In the news | CyLab
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…
Traffic updates: Saying a lot while revealing a little
| John Krumm and Eric Horvitz
The idea of crowdsourcing traffic data has been around for a while: If we can get vehicles on the roads to upload their current speeds, then we can get instant, up-to-date data on how fast traffic is moving for well-traveled…
In the news | Windows Central
What is edge computing, and why does it matter to you?
The intelligent edge represents those devices from factory floor equipment to fitness trackers or smartphones and more that connect to the cloud but are closest to and directly interacted with by users.
Creating better AI partners: A case for backward compatibility
| Besmira Nushi and Ece Kamar
Artificial intelligence technologies hold great promise as partners in the real world. They’re in the early stages of helping doctors administer care to their patients and lenders determine the risk associated with loan applications, among other examples. But what happens…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Creating better AI partners: A case for backward compatibility
Traditional metrics on performance of the AI component are not sufficient when the AI technology is used by people to accomplish tasks.
研究院的“合规沙皇”：坚守数据使用的边界
编者按：Ambrosio Blanco加入微软27年，加入微软亚洲研究院12年。他参与的产品开发五花八门，但微软亚洲研究院最前沿的技术却最能满足他无止境的好奇。他在这里做开发导向的研究，不断跳出自己的舒适圈，时刻保有成长心态。他也是研究院的“合规沙皇”，在每个微小的细节上保护用户的隐私权益。在他眼里，在每个小细节上都坚持以用户利益为最大，最后的整体结果才会令人尊敬，“因为用户最终会知道谁对他好”。...