In the news | Der Spiegel
How Microsoft and Google want to beat cancer
As a first step, Microsoft wants to teach machines to read so that they understand the text, because most of the medical knowledge lies in texts: endless information on biological processes, therapeutic mechanisms and clinical studies is buried on billions…
Nominations wanted: Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program 2018
| Sandy Blyth
At Microsoft Research, we are on the lookout for exceptional students to apply for our two-year PhD fellowship program. Our fellowships are for students in computer science, electrical engineering and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary studies intersecting with those domains…
Awards | Northwest Access Fund
Seeing AI project team honored with Best Practices Award for a Large Business
The Northwest Access Fund honored the Seeing AI project team with the Best Practices Award for a Large Business. Seeing AI is a smartphone camera application for the blind and low-vision community that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to turn the…
In the news | Forbes
Microsoft FPGA Wins Versus Google TPUs for AI
Awards | Microsoft News
Watch For announced Grand Prize Winner at Microsoft 2017 Hackathon
Artificial intelligence eclipses cloud and mobile projects to win the day at Microsoft 2017 Hackathon. Watch For was the Grand Prize Winner at Microsoft’s One Week Hackathon 2017 among 18,000 participants. It also won the Garage Favorite Award at the Microsoft…
Awards | Microsoft Stories
Artificial intelligence eclipses cloud and mobile projects to win the day at Microsoft 2017 Hackathon
What started in 2014 as an experiment to engage employees has turned into a strategic tradition to help Microsoft establish itself at the leading edge of innovation. And this year, the hottest player at the Microsoft Hackathon was artificial intelligence.
In the news | Wired
To Protect Genetic Privacy, Encrypt Your DNA
Kristin Lauter, head of cryptography research at Microsoft, leads research that encodes data in such a way that scientists don't lose the flexibility to perform medically useful genetic tests.
In the news | Fortune
Microsoft is building its own AI Hardware with project Brainwave
Microsoft unveils Project Brainwave for real-time AI
By Doug Burger, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Today at Hot Chips 2017, our cross-Microsoft team unveiled a new deep learning acceleration platform, codenamed Project Brainwave. I’m delighted to share more details in this post, since Project Brainwave achieves a major leap…