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Microsoft Research’s Lauter Named Next AWM President
Lauter named the next president of Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft Research’s Lauter Named Next AWM President
Kristin Lauter's love for mathematics has enabled her to take the next significant step in her professional career, as the next president of Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). Lauter manages the Cryptography group at Microsoft Research Redmond.
Scholars from communication and media studies join those from science and technology studies to examine media technologies as complex, sociomaterial phenomena.
Blake’s Gibbs Lecture Focus: Machines That See, Powered by Probability
Tweet Posted by Rob Knies Eighty years ago, Albert Einstein was invited to deliver the 11th installment of the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture, established by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) in 1923 to give the public insight into the intricacies…
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Feeling mad? New devices can sense your mood and tell — or even text — others
Cognitive psychologist Mary Czerwinski and her boyfriend were having a vigorous argument as they drove to Vancouver, B.C., from Seattle, where she works at Microsoft Research. She can’t remember the subject, but she does recall…
Workshop highlights medical uses of Kinect technology
In keeping with the January ritual of reflecting on the past year’s accomplishments, we’re eager to tell you about a very special event that Microsoft Research Cambridge hosted in November: the Body Tracking in Healthcare workshop. This occasion celebrated the…
A New Spin for Photosynth
“Makes HDTV look low-res.” “Wow, how did they make this?” “Hyper-detailed and actually looks 3-D.” These are just some of the words reviewers have used to describe the new Photosynth. A technical preview, launched December 10, enables photography enthusiasts to…
WorldWide Telescope celebrates new release
For the past five years, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) has served as an enriching resource in schools, museums, planetariums, and homes all over the world, inspiring students and astronomy enthusiasts with its detailed views of the heavens and interactive educational content.…
In the news | Brazilian National Academy of Engineering
Henrique Malvar becomes Member of the Brazilian National Academy of Engineering