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Microsoft Research Asia Symposium on Collaborative Research presents exciting innovations 

February 18, 2016
By Xin Ma, Regional University Relations Manager, Microsoft Research Asia The 2015 Microsoft Research Asia Symposium on Collaborative Research was held on November 27 in Beijing, China. Professors from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore gathered at this first annual event to present their work and…

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  1. WorldWide Telescope finds a new home at the American Astronomical Society 

    February 17, 2016

    By Jonathan Fay, Principal Software Development Engineer, Microsoft Research Founded in 2007, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) began as a “dream project” for Jim Gray, Curtis Wong, and myself. In July 2015, WWT was classified as an open source project. Now, in 2016, we marked another milestone…

  2. 2016 Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Projects Announced 

    February 12, 2016

    By Daron Green, Director, Microsoft Research  Every year since 2004, the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme has awarded scholarships to fund PhD students’ work on selected projects in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. We are pleased to announce the selected PhD projects…

  3. Predicting ocean chemistry using Microsoft Azure 

    February 2, 2016

    By Daron Green, Deputy Director, Microsoft Research Shellfish farmer Bill Dewey remembers the first year he heard of ocean acidification, a phrase that means a change in chemistry for ocean water. It was around 2008, and Dewey worked for Taylor Shellfish, a company that farms oysters…

  4. Bringing together history and data science with Microsoft Azure 

    January 29, 2016

    By Winnie Cui, Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia Andrea Nanetti is a historian and associate professor at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Some might think that, as a historian, he’d be an unlikely attendee at…

  5. Announcing the USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge awardees 

    January 27, 2016

    By Daron Green, Deputy Managing Director, Microsoft Research Today, the USDA and Microsoft announced the winners of the Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge was created in July 2015 to support President Obama’s Climate Data Initiative, which aims to harness climate data to increase the resilience…

  6. Popular Microsoft Selfie app updated with social sharing 

    January 21, 2016

    By George Thomas Jr., Writer, Microsoft Released less than a month ago and among the best new apps for iOS, the popular Microsoft Selfie app is adding new features. Microsoft’s Beijing based team behind the app has been paying close attention to user feedback, and…

  7. New thinking in computer education 

    January 15, 2016

    By Bei Li, Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research “The current development of computer science resembles the Renaissance in Italy of the 15th century,” said Tim Pan, director of Microsoft Research Asia, during a keynote speech on "Interdisciplinary Effect" at the 11th Forum on College Computer…

  8. MICRO-48 highlights diverse research topics 

    January 12, 2016

    The 48th International Symposium on Microarchitecture happened last December and brought interesting discussions to bear. On the technical side, there were three very inspiring keynote speeches and a number of great presentations. The regular paper presentations were also very diverse, covering all the way from cache design,…

  9. Exclusive: Experts and audience agree AI is an opportunity, not a threat 

    December 23, 2015

    By Christine Clifton-Thornton, Research News Swedish Nobel organizers whose annual prizes recognize the pinnacle of human achievement turned their attention this month to human and artificial intelligence. The Nobel Week Dialogue convened leading academics, technology leaders, Nobel laureates and other luminaries in Gothenburg, Sweden to consider…

  10. Jeannette Wing promotes computational thinking at World Computer Congress 

    December 16, 2015

    By Miran Lee, Principal Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia It’s incontrovertible that technology is changing the face of education. Today, students throughout the world conduct research online and complete their school assignments digitally. Many students have access to laptops or tablets provided by their…

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