Social sciences
Building Social Life Networks
Massive volumes of geo-spatial heterogeneous data streams generated by social media, sensor networks, internet of things, and digitalization of transactions are bringing the next generation of social networks not only to connect people with other…
Research Bits: Lucy Sanders
“Research Bits” provide a glimpse into the research being conducted around the world through brief interviews with researchers. Lucy Sanders, the CEO and co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT,) talks…
Welcome and Faculty Fellow Awards: 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit
Tony Hey, vice president of Microsoft Research Connections, welcomes attendees to the 2013 Faculty Summit and provides an introduction of this year’s various focus areas for discussions and presentations. Harold Javid, director of Regional Programs…
Innovation & Opportunity—The Contribution of Computing to Improving Our World
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shares his thoughts and perspective on computing’s impact on society and fields questions from the audience at the 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit. Rick Rashid, chief research officer of Microsoft, moderates…
Fueling the Future: Faculty Fellowship
Microsoft Research is committed to investing in the future of computer science research through its Faculty Fellow program as illustrated through the story of Fei-Fei Li. Fei-Fei Li is one of the early Microsoft Research…
