Unlikely research area reveals surprising twist in non-smooth optimization
| Sébastien Bubeck
Modern machine learning is characterized by two key features: high-dimensional models and very large datasets. Each of these features presents its own unique challenges, from basic issues such as storing and accessing all of the data to more intricate mathematical…
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SEAL up your data just like Microsoft: Redmond open-sources ‘simple’ homomorphic encryption blueprints
To accelerate the standardisation of homomorphic encryption, Microsoft has open sourced its 'Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library.' Homomorphic encryption is designed to better protect Internet-facing databases.
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Microsoft open sources (SEAL) Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library 3.1.0, with aims to standardize homomorphic encryption
Yesterday, Microsoft with the goal to standardize homomorphic encryption, open sourced Microsoft Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (Microsoft SEAL) under the MIT License. It is an easy-to-use homomorphic encryption library developed by researchers in the Cryptography Research group at Microsoft.
What happens when your prototype doesn't turn out how you expected and now you can't move forward with the conversations you need to have? Here is a list of six tips and strategies on how to make your prototyping more…
Getting into a conversational groove: New approach encourages risk-taking in data-driven neural modeling
Microsoft Research’s Natural Language Processing group has set an ambitious goal for itself: to create a neural model that can engage in the full scope of conversational capabilities, providing answers to requests while also bringing the value of additional information…
The Microsoft Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library goes open source
| Kristin Lauter, Kim Laine, and Sreekanth Kannepalli
Today we are extremely excited to announce that our Microsoft Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (Microsoft SEAL), an easy-to-use homomorphic encryption library developed by researchers in the Cryptography Research group at Microsoft, is open source on GitHub under an MIT License…
Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Collaborative Research Program is a vital platform for faculty members in Asia working together with MSRA researchers on mutually interested topics. We aspire to foster talents and establish Microsoft as a valuable research and technology partner…
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Microsoft open sources SEAL homomorphic encryption library
The library is designed specifically with cloud computing use cases in mind, giving customers a way to interact with encrypted data stored on cloud services without downloading and decrypting it, or having to give the encryption key to the cloud…