P: A programming language designed for asynchrony, fault-tolerance and uncertainty
By Shaz Qadeer, Principal Researcher The complexity of emerging software applications requires new approaches to understanding and then efficiently building, testing and debugging these systems. Today’s software uses cloud resources, is often embedded in devices in the physical world and…
Awards | Canadian Human Computer Communications Society
Kori Inkpen honored with 2017 CHCCS Achievement Award
The 2017 Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award (opens in new tab) was presented to Kori Inkpen at Graphics Interface 2017 (opens in new tab) for her many contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. Throughout her career, Inkpen’s work has focused on…
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Microsoft’s Project Emma is a wearable that helps with Parkinson’s tremors
Microsoft has created a watch that the company says can help people with Parkinson's disease write more clearly. The Emma Watch sends vibrations to the brain that help control hand tremors.
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Award for Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation presented to Ranveer Chandra
The Award for Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation was presented to Ranveer Chandra, Principal Researcher at Microsoft for his work helping small farms increase their production and move from sustenance to production using the cloud and dynamic spectrum access.
At CNCC2016, the annual conference of China Computer Federation (CCF) in Taiyuan, the “Best Solution Award of 2016” was awarded to Microsoft Academic. We’re honored that the organizing committee and more than 5,000 attendees voted this solution the best of…
By Miran Lee, Senior Principal Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia Four researchers. Two institutions. One successful computer vision breakthrough. That’s the power of collaboration. The project, “Unified Depth Prediction and Intrinsic Image Decomposition from a Single Image via Joint…
Advancing machine comprehension with question generation
Microsoft Research Montreal lab's vision is to create machines that can comprehend, reason and communicate with humans. We see a future where humans interact with machines just as they would with another human. We could ask a question in natural…
In the news | Microsoft Transform
“My God, it’s better”: Emma can write again thanks to a prototype watch, raising hope for Parkinson’s disease
Haiyan Zhang, a Microsoft researcher, to spend months studying Parkinson's disease while building and testing prototypes that could, she hoped, temporarily short-circuit the hand tremors, allowing Lawton to write her own name again.
In the news | Beta News
Build 2017: Microsoft’s ‘Project Emma’ is a wearable for Parkinson’s disease sufferers
Today at Build 2017, Microsoft unveiled many cool new technologies, one particular announcement touched the hearts of many. Called 'Emma,' it is a wrist wearable that can help people suffering with Parkinson's disease.