Algorithms
Project
Microsoft 3-Handpose dataset
We publish a subset of the data from the paper “Discriminative Ferns Ensemble for Hand Pose Recognition”. To receive a download link for the dataset please send your request to ThreeHandPose@microsoft.com. Data description: The data…
Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft Brings World’s Fastest Texting to Windows Phone 8.1
Gaurav Sharma appeared relaxed but focused in his purple hoodie on January 16, 2014. Less than 20 seconds later, Sharma, a 15-year-old from Lakeside High School in Seattle, found himself the owner of a Guinness…
Project
Provable Non-convex Optimization for Machine Learning Problems
We explore theoretical properties of simple non-convex optimization methods for problems that feature prominently in several important areas such as recommendation systems, compressive sensing, computer vision etc.
Publication
Regret in Online Combinatorial Optimization
Video
Candidate Multilinear Maps
I will describe plausible lattice-based constructions with properties that approximate the sought-after multilinear maps in hard-discrete-logarithm groups. These new constructions radically enhance our tool set and open a floodgate of applications. I will present some…
