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.
UIST a showcase for innovation and an opportunity for professional growth
One of the top-tier conferences in human-computer interaction, UIST has a reputation for embracing invention, creativity, and some of the most novel emerging technologies, making it no surprise that Microsoft has been a big contributor…
Meredith Ringel Morris receives UIST 2018 Lasting Impact Award
Meredith (Merrie) Ringel Morris, a Principal Researcher and Research Manager at Microsoft Research, received the UIST 2018 Lasting Impact Award for her 2007 paper, co-authored by Eric Horvitz, entitled: “SearchTogether: An interface for collaborative web search.” The award was…
2018 Young Alumni Achievement Award
For exceptional leadership in diversity and changing the face of engineering while leading research in machine learning, robotics and autonomous systems, and applied neuroscience.
How Zurich has become a mecca for sighted computers
Microsoft’s new lab here in Zurich focuses on longer-term machine vision issues,” says ETH Professor Marc Pollefeys, who will lead the team in a 50% capacity. The team will initially comprise about 15 people.
Microsoft boss: One should explain the privacy of the data to the human right
Satya Nadella says why the US $ 860 billion US group has opened a research center in Zurich. He is a fan of the European Data Protection Regulation and wants to apply it worldwide.
How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic
Every day, thousands of people cross the 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue, Wash. But for some of those people, the daily journey is more than just a commute: It is part of a years-long…