[ Microsoft Productivity Research – Security AI Request for Proposals | Research Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 20.04.2020 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: Microsoft is committed to pushing the boundaries of technology to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The cornerstone of how Microsoft does this is by building systems that are secure, and by providing tools that enable customers to manage security, legal, and regulatory standards.
The goal of this Request for proposals (RFP) is to spark new AI research that will expand our understanding of the enterprise, the threat landscape, and how to secure our customer’s assets in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Security is rapidly gaining importance in an ever-growing digital world with expanding heterogeneous systems, an explosion of data, and increasingly motivated and sophisticated adversaries. The asymmetric nature of security adds to this challenge. The defender must protect all assets, yet the attacker need only find one vulnerability. At the same time, availability of data and cloud capabilities create an opportunity for defenders to flip the balance in their favor. AI will enable us to increase awareness and actionable insights, and make our customers more agile than their adversaries when defending their enterprises.
The selected winning team of this RFP shall receive funding in the form of an unrestricted gift. A second round of funding pending initial progress and outcomes (see Timeline below) may be considered at some point during this collaboration.
Funding: max. $150’000*
Duration: 12-18 months
*Microsoft will also consider an additional award of Azure cloud computing credits if warranted by the research and specified in the proposal.
Eligibility: This RFP is not restricted to any one discipline or tailored to any particular methodology. Universities are welcome to submit cross-disciplinary proposals if that contributes to answering the proposed research question(s).
How to Apply: Proposals should be submitted through the Application Form. The proposal should not be more than seven pages in length of Times New Roman 11-point font. Proposals for this RFP should provide an initial budget and workplan for the research, including a timeline that begins in summer 2020 and ends in fall 2021. For more details on the proposal structuring, see the Proposal Requirements page.
Deadline: 20 April 2020 (5:00 pm PDT)
Further information
The goal of this Request for proposals (RFP) is to spark new AI research that will expand our understanding of the enterprise, the threat landscape, and how to secure our customer’s assets in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Security is rapidly gaining importance in an ever-growing digital world with expanding heterogeneous systems, an explosion of data, and increasingly motivated and sophisticated adversaries. The asymmetric nature of security adds to this challenge. The defender must protect all assets, yet the attacker need only find one vulnerability. At the same time, availability of data and cloud capabilities create an opportunity for defenders to flip the balance in their favor. AI will enable us to increase awareness and actionable insights, and make our customers more agile than their adversaries when defending their enterprises.
The selected winning team of this RFP shall receive funding in the form of an unrestricted gift. A second round of funding pending initial progress and outcomes (see Timeline below) may be considered at some point during this collaboration.
Funding: max. $150’000*
Duration: 12-18 months
*Microsoft will also consider an additional award of Azure cloud computing credits if warranted by the research and specified in the proposal.
Eligibility: This RFP is not restricted to any one discipline or tailored to any particular methodology. Universities are welcome to submit cross-disciplinary proposals if that contributes to answering the proposed research question(s).
How to Apply: Proposals should be submitted through the Application Form. The proposal should not be more than seven pages in length of Times New Roman 11-point font. Proposals for this RFP should provide an initial budget and workplan for the research, including a timeline that begins in summer 2020 and ends in fall 2021. For more details on the proposal structuring, see the Proposal Requirements page.
Deadline: 20 April 2020 (5:00 pm PDT)
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application form can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free