Developers who are blind or have low vision have historically been limited to back-end programming, but new research suggests AI programming assistants are changing that in remarkable ways. A Microsoft Research Asia study found that developers who use screen readers…
王延森：所有科学发现都是人类情感需求的投射
编者按：当“理性”的科学发现与“情感丰富”的科研人员相遇，会发生怎样的化学反应？ 在人工智能与神经科学的交汇处，微软亚洲研究院高级研究员王延森，正怀揣着浓厚的兴趣，聚焦人的需求与体验，展开一场关于智能本质的探索。他以非侵入式脑机接口为钥匙，试图破解人类感知与意图的神经密码；以脉冲神经网络为桥梁，探索人脑低能耗运行的奥秘；秉持“以人为本”的初心，让技术回归服务于人的本质。跟随王延森的脚步，我们将见证...
In the news | Univ of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics
Strengthening the Foundation for Shared Economic Opportunities and Growth across Western Pennsylvania
Univ of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics, 2025 Regional Progress Forum - Strengthening the Foundation for Shared Economic Opportunities and Growth across Western Pennsylvania.
By Advait Sarkar, Senior Researcher; Sean Rintel, Senior Principal Research Manager; Leon Reicherts, Researcher; Lev Tankelevitch, Senior Researcher; Pratik Ghosh, Senior Research Designer; Richard Banks, Principal Design Manager; Payod Panda, Design Engineering Researcher; Martin Grayson, Principal Research Software Development Engineer In…
In the news | Github Blog
GitHub Copilot gets smarter at finding your code: Inside our new embedding model
Finding the right code quickly is critical. After listening to the community’s feedback, we rolled out a new Copilot embedding model that makes code search in VS Code faster, lighter on memory, and far more accurate. This means retrieving the…
Awards | University of Wisconsin–Madison
Frank Noé receives Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
Noé is a pioneer in integrating artificial intelligence with theoretical chemistry.
Using AI to assist in rare disease diagnosis
| Mandi Hall and Ashley Conard
New research from Microsoft, Drexel, and the Broad explores how generative AI could support genetic professionals in rare disease diagnosis.
祝贺微软亚洲研究院院长周礼栋博士荣获香港科技大学荣誉大学院士称号
近日，香港科技大学举行了隆重的颁授典礼，向六位在学术界、产业界以及社会发展做出卓越贡献的杰出人士颁授荣誉大学院士称号。微软亚洲研究院院长周礼栋博士荣获此项殊荣并受到表彰。 颁授典礼由香港科技大学校董会主席沈向洋教授及香港科技大学校长叶玉如教授共同主持。沈向洋教授在致辞中高度赞扬了获奖者在推动知识进步、服务社会和启发后人等方面所展现的杰出领导力与深远影响。 作为微软亚洲研究院的掌舵人，周礼栋博士长期...
Awards | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Lidong Zhou awarded Honorary Fellowship by HKUST