Awards | ACM and IEEE Computer Society
Charles P. Thacker honored with ACM – IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award
The late Charles P. Thacker was honored with the ACM – IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award for fundamental networking and distributed computing contributions. Thacker, known as Chuck to friends and colleagues, designed the Alto, the first modern personal computer with a mouse and graphical user interface,…
Honoring Charles P. Thacker, a visionary computer scientist who changed the world
By John Roach, Writer, Microsoft Research Charles P. Thacker, a visionary and hands-on electrical engineer who designed the first instances of key computing technologies that define modern life, died June 12 at his home in Palo Alto, California. He was…
In the news | Washington DC Blog
We can use data to achieve Vision Zero by spotting dangerous places before crashes happen
To really stop people from dying on city streets, identify and fix dangerous places before fatalities happen. New technology called “Vision Analytics” does just that. Vision Analytics is the result of a partnership between Microsoft, the University of Washington, and…
Awards | European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS)
2017 Gödel Prize awarded to Cynthia Dwork and former Microsoft Research colleagues
The 2017 Gödel Prize for outstanding paper in theoretical computer science was awarded to Cynthia Dwork along with former Microsoft Research colleagues Frank McSherry, Kobbi Nissim and Adam Smith for “Calibrating Noise to Sensitivity in Private Data Analysis.” The paper describes a…
In the news | The AI Blog
Divide and conquer: How Microsoft researchers used AI to master Ms. Pac-Man
Microsoft researchers have created an artificial intelligence-based system that learned how to get the maximum score on the addictive 1980s video game Ms. Pac-Man, using a divide-and-conquer method that could have broad implications...
Researchers develop new visual intelligence techniques to boost smart home security
By Kangping Liu, Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia Imagine when you leave your house or apartment that a smart home security system can automatically "look after" your home, giving you real-time notices about events happening at home, or…
In the news | BBC News
Microsoft AI plays a perfect game of Ms Pac-Man
One of Microsoft's artificial intelligence systems has conquered the 1980s video game Ms. Pac-Man. The team, from Microsoft-owned Canadian AI firm Maluuba, achieved the perfect score of 999,990.
In the news | PCMag India
Microsoft AI first to reach perfect Ms Pac-Man score
Researchers at Maluuba, a deep-learning startup recently acquired by Microsoft, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that became the first player ever to achieve a perfect 999,990 score in Ms Pac-Man -- an arcade video game.
In the news | TechCrunch
Microsoft’s AI beats Ms. Pac-Man
The complexity of Ms. Pac-Man, with its many boards and moving parts, has made the classic title an especially difficult target. Until now, no human or machine has achieved the feat.