News and Awards
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
Introduction to EconML Packages (meta-learners)
In recent years, research in the fusion of econometrics and machine learning has been booming. For example, related Tutorials are held in KDD2018 and NeurIPS2018. As one of the trends, Microsoft Research has published a…
Microsoft’s New Cryptography Suite is “Mathematically Certain” to be Secure
Microsoft has released a new cryptographic provider – an independent software module that performs cryptography algorithms for authentication, encoding, and encryption – and cryptographic library that it describes as capable of guaranteeing with “mathematical certainty”…
Cryptography That Can’t Be Hacked
Researchers have just released cryptographic code with the same level of invincibility as a mathematical proof.
The EverCrypt verified cryptographic provider
Today, we’re announcing a preview release of EverCrypt, a verified cryptographic provider that offers a comprehensive collection of cryptographic algorithms. EverCrypt automatically selects the best available implementation for your platform (C or assembly); offers unified…
Victor Bahl receives ACM Distinguished Service Award
Victor Bahl received the ACM Distinguished Service Award for significant and lasting service to the broad community of mobile computing and wireless networking, and for building strong linkages between academia, industry, and government agencies. His…
Machine Learning and Fairness Webinar
In this webinar led by Microsoft researchers Jenn Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach, 15-year veterans of the machine learning field, you’ll learn how to make detecting and mitigating biases a first-order priority in your development…
Yongguang Zhang receives USENIX Test of Time Award
Yongguang Zhang received the USENIX Test of Time Award for his paper, ‘Sora: High Performance Software Radio Using General Purpose Multi-core Processors‘, published in the Proceedings of the 6th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and…
IEEE INFOCOM Achievement Award
The highest honor that can be bestowed on a researcher in the INFOCOM community: For work on indoor localization and on exploiting properties of radio frequency signals for goals beyond communications, which still serves as…