Awards | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Venkat Padmanabhan received the 2016 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (opens in new tab) for Engineering Sciences from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research India for his pioneering work on indoor localization, smartphone-based sensing and mobile communication. The award recognizes outstanding work…
In the news | Wired
In the news | BBC News
Microsoft Research says it is close to perfecting software that can measure tumours accurately in 3D from normal Computerised Tomography (CT) scans. The job of determining the extent of tumours is currently done by hand with limited accuracy. The "Inner…
Awards | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Josh Benaloh received the 2016 Pioneer Award (opens in new tab) in August 2016 from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for his contribution to the “Keys Under Doormats (opens in new tab)” report. The publication argues against requests from Congress and law enforcement…
Awards | MacArthur Foundation
Bill Thies was named a 2016 Fellow (opens in new tab) of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for his work creating communication and digital technologies to advance the social and economic well-being of low-income communities in the developing…
In the news | Quanta Magazine
In the summer of 2015 a team of hackers attempted to take control of an unmanned military helicopter known as Little Bird. The helicopter, which is similar to the piloted version long-favored for U.S. special operations missions, was stationed at…
In the news | Microsoft Story Labs
Although individual projects vary widely, Microsoft's overarching philosophy toward solving cancer focuses on two basic approaches: one is rooted in the idea that cancer and other biological processes are information processing systems, and the other is more data-driven.
In the news | Fast Company
Microsoft says its eventual goal is to make cells into living computers that could someday be programmed—and even reprogrammed—to treat diseases like cancer.
In the news | Bloomberg
There are hundreds of new cancer drugs in development and new research published minute to minute, helping doctors treat patients with personalized combinations that target the specific building blocks of their disease. The problem is there's too much to read…