Microsoft Research Podcast: AI for the Developing World with Dr. Ranveer Chandra
Episode 18 | April 4, 2018 When we think about artificial intelligence and the “world of the future,” our vision is usually more Jetsons than Green Acres. But for Dr. Ranveer Chandra, a Principal Researcher in the Systems and Networking…
Honoring Burton Smith, a creative visionary in computing
Burton J. Smith, an internationally recognized leader in high performance computer architecture, a co-founder of Cray, Inc. and a Microsoft technical fellow who innovated in the field of parallel computing and devoted his life to helping others, died April 3…
Helping women thrive in graduate school! It’s time for CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop
| A.J. Brush
At the workshop, 400 female graduate students in their first, second, or third years will listen to speakers, attend mentoring lunches, meet other graduate students in their research areas, get one-on-one career mentoring and have many informal chats.
AI for the Developing World with Dr. Ranveer Chandra
Episode 18, April 4, 2018 - Dr. Chandra talks about how his research may eventually make your wi-fi signal stronger and your battery life longer, but also shares the story of how spending childhood summers with his grandparents in rural…
In the news | IEEE
IEEE KOJI KOBAYASHI Computer and Communications Award 2018
For contributions to broadband wireless systems.
Awards | American Philosophical Society
Eric Horvitz elected to American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge.” Eric J. Horvitz, Director, Technical Fellow, Microsoft Research Labs; Affiliate Associate Professor, Departments of…
Awards | Haptic Revolver: Touch, Shear, Texture, and Shape Rendering on a Reconfigurable Virtual Reality Controller
Best Paper: Honorable Mention, CHI 2018
Awards | SIGMOBILE
Victor Bahl, Mike Sinclair receive SIGMOBILE Test-of-Time award
Victor Bahl, Eugene Shih, and Michael J. Sinclair received a SIGMOBILE Test-of-Time award (opens in new tab) (2018) for their paper on reducing mobile device battery consumption entitled: “Wake on Wireless: An Event Driven Energy Saving Strategy for Battery Operated Devices,”…
Four Big Bets For Better AI Research: A Personal Journey
| Sumit Gulwani
It’s a big shift to change from being motivated by getting published in prestigious conferences and journals, to being motivated by solving real problems for real people. Halfway through my 18-year research career working on program synthesis–the task of automatically…