Model Mondays S2E06: Research & Innovation

Azure AI Foundry Labs is a hub to explore cutting-edge research from Microsoft. Join us as we talk to SeokJin Han and Saumil Shrivastava about two key projects – the MCP Server for Azure AI Foundry, and the Magentic-UI for advancing research on human-in-the-loop experiences with AI.

We're also joined by Steve Frederickson, Head of Product and Zachary Meierhoffer, Product Manager at Capacity, who walk through how Capacity's Answer Engine uses Azure AI Foundry models to unlock insights from knowledge that exists across their organizations.

Register:
Livestreamed: Jul 21 / https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/26110/
Discord AMA: Jul 25 / https://discord.gg/D7bAFEwj?event=1382862595849064548

Catch-up After:
Livestream Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chjpVSrk3jA
AMA Transcript: https://github.com/orgs/azure-ai-foundry/discussions/105
AMA Schedule: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum

About Model Mondays:
GitHub: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/
Livestream: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/rsvp
Discord: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord

Transcript

1. Principal PM, Core AI @Microsoft Research & Innovation MODEL MONDAYS S2:E06 Saumil Shrivastava Product Manager Core AI @Microsoft SeokJin Han Research Hosted By: Kinfey Lo JUL 21, 2025 · 1:30-2:00 PM ET
2. Livestream (Mon) · AMA (Fri) https://aka.ms/model-Mondays/rsvp Model Mondays JUN 2025 – SEP 2025
3. Sharmila Chockalingam Senior PMM, Azure AI Weekly Highlights WHAT’S NEW IN AZURE |AI FOUNDRY THIS WEEK?
4. ❶ · Learn · Zero Trust Agents Zero-Trust Agents Adding Identity and Access to Multi-Agent workflows. Join: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
5. ❷ · Try · Trellis Foundry Labs – Trellis Create high quality 3D assets from text or image inputs. Join: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
6. ❸ · Read · ISO/IEC Certification ISO/IEC certification Microsoft’s commitment to building and operating AI systems responsibly, securely, and transparently. Join: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
7. ❹ · Try · Fine-Tuned Models Fine Tuning Updates Direct Preference Optimization for the GPT 4.1 family (yes, even nano!), added 12 new regions globally, and added support for fine-tuned models in the responses API. . Join: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
8. ❺ · Try · Kubernetes Cluster Kubernetes Cluster using Azure AI Agents and MCP Expose live Kubernetes data and operations to AI agents in IDE like Visual Studio Code Join: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
9. Kinfey Lo Senior AI Advocate, Microsoft Weekly Spotlight HOSTED BY
10. Principal PM, Core AI @Microsoft Research & Innovation MODEL MONDAYS S2:E06 Saumil Shrivastava Product Manager Core AI @Microsoft SeokJin Han Research Hosted By: Kinfey Lo JUL 21, 2025 · 1:30-2:00 PM ET
11. ❶ · Explore · Foundry Labs Foundry Labs Explore emerging projects from Microsoft Research including Amelie, Trellis, Muse Magentic-UI & more Action: Visit https://ai.azure.com/labs View: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/forum
12. ❷ · Try It! · Magentic-UI Magentic-UI Builds on Magentic-One to drive human-in-the- loop experiences. Automate web tasks, and stay in control! Action: https://github.com/microsoft/magnetic-ui View: https://ai.azure.com/labs/projects/magentic-ui
13. ❸ · Try It! · Omniparser v2 OmniparserV2 on Azure AI Foundry Convert UI screenshots into structured elements – let agents execute actions on visual data Action: Deploy OmniparserV2 and test without limitation Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/OmniParser Foundry Labs Page Model Page GitHub repo
14. ❹ · Try It! · Foundry MCP Azure AI Foundry MCP Server Prototype AI based solutions using Azure AI Foundry capabilities – within GitHub Copilot Vision: Reduce Idea-to-Prototype Cycle to < 10min View: https://ai.azure.com/labs/projects/mcp-server Custom tools for intelligent model discovery, rapid prototyping & tailored build guidance for Azure AI agents Read The Blog
15. ❺ · Learn · MCP Dev Days MCP Dev Days Jul 29-30, 2025 Go from MCP insights to hands-on building tools, tips & guidance in this virtual 2-day event Register: https://aka.ms/mcpdevdays Learn: https://aka.ms/mcp-for-beginners
16. Head of Product @ Capacity MODEL MONDAYS S2:E06 Steve Frederickson Product Manager @ Capacity Zachary Meierhoffer Customer Stories: Capacity Industry With: Sharmila Chockalingam Visit: https://capacity.com
17. AI-Assisted Azure Dev MODEL MONDAYS S2:E07 Tools Sandeep Sen Senior PM, CoreAI / Microsoft Hosted By: Carlotta Castellucio JUL 28, 2025 · 1:30-2:00 PM ET
18. Principal PM, Core AI @Microsoft Saumil Shrivastava Product Manager Core AI @Microsoft SeokJin Han Research Foundry Friday AMA RESEARCH & INNOVATION JUL 25, 2025 · 1:30-2:00 PM ET AZURE AI FOUNDRY DISCORD
19. Fri 1:30pm ET Join The Discord https://aka.ms/model-mondays/Discord Links To Resources Summary of AMA https://aka.ms/model-mondays/Forum #ModelMondays WATCH LIVE ON MONDAY FIND RECAPS ON FORUM JOIN AMA ON FRIDAY Mon 1:30pm ET Register Here https://aka.ms/model-mondays/RSVP