Microsoft Research’s Gupta Named Founding Member of Global Learning Council
Tweet Posted by Rob Knies Education can take many forms. We’re all familiar with the typical ones, those in which teachers teach so that students can learn. But sometimes, the educational process also can be all about learning how…
Chinese University Presents Rashid with Special Honor
Tweet Posted by Rob Knies On four occasions over the past 30 years, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has presented honorary doctoral degrees to esteemed individuals.Such recognition, which requires national accreditation, is conferred to honor…
ChronoZoom challenge: visualize history and win
I love my job! Why? Because, as manager of Games for Learning and Digital Humanities at Microsoft Research Connections, I get to explore four of my favorite things: games, art, technology, and education. This week is especially exciting for me,…
Windows Azure for Research Award winners
Microsoft Research is pleased to announce the successful applicants in our first round of Windows Azure for Research awards. You didn’t make it easy for us—we received many good quality proposals. Our selection committee evaluated each submission in terms of…
Fellowships awarded to top Asian PhD students
On November 2, 2013, the spotlight shone brightly on 10 PhD candidates from nine top Asian universities as they were introduced to an appreciative crowd of 1,500 in the Grand Theatre in Hefei, China. On stage, these scholars received medals…
Conquering Distributed Challenges
Tweet Posted by Rob Knies Distributed computing can be a fiendishly difficult endeavor. Its benefits are manifest: Such systems pass messages across a series of computing devices connected to a network, and those devices interact efficiently to achieve results…
Jim Gray would be proud
The timing couldn’t have been better. I had come to Bethesda, Maryland, to present Dr. David Lipman, M.D., director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), with the seventh annual Jim Gray eScience Award. David was selected for his…
Rashid on the Value of Research
Tweet Posted by Rob Knies Once again, for the second year in a row, Rick Rashid delivered a bravura performance during his opening keynote address of Microsoft Research Asia’s 15th Computing in the 21st Century Conference.Last year, during the…
2013年11月1日,合肥今天,由微软亚洲研究院,中国科学技术大学联合主办的第十五届"二十一世纪的计算"大型国际学术研讨会在合肥举行。来自国内外计算领域的大师受邀与现场2000名师生分享远程浸入式环境,情感计算,智能系统,大数据等领域的最新研究成果和未来趋势,以计算解码未来,用思想跨越边界。 中国科学技术大学校长侯建国表示,"‘二十一世纪的计算’国际学术研讨会是亚太地区计算机科学领域最高水平的学术...