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Inner Eye wins Best Use of AI at the HTN Awards 2020
HTN would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to everyone involved.
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.
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Microsoft explores realistic VR haptics with a wrist-mounted gadget
With recent headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 and Valve Index, VR headsets have never been in a better place from a graphical fidelity standpoint. But as much as the touch controllers that come with…
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Microsoft researchers noted in inaugural SIGMM Test of Time Paper Awards
The 2002 paper “Distributing Streaming Media Content Using Cooperative Networking,” authored by Venkata N. Padmanabhan, Helen J. Wang, Philip A. Chou, and Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, received an Honorable Mention in the inaugural list of SIGMM Test…
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The Effort to Build the Mathematical Library of the Future
Every day, dozens of like-minded mathematicians gather on an online forum called Zulip to build what they believe is the future of their field. They’re all devotees of a software program called Lean. It’s a…
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Microsoft researchers develop assistive eye-tracking AI that works on any device
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders exert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to…
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Microsoft researchers develop assistive eye-tracking AI that works on any device
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders exert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to…
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Lorin Crawford awarded Packard Fellowship
Lorin Crawford, Senior Researcher at the Microsoft Research New England Lab, was one of 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers, who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. Packard Fellows are…
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Empowering Azure CLI developers with AI
When we redesigned the Azure CLI in 2016, our goal was to create a simple, easy to use, tool for managing Azure. Since then, Azure has grown tremendously from supporting multiple clouds in various locations…
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Best Paper Award at AIIDE 2020
Best Paper Award at the 16th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2020) for “It’s Unwieldy and It Takes a Lot of Time.” Challenges and Opportunities for Creating Agents in Commercial…
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Top takeaways from HLTH 2020
It’s always exciting to attend an event like HLTH! A time to come together with other healthcare innovators as a community to connect with peers, share, and learn from each other. It’s an opportunity to…