{"id":1140057,"date":"2025-06-02T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=1140057"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:45:40","slug":"icml-2025","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/event\/icml-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"ICML 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft is proud to be a sponsor of <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/icml.cc\/Conferences\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, a premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning. We are pleased to share Microsoft has 89 accepted papers at this year\u2019s conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICML is globally renowned for presenting and publishing\u202fcutting-edge research on all aspects of machine learning used in closely related areas like artificial intelligence, statistics and data science, as well as important application areas such as machine vision, computational biology, speech recognition, and robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore Microsoft\u2019s contribution to ICML 2025 by checking out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/event\/icml-2025\/publications\/\">accepted papers<\/a>&nbsp;and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\" id=\"oral-sessions\">Oral sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, July 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/re-imagine-symbolic-benchmark-synthesis-for-reasoning-evaluation\/\">Re-Imagine: Symbolic Benchmark Synthesis for Reasoning Evaluation<\/a><br>Rachel Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/swan-sgd-with-normalization-and-whitening-enables-stateless-llm-training\/\">Toward Stateless Training of LLMs: Breaking Memory Barriers Without Sacrificing Performance<\/a> <br>Chao Ma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, July 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/collabllm-from-passive-responders-to-active-collaborators\/\">CollabLLM: From Passive Responders to Active Collaborators<\/a><br>Michel Galley, Baolin Peng, Hao Cheng, Weixin Cai, Jianfeng Gao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, July 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/can-mllms-reason-in-multimodality-emma-an-enhanced-multimodal-reasoning-benchmark\/\">Can MLLMs Reason in Multimodality? EMMA: An Enhanced MultiModal ReAsoning Benchmark<\/a><br>Linjie Li, Zhengyuan Yang, Lijuan Wang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"rStar-Math: Small LLMs Can Master Math Reasoning with Self-Evolved Deep Thinking\">rStar-Math: Small LLMs Can Master Math Reasoning with Self-Evolved Deep Thinking<\/a><br>Li Lyna Zhang, Ning Shang, Yi Zhu, Fan Yang, Mao Yang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/general-framework-for-online-to-nonconvex-conversion-schedule-free-sgd-is-also-effective-for-nonconvex-optimization\/\">General framework for online-to-nonconvex conversion: Schedule-free SGD is also effective for nonconvex optimization<\/a><br>Kwangjun Ahn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/distillm-2-a-contrastive-approach-boosts-the-distillation-of-llms\/\">DistiLLM-2: A Contrastive Approach Boosts the Distillation of LLMs<\/a><br>Tianyi Chen, Tianyu Ding, Luming Liang, Ilya Zharkov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-vertical-margin-small  has-vertical-padding-none  is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-border\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Research Forum | Episode 5 - abstract background with colorful circles\" class=\"wp-image-1131570 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\" id=\"microsoft-research-forum\">Microsoft Research Forum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a continuous exchange of ideas about science and technology research in the era of general AI. This series explores recent research advances, bold new ideas, and important discussions with the global research community. Register to attend upcoming episodes and watch previous episodes available on demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/?OCID=msr_researchforum_Accelerator_ICML2025_conference_webpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-booth-schedule\">Microsoft booth schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop by our&nbsp;booth&nbsp;to chat with our experts, see demos of our latest research and find out about&nbsp;career opportunities&nbsp;with Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Monday, July 14<\/th><th>Session title<\/th><th>Speaker(s)<\/th><th>Session type<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/td><td>FrugalRAG: Economy in the era of Test-time Scaling<\/td><td>Abhinav Java, Nagarajan Natarajan, Microsoft Research India<\/td><td>Talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:30 &#8211; 17:00<\/td><td>Meet the M365 Copilot Team<\/td><td>Saksham Singhal, M365 Copilot<\/td><td>Coffee Chat<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Tuesday, July 15<\/th><th>Session title<\/th><th>Speaker(s)<\/th><th>Session type<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td>Meet the M365 Copilot Team<\/td><td>Saksham Singhal, M365 Copilot<\/td><td>Coffee Chat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/td><td>Illusion of Intelligence? 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M. A. Maasch, Xinnuo Xu<br>MSR Cambridge<\/td><td>Coffee Chat<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Thursday, July 17<\/th><th>Session title<\/th><th>Speaker(s)<\/th><th>Session type<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td>More Capable Models<\/td><td>John Langford, Microsoft Research AI Frontiers<\/td><td>Coffee Chat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:30<\/td><td>Generative AI Scripting<\/td><td>Angelica Moreira, Microsoft Research Redmond<\/td><td>Talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td>Meet the Microsoft Research Vancouver team<\/td><td>Yuhang He, Wei Tsui, Microsoft Research Vancouver<\/td><td>Coffee Chat<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recruiting-faq\">Recruiting FAQ&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are the hiring timelines and requirements for research internship opportunities?