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Project Malmo: Using Minecraft to build more intelligent technology
Microsoft researchers are using Project Malmo for their own research, and they have made it available to a small group of academic researchers under a private beta.
Opening the world of advanced software technology
By Judith Bishop, Director of Computer Science, Microsoft Research In the world of information technology, the word “open” can mean many different things. For me, it refers to how software is both written and used, throughout its lifetime. At Microsoft…
A journey into an unexplored slice of life in rural America, Queering the Countryside offers a unique perspective on queer experience in the modern United States and Canada.
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ACM SIGMOBILE Test of Time Award 2016
RADAR was a pioneering system for locating and tracking mobile devices using wireless LAN technology. It anticipated not only the Wi-Fi-based indoor localization solutions widely used by our mobile devices today, but also the growing interest in exploiting wireless infrastructure…
IEEE Computer Society honors Wolfram Schulte for research leadership, contributions to program verification
By George Thomas Jr., Writer, Microsoft Software verification — the crucial process of assuring programs perform as expected — may not be top of mind for most of us. But considering its role in the development of just about anything…
Expeditions: Exploring the unknown
Jeannette M. Wing Photo credit: Scott Eklund/Red Box pictures By Jeannette M. Wing, corporate vice president, Microsoft Research “Think Bolder, Aim Higher” is a mantra I’ve been chanting since my arrival at Microsoft three years ago. I’ve wanted to encourage…
Best of both worlds: one researcher’s dual approach
Who walks away from success? In his decade with Microsoft Research, Sumit Gulwani enjoyed a self-described “blissful” tenure, co-authoring more than 100 papers and giving dozens of keynotes and lectures—so why, then, would he leave? “Research alone is not…
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Best of both worlds: one researcherâs dual approach
From daily scrum meetings to six-week dedicated customer engagement exercises, the team is always engaged in making their own process better.
Buckled up and ready to go? Untangling airports using open source tools on Microsoft Azure
Nobody likes a delay at the airport. Many of us have spent time buckled up, ready for takeoff, wondering why our plane is stuck on its way between the gate and the runway. Scientists in the United Kingdom are working…