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SkAI Colloquium

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Suite 3500 - Auditorium, 172 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611
Webcast Link (Hybrid)

The SkAI Institute will host a colloquium featuring Tom Downes, Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft AI.

Coffee and pastries will be provided prior to the event. Lunch will be provided afterwards.

Talk title: Supporting Research at Microsoft AI

Abstract: Microsoft AI builds the AI companion Copilot and models that power features in products such as Bing Image Creator and the Edge web browser. I will focus on the technical and collaborative challenges in building the infrastructure to train, test and and use models in a highly-competitive environment. I will compare my experiences at MAI and elsewhere in industry to my academic experience supporting the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.

Register by Monday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. at the link below.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Aleksandra Ćiprijanović  

aleksand@fnal.gov

Interest

  • Data Science & AI

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