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.
Code Jumper Aims to Jumpstart Computer Science Interest for Kids Who Are Blind
Microsoft announced plans to transfer the research and technology behind Code Jumper, a physical programming language that is designed to be inclusive of children who are blind or low vision, to the American Printing House…
FT Tech Tonic: AI and software’s ‘singular moment’
John Thornhill talks to Chris Bishop, director of Microsoft’s Cambridge research lab, about the potential for exponential growth in the development of software, thanks to machine learning.
From the NSA to Silicon Valley, a new kind of encryption is going commercial
Encryption as we know it is on the brink of a major advancement: Mathematics teams Microsoft and a range of startup firms are pushing ahead with research that could make it possible for technology companies…
With Code Jumper, experts look to jumpstart computer science interest for kids who are blind
WORCESTER, United Kingdom — It’s a warm day in early June and a group of students have gathered in the IT classroom at New College Worcester to show off their coding skills. But instead of…
Working on the edge
Edge computing processes data on infrastructure that is located close to the point of data creation. Mahadev Satyanarayanan recounts how recognition of the potential limitations of centralized, cloud-based processing led to this new approach to…