In the news | USA Today
Microsoft shows off watch that quiets Parkinson’s tremors
The watch works through a combination of sensors and AI (artificial intelligence) techniques to potentially detect and monitor symptoms like tremors, stiffness and instability, among others, according to Microsoft.
In the news | TechRadar
From Kinect to InnerEye
No one single technology exists in a vacuum. Microsoft’s Kinect may have suffered an ignoble slide into obscurity following its troubled pairing with the Xbox One. But its underlying principles, technology and the research that went into developing it now…
Where cryptography and quantum computing intersect
By Kristin Lauter, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Last week I spent time at the American Institute of Mathematics in San Jose, working with a group of 20 or so mathematicians and computer scientists on questions related to quantum arithmetic, at…
CHI Part 2: Creating technologies that enhance lives in the areas of health and eye tracking
By Justin Cranshaw, Researcher, Microsoft Research With its focus on the relationships between people and computation, the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) excels at creating technologies that marry human skills with computational functionality, to enable outcomes neither humans nor computers…
Awards | OnMSFT.com
Microsoft’s Project Catapult wins GeekWire’s ‘Innovation of the Year’ award
Project Catapult, a longtime research initiative on field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), received the 'Innovation of the year' award during the ceremony held at the Museum of Pop Culture.
The collaborative research program is a vital platform for research scientists and university professors to work together on advanced technologies with Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) researchers. This year, the Microsoft Research Asia Outreach team is excited to welcome a total…
CHI Part 1: Interacting through touch, virtually and physically
A preview of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems By Justin Cranshaw, Researcher, Microsoft Research Human-computer interaction (HCI) research at Microsoft provides a human-centered perspective on the future of computing, reshaping the roles computers play in…
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Microsoft is teaching systems to read, answer and even ask questions
Microsoft researchers have already created technology that can do two difficult tasks about as well as a person: identify images and recognize words in a conversation. Now, the company’s leading AI experts are working on systems that can do something…
Awards | GeekWire
Project Catapult garners 2017 GeekWire Innovation of the Year award
Technology news website GeekWire named Microsoft’s Project Catapult the Innovation of the Year (opens in new tab) at its 2017 GeekWire Awards ceremony. The initiative “puts the company at the forefront of field programmable gate arrays, of FPGAs,” according to GeekWire. The technology…