As the world becomes more complex, so too do the problems we need to solve together – so less collaboration isn’t the answer. What teams need is more collaboration, and more effective and efficient collaboration, so that everyone can contribute…
In the news | Nature
Microsoft’s million-tonne CO2-removal purchase — lessons for net zero
In January this year, Microsoft made a major announcement: it had paid for the removal of 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Among its purchases were projects to expand forests in Peru, Nicaragua and the United States,…
In the news | LinkedIn
What science is teaching us about the future of work
My job as Chief Scientist is to use science to inform how Microsoft thinks about the future of work. To be able to contribute research during this unprecedented time means a lot to me. For instance, our research on transition…
Facebook faced a great deal of criticism in September, following revelations published in the Wall Street Journal. One example was that Facebook had begun a program, called XCheck, to route public figures away from their content moderation process, to be…
讲堂 | 霍强：创新研究到底怎么做？
编者按：“创新”—— 贯穿科研工作始终，同时也是推动科学技术进步的源动力。做好创新型研究，无论是对个人科研思维的建立，还是对科研工作本身的推进，都至关重要。但是，什么样的研究才是创新型研究？又该如何做好创新型研究？或许这是每一个即将或已经步入科研工作的人都非常关注的话题。在 Ada Camp 2021 上，微软亚洲研究院首席研究员霍强以串讲书籍的新颖形式分享了关于“创新”的独到观点。“项目选题应该...
Micro-climate predictions: Enabling hyper-local decisions for agriculture and renewables
| Peeyush Kumar and Ranveer Chandra
It is springtime in Eastern Washington, USA, and the temperature is slightly above freezing. A farmer is preparing to fertilize his fields of wheat and lentils as winter runoff and frost are nearly finished. The plants are susceptible to fertilizer…
The Microsoft Office team recently studied how to improve children's comprehension of privacy settings in order to improve our privacy consent and control experiences for children. Before making any changes, there are many user experience decisions to consider. We want…
In the news | Microsoft Azure Blog
Video analytics at the edge, an ideal technology for 5G cloud monetization
Creating a programmable software infrastructure for telecommunication operations promises to reduce both the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and the operational expenses (OPEX) of the 5G telecommunications operators. What is exciting to many of us who work in this space is that…
春风化雨，一路同行：高校老师们的“铸星”故事
微软亚洲研究院祝老师们节日快乐！ 9 月 9 日，2021 年铸星论坛在微软亚洲研究院成功举办，来自国内知名高校与研究所的青年学者们作为“铸星计划”候选人齐聚一堂，展示了自己的科研设想，并与微软亚洲研究院研究员、其他学者深入交流。 本次铸星论坛首次与“铸星计划”星友会活动结合举办。过去十余年中，“铸星计划”中已走出近 170 名优秀学者。2019 年，“铸星计划”星友会正式成立，星友们在此汇聚，交...