How can a degree in engineering create more diversity and inclusion in the field of user research? By bridging the gap between these disciplines, this author explores how diverse perspectives—beyond just gender and ethnic backgrounds—can lead to better communications and…
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Microsoft Open-Sources Its SEAL Encryption Technology Allowing Computations on Encrypted Data
Microsoft has released its easy-to-use Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (SEAL) for free use, and financial institutions are among the types of companies that can benefit most from this type of security.
Enable(ing) people to do more with Dr. Rico Malvar
Episode 61, January 30, 2019 - Dr. Rico Malvar recalls his early years at a fledgling Microsoft Research, talks about the exciting work he oversees now, explains why designing with the user is as important as designing for the user,…
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Lake Nona Impact Forum Dr. Weinstein
At the 2019 Lake Nona Impact Forum, Dr. Jim Weinstein, MS, DO discusses how to bring innovation into various communities differently, to execute against the communities’ needs. And the implications of inequities that must be addressed in order to move…
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How eavesdropping on elephants is keeping them safe
Conserving endangered wildlife is an expensive, time consuming job, but new technology may make protecting animals, and catching the poachers who threaten them, easier. This article discusses how PAWS (Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security) AI system can enhance the anti-poaching…
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Building a verifiably-secure internet
In security, almost nothing is guaranteed. It's impossible to test the infinite ways a criminal hacker may penetrate a proverbial firewall. But what if, by the laws of mathematics, something could be proven to be secure without running an infinite…
Microsoft Research to present latest findings on fairness in socio-technical systems at FAT* 2019
Researchers from Microsoft Research will present a series of studies and insights relating to fairness in machine learning systems and allocations at the FAT* Conference—the new flagship conference for fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems—to be held from January…
As the research discipline grows and evolves so does the organizational methods upon which it is structured. In this story, one manager looks at how the industry has changed during his time at Microsoft and how the research operations team…