In the news | Slashgear
Microsoft’s Project Zanzibar could do for toys what multitouch did for smartphones
Microsoft has detailed Project Zanzibar, a research effort involving the development of a smart mat that takes physical toys and presents them on a display, combining real-world and digital play into a single experience.
Microsoft Shines at NSDI ’18
| Victor Bahl
Microsoft Research and Microsoft Azure are committed to developing technologies that make our data centers the most reliable and high-performance data centers on the planet. We also are committed to extending the state of the art in cloud computing by…
Innovation Center for China-U.S. Youth Exchange Launched: Microsoft Honored to Be Cooperator
The launching ceremony of the Innovation Center for China-U.S. Youth Exchange was held at Peking University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center on 2018 February 2. Speeches were delivered by U.S ambassador to China Terry Branstad, Vice Minister of Education Xuejun Tian,…
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…