By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Moises Goldszmidt, well known for his research in machine learning, joined Microsoft Research’s Silicon Valley lab as a principal researcher in January 2006 after spending four years with the Utility Infrastructure Management Department…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research There’s a new restaurant in town. Wonder what people are saying about it? Take a photo. That handy gadget you’ve been coveting is on sale at the mall. How does its price compare…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Technology has revolutionized the developed world in recent years. The way we work, the way we play, the way we communicate—all have been transformed by the advent of the PC and the wave…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research When you’re looking for information you have stored on your computer, you have a couple of choices. You can search for it, using, for example, Windows® Desktop Search. Or you can browse for…
Awards | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Gary J. Sullivan was named a Fellow of the IEEE by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2006 “For contributions to video coding and its standardization