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.
Water Music: Navigating toward increased independence through Soundscape
Imagine you’re paddling on the lake, you feel the warm sun on your face, listen quietly to the calm ripples of the water. You can hear a sound beacon, in 3D, on the water, just…
Microsoft Expands AI Offerings At Ignite 2018
Microsoft expanded its AI application footprint at the recent Microsoft Ignite conference in Orlando, regaining the market pole position for usable AI tools—from Outlook 365 to Machine Learning Services on the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
39 women doing amazing research in computational social science
Three months ago, I embarked on a new product manager role within SAGE Ocean, an initiative that supports social scientists to do better and more computational research. I had an idea of what that entailed, but…
Google Brain, Microsoft plumb the mysteries of networks with AI
Some heavy hitters in AI report breakthroughs in getting neural networks to decipher hidden structure of social networks such as Reddit.
Skip the hold music and meet Premera Scout, a chatbot that helps you with health care
The Health Bot service empowers health care organizations to build intelligent and compliant virtual health assistants and chatbots that improve processes, outcomes and self-service options, and reduce costs
MassTLC honors Jennifer Chayes with Distinguished Leadership Award
Jennifer Chayes, Microsoft Research Emeritus, received the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s (MassTLC) Distinguished Leadership Award. Chayes received the award for her leadership in the areas of machine learning and computational biology. The author of more than…