微软学术盛会首次走进天津 与国内高校探索自然计算体验
2012年10月25日，北京—今天，由微软亚洲研究院和南开大学、天津大学联合举办的第十四届“二十一世纪的计算”大型国际学术研讨会在天津大礼堂隆重举行。本届大会以“计算，自然而然！”为主题，邀请国内外计算领域的大师，与来自天津地区的2,000多名高校师生探讨人机交互、机器学习、移动与云计算、大数据、传感器、社交计算、可信度计算等议题，以及如何利用这些领域的技术突破为普通大众带来自然的计算体验。通过这...
Zeta: Scheduling Interactive Services with Partial Execution
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ChronoZoom Receives Digital Education Achievement Award
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Theorem Proof Gains Acclaim
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Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking Honored by White House
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2012 Jim Gray Award Honors Antony John Williams
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Try Try F#
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