Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
As a first step, Microsoft wants to teach machines to read so that they understand the text, because most of the medical knowledge lies in texts: endless information on biological processes, therapeutic mechanisms and clinical…
The Northwest Access Fund honored the Seeing AI project team with the Best Practices Award for a Large Business. Seeing AI is a smartphone camera application for the blind and low-vision community that harnesses the power of…
Artificial intelligence eclipses cloud and mobile projects to win the day at Microsoft 2017 Hackathon. Watch For was the Grand Prize Winner at Microsoft’s One Week Hackathon 2017 among 18,000 participants. It also won the Garage…
What started in 2014 as an experiment to engage employees has turned into a strategic tradition to help Microsoft establish itself at the leading edge of innovation. And this year, the hottest player at the…
Kristin Lauter, head of cryptography research at Microsoft, leads research that encodes data in such a way that scientists don’t lose the flexibility to perform medically useful genetic tests.
“Working in an organization like Microsoft, it’s like working in a toy store,” said Amos Miller, a product strategist with Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Research team. “You basically have everything around you to help you…
As more and more of us ask the virtual personal assistants that live on our phones what the weather will be tomorrow or the height of the Chrysler Building (1,046 feet), it’s clear that the…
