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SUMMARY:Forza\, Halo\, Xbox Live: The magic of research in products - Ralf
  Herbrich (Microsoft Research Ltd.)
DTSTART:20090702T123000Z
DTEND:20090702T133000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Fabien Petitcolas
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*: In this talk\, I will reveals the magic behind the
  Artificial Intelligence of Forza Motorsport and the machine learning algo
 rithm Trueskill that matches players in Halo 3 and other Xbox LIVE games. 
 I will also explain how simple geometry and advanced high-school maths mix
 ed with tons of imagination can lead to exciting new possibilities in the 
 realm of computer games and beyond.\n\n*Biography*: Ralf Herbrich is a Sen
 ior Researcher at Microsoft's computer science research lab in Cambridge. 
 In his work\, he and his team combine cutting-edge research in computation
 al intelligence and machine learning with their passion for computer games
  and the Internet. Ralf has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications
  in machine learning\, optimization\, probabilistic modelling\, learning t
 heory and game AI.\n
LOCATION:Large public lecture room\, Microsoft Research\, Roger Needham Bu
 ilding\, 7 J J Thomson Avenue\, Cambridge CB3 0FB
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