Dreaming big at SXSWedu
I am totally psyched to be here in Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest Education (SXSWedu), a spinoff of the world-famous SXSW festivals of music, interactive, and film. I’m excited not only because it’s a chance to hear some great…
Chinese Tradition Inspires Machine Learning Advancements, Product Contributions
Posted by George Thomas Jr. A new online Chinese riddle game is steeped in more than just tradition. In fact, the machine learning and artificial intelligence that fuels it derives from years of research that also helps drive Bing Search,…
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Kristing Lauter on Cryptography and Mathematics
There are unique challenges posed by cryptography research. This interview examines potential threats to modern security techniques and how to overcome them.
The human touch in computing
The following is the last in a series of three blogs on the contributions of the Microsoft Research Asia Joint Lab Program (JLP), which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The JLP brings together the resources of Microsoft Research and major…
Microsoft Research Expands Microsoft Band Productivity Functionality
Microsoft researchers’ innovations add a virtual keyboard and voice replies to Microsoft Band, along with machine-learning enhancements to canned responses. When Microsoft Band debuted in October 2014, it was more than a wearable fitness device. In addition to valuable health-related…
Do social media affect the quality of teens’ lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media.
Machine Learning Gets Big Boost from Ultra-Efficient Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator
Posted by Doug Burger Editor's note: Doug Burger, a processor architect by training, is a Microsoft researcher focused on disrupting the very fabric of datacenter processing power in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. I'm excited to highlight a breakthrough in high-performance…
2015 Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship projects announced
Microsoft Research Cambridge has long engaged in collaboration with academic researchers through research projects, Joint Research Centers, internships, and event sponsorships. As part of this, the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme, has, since 2004, awarded annual grants to fund more…
Celebrating diversity in computing
Smart managers have long recognized the importance of diversity in the workplace. They know from experience what empirical research has shown: diverse teams outperform those made up of individual “all stars,” particularly when it comes to innovation. The value of…