Computerworld Honors Microsoft Research for Breakthroughs in Pneumonia and HIV
Today is a proud day for Microsoft Research Connections and our academic collaborators, as two of our research efforts have been named 2013 IDG's Computerworld Honors Program Laureates. The Computerworld Honors program, founded in 1988, recognizes organizations and individuals who…
“语飞云行”带新加坡学生乐学中文
编者按：“语飞云行”(MyCLOUD）是业内首款交互型中文移动学习平台。近日微软教育研究与应用中心的四家合作伙伴——微软新加坡、微软亚洲研究院、南侨小学和国立教育学院联合宣布，它们共同开发的中文移动学习工具“语飞云行”将于2014年推广到新加坡除南侨小学之外的另四所小学，让更多新加坡学生快乐学中文！ 为加强资讯通信教学的推广和研究，微软教育研究与应用中心（CERA）的四家合作伙伴——微软新加坡、微...
ChronoZoom Named Top Educational Resource at 2013 SXSW Interactive
When Microsoft Research teamed up with the University of California Berkeley to create a digital tool for exploring the history of everything, we knew we had the potential to build a killer educational app. After all, a tool that can…
SXSW Interactive Hall of Fame Inducts danah boyd
Posted by Rob Knies It’s no surprise, really, that danah boyd, senior researcher at Microsoft Research New England, has been named the second inductee into the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival Hall of Fame.After all, boyd has established herself…
Seeing Your World Through a Different Light
As the saying goes: everything is bigger in Texas. And coming this weekend, March 8 to 10, there will be a couple of Texas-sized telescopes at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin. Housed in the mammoth NASA…
Taking Science from the Specific to the General
Posted by Rob Knies You might have heard of Drew Purves before. As head of the Computational Ecology and Environmental Science Group at Microsoft Research Cambridge, he has gained attention for a number of his projects, from modeling forest dynamics…
Melding the Physical and the Virtual with Big Data
Posted by Rob Knies Many businesses and individuals talk a mean game about how they’re changing the world, catering to customer demands, delivering bold new user experiences.And why not? It’s easy. Such claims rarely are held accountable. They’re easy to…
TechFest 2013: The Home Version
Posted by Rob Knies Perhaps you’re engrossed in the ongoing enthusiasm and enlightenment that is TechFest 2013, but, for whatever reason, you aren’t able to participate in person. Never fear—we are delighted to offer you the next best thing to…
PhD Fellow Revels in TechFest Experience
Posted by Rob Knies Among the most engrossed attendees of the first day of TechFest 2013 had to be this year’s class of Microsoft Research PhD fellows, who received an invitation to the event by virtue of their selection to…