Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
A. J. Brush received the 2017 Alumni Achievement Award from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. Brush is a human-computer interaction researcher with a love for building experimental…
The HIV Vaccine Trials Network honored Jonathan Carlson with an inaugural Bonnie Mathieson Young Investigator Award for his leading role in research that leveraged machine learning and the trials network’s data to show how HIV variants that are…
Haiyan Zhang has created a life-changing device for a woman with Parkinson’s disease.
A team of Microsoft researchers and designers in the company’s Cambridge, UK, lab has created what they are calling a physical programming language—a way for kids to physically create code by connecting pods together to…
SXSW Innovation Awards: Sci Fi No Longer. Awarded for the coolest scientific achievement or discovery that before was only possible in science fiction.
Microsoft researchers have shown that numbers become much easier to grasp — and remember — when the words “to put this in perspective” are coupled with a familiar reference.
This is a bold experiment that will equip thousands of Berkeley students across campus with a fundamental education in data-driven thinking empowered by advanced statistical and computational techniques.
In the pockets of millions and on desktops worldwide, female voices are driving a quiet revolution that appears unstoppable. Is this another step towards gender parity, or does it reinforce outdated attitudes about women?
Microsoft scientist Ranveer Chandra has done research in data-driven farming, focusing on drone imaging and rural connectivity. ‘We are facing the enormous challenge of doubling the world’s food production by 2050 without an increase in…
With this workshop, the Swiss JRC kicked off 10 projects, four between ETH Zurich and Microsoft and six between EPFL and Microsoft. These projects were chosen from 20 proposals assessed by the Swiss JRC steering…
