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A spatially localized architecture for fast and modular DNA computing
Fast and scalable molecular logic circuits can be created through the spatial organization of DNA hairpins on DNA origami scaffolds.
Second version of HoloLens HPU will incorporate AI coprocessor for implementing DNNs
By Marc Pollefeys, Director of Science, HoloLens It is not an exaggeration to say that deep learning has taken the world of computer vision, and many other recognition tasks, by storm. Many of the most difficult recognition problems have seen…
Faculty Summit ’17 sessions available on-demand
By Roy Zimmermann, Director, Microsoft Research The theme of this year’s Faculty Summit 2017, which occurred earlier this week, was The Edge of AI. The meeting on Microsoft’s sun-splashed Redmond campus involved more than 500 prominent AI academic and Microsoft researchers…
Faculty Summit 2017 focuses on technical breakthroughs and societal influences
By Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Managing Director, Microsoft We’re at an inflection point for AI technologies. Rising capabilities and possibilities have been catalyzed by jumps in the availability of data and computational power. Increasing competencies in such areas as…
Path Guide: A New Approach to Indoor Navigation
By Yuanchao Shu, Associate Researcher, and Börje Karlsson, Sr. Research Dev Lead, Microsoft Research Mobile outdoor GPS navigation apps have proven to be lifesavers to countless people. With a smartphone in hand, it is easy to find your way to…
Transportation Data Science at Microsoft
By Vani Mandava, Director, Data Science Outreach, Microsoft Research The National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported Big Data Innovation Hubs launched a National Transportation Data Challenge with a kickoff event in Seattle in May 2017. Microsoft Outreach, through its partnership with the…
Find out how humans and machines are collaborating at the 2017 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit
By Christopher Bishop, Program Co-Chair of Faculty Summit, Technical Fellow & Laboratory Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge The development of machine intelligence that amplifies human capabilities and experiences is at the heart of our AI research at Microsoft, which is why…
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Transportation Data Science at Microsoft
Microsoft Outreach, through its partnership with the Big Data Hubs organized an Azure workshop and participated in a panel discussion on 'How Cloud Computing Can Enable Transportation Data Science.'
Background Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) is Microsoft’s fundamental research facility in the Asia Pacific region. By attracting the best talent from Asia and across the globe, it has grown into a world-class research laboratory with more than 220 researchers and…