April 2, 2015

More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities and suburbs, and as just about any of these billions of people can tell you, urban traffic can be a nightmare. Cars stack up bumper-to-bumper, clogging our highways, jangling…

April 1, 2015

Have you ever found yourself waiting for results from your Internet search engine? Oh, sure, search for Kim Kardashian and the results come flying back at warp speed. But queries with vague terms are often automatically reformulated into complex queries…

March 24, 2015

Data science offers the potential to revolutionize areas as disparate as commerce, healthcare, cybersecurity, and politics. To make progress in these areas, we must also make progress in computer science. Specifically, we at Microsoft Research believe that the best solution…

March 20, 2015

Posted by Allison Linn Kristin Lauter is solving a problem you may not even know you have: She's working to keep your most personal data private and secure. We're not talking about your bank account balance or even your Social…

March 17, 2015

Since its introduction in 2013, the Lab of Things (LoT) has captured the imagination of researchers, who are using this flexible, platform for experimental research that uses connected devices. During the past six months, we’ve updated and added features to…