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research internship opportunities are posted on a rolling basis throughout the year, with many regions supporting an increased number of summer internships. Most summer internships last 12 weeks from May to September, but can be longer, with applications typically opening in November and closing in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be eligible in North America, Europe, and Asia, you must be a student with at least one term left after completing the internship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Research India and Africa internships offer durations ranging from 3 to 6 months. Both current students and recent graduates within one year are eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Research Asia internships offer durations ranging from 3 months to 18 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The majority of our intern candidates are PhD students; however, we also accept Master\u2019s and Bachelor\u2019s students who demonstrate a strong interest in research. Applications requirements will be clearly indicated on the job posting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long are Post-Doc positions at Microsoft?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post-Doc positions at Microsoft Research become available year-round. They typically last two years, with the option for flexibility over one year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does Microsoft look for in FTE candidates?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft research teams consist of top researchers, engineers, program managers, and designers who collaborate to find innovative solutions to global challenges and enhance people&#8217;s lives. We seek PhD candidates with a strong publication record and involvement in academic committees, offering a supportive and open environment in labs worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does the interview process look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only <strong>Microsoft Research<\/strong> positions require two reference letters, including one from your advisor. Research internships typically include 3 interviews. Full-time Research and Post-Doc positions involve a one-hour interview talk or lecture and interviews with 4 or more people over several days. Most full-time and Post Doc timelines mirror the academic hiring cycle, November-April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What areas of research does Microsoft focus on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is a very wide variety, and most areas accept interns! 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EMMA: An Enhanced MultiModal ReAsoning Benchmark<\/a><br>Linjie Li, Zhengyuan Yang, Lijuan Wang<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"rStar-Math: Small LLMs Can Master Math Reasoning with Self-Evolved Deep Thinking\">rStar-Math: Small LLMs Can Master Math Reasoning with Self-Evolved Deep Thinking<\/a><br>Li Lyna Zhang, Ning Shang, Yi Zhu, Fan Yang, Mao Yang<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"backgroundColor\":\"\"} -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/general-framework-for-online-to-nonconvex-conversion-schedule-free-sgd-is-also-effective-for-nonconvex-optimization\/\">General framework for online-to-nonconvex conversion: Schedule-free SGD is also effective for nonconvex optimization<\/a><br>Kwangjun Ahn<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/publication\/distillm-2-a-contrastive-approach-boosts-the-distillation-of-llms\/\">DistiLLM-2: A Contrastive Approach Boosts the Distillation of LLMs<\/a><br>Tianyi Chen, Tianyu Ding, Luming Liang, Ilya Zharkov<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"25px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":1131570,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-at-iclr-2025\/forum-hero_ensuring_societal_benefit-1400x788\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"hasBorder\":true} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-border\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forum-hero_Ensuring_Societal_Benefit-1400x788-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Research Forum | Episode 5 - abstract background with colorful circles\" class=\"wp-image-1131570 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"className\":\"h4\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\" id=\"microsoft-research-forum\">Microsoft Research Forum<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join us for a continuous exchange of ideas about science and technology research in the era of general AI. This series explores recent research advances, bold new ideas, and important discussions with the global research community. 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Most summer internships last 12 weeks from May to September, but can be longer, with applications typically opening in November and closing in March.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>To be eligible in North America, Europe, and Asia, you must be a student with at least one term left after completing the internship.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Microsoft Research India and Africa internships offer durations ranging from 3 to 6 months. Both current students and recent graduates within one year are eligible.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Microsoft Research Asia internships offer durations ranging from 3 months to 18 months.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The majority of our intern candidates are PhD students; however, we also accept Master\u2019s and Bachelor\u2019s students who demonstrate a strong interest in research. Applications requirements will be clearly indicated on the job posting.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How long are Post-Doc positions at Microsoft?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Post-Doc positions at Microsoft Research become available year-round. They typically last two years, with the option for flexibility over one year.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What does Microsoft look for in FTE candidates?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Microsoft research teams consist of top researchers, engineers, program managers, and designers who collaborate to find innovative solutions to global challenges and enhance people's lives. We seek PhD candidates with a strong publication record and involvement in academic committees, offering a supportive and open environment in labs worldwide.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What does the interview process look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Only <strong>Microsoft Research<\/strong> positions require two reference letters, including one from your advisor. Research internships typically include 3 interviews. Full-time Research and Post-Doc positions involve a one-hour interview talk or lecture and interviews with 4 or more people over several days. 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