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Immigrant Computer ScientistsPunched Cards!Episode 42. Punched Cards! Three technologists (all of whom have been both Profs and worked in industry) talk about their experience with early computing and punched cards while in their college in the 1960s-80s. Features immigrants from Israel and Brazil. Featuring: Moshe Vardi, Rico Malvar, Tal Rabin. Remix Episode from Seasons 1 & 2. 2022-09-0724 min
Immigrant Computer ScientistsCS in 1970s and 80s, on Three ContinentsEpisode 20: What was CS like in 1970s and 80s, around the world? The answers might surprise you! Stories of studying and working CS in: Europe (Yugoslavia), South America (Brazil), Africa (Egypt) in the 1970s and early 1980s. Featuring prominent immigrant Computer Scientists: Dejan Milojicic, Rico Malvar, Amr El Abbadi. 2022-01-1250 minImmigrant Computer ScientistsIndustry vs. AcademiaEpisode 19: Four Prominent Computer Scientists who have spent time in both academia and industry, over multiple decades, contrast their experiences in these two sectors. Featuring: Rico Malvar, Dilma Da Silva, Rodrigo Fonseca, Fadel Adib.2022-01-0523 min
Immigrant Computer ScientistsRico Malvar InterviewEpisode 6. Interview with Rico Malvar, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft. US National Academy of Engineering Member, and IEEE Fellow. Formerly: Managing Director of Microsoft Research, Chief Scientist for Microsoft Research. Also former Professor in Brazil. Twice immigrant from Brazil to US, in 1980s (PhD) and 1990s (work).2021-09-301h 14
Immigrant Computer ScientistsTo and FroEpisode 5. To and fro between Brazil and US. To and fro between industry and academia. Immigration stories from three computer scientists from immigrated from Brazil in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. And went to and fro between being academic faculty and working in industry. Featuring: Rico Malvar (NAE Member, IEEE Fellow, former Microsoft Research Director), Dilma da Silva (Professor at Texas A&M, Co-Founder of Latinas in Computing, former CSE Department Head), Rodrigo Fonseca (Microsoft Research, former Professor). 2021-09-231h 17
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365Accessibility from the Start'Accessibility from the start' means SharePoint, OneDrive and other Microsoft 365 apps aspire to "represent the voice of people with disabilities" throughout planning, development, design, testing and into production with continuous feedback. It's something that must be built into every product Microsoft makes so that our offerings are inclusive for everyone. In this episode, we hear from three accessibility experts: Megan Lawrence, PhD (senior technical evangelist - Microsoft), Eli Waalkes (senior program manager - SharePoint) and Lauren Back (usability engineering from HCL Technologies). Enjoy the show! Running Time: 75min Show Intro [00:00:00:00] Topic of the...2019-05-161h 14
Microsoft Research Podcast061 - Enable(ing) people to do more with Dr. Rico MalvarFrom his deep technical roots as a principal researcher and founder of the Communications, Collaboration and Signal Processing group at MSR, through his tenure as Managing Director of the lab in Redmond, to his current role as Distinguished Engineer, Chief Scientist for Microsoft Research and manager of the MSR NExT Enable group, Dr. Rico Malvar has seen – and pretty well done – it all.
Today, Dr. Malvar recalls his early years at a fledgling Microsoft Research, talks about the exciting work he oversees now, explains why designing with the user is as important as designing for the user, and...2019-01-3000 min