires)