In my previous blogs, I talked about the Lab of Things (LoT), which is a flexible platform for conducting experimental research using connected devices in homes and beyond. Since LoT’s beta release in July 2013, we have made a lot…
Last September, as part of our global Windows Azure for Research program, we announced our cloud training classes that we designed to show academics how Windows Azure can accelerate their research. Now that we’re almost a month into the new…
In the news | Phys.org
In Microsoft Research's Mobility and Networking Research Group, senior researcher Ranveer Chandra has been co-leading the Networking Over White Spaces(KNOWS) project, which explores the use of spectral 'white spaces.'
Radio and TV channels, mobile communications, GPS, and emergency communications are just a few examples of applications that occupy the airwaves. The radio spectrum is a finite resource, but demand for bandwidth is accelerating. As a result, the telecommunications industry…
The past decade has witnessed an incredible boom in Chinese academic research—a boom fueled in large measure by talented young researchers. Over the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting the Joint PhD Program, in which Microsoft Research…
ZOOM OUT. A vibrant city on the water, surrounded by mountains, teeming with life. ZOOM IN. Do I spy, with a 600mm lens, a “Thriller” flash mob under the Space Needle? Wait, and what’s over there? Do I spy an…
In the news | Daily Mail
Microsoft has created an interactive billion pixel image of its Seattle base – and hidden a few surprises in there.
In the news | HuffPost
Microsoft teamed up with over 100 of Seattle's creative best to insert them all into this massive panoramic of the city's epic skyline.
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
The Seattle Gigapixel Art Zoom project pushes the boundaries of the Image Composite Editor technology to deliver an image that enables anyone to pan and zoom through the city of Seattle at an amazing level of detail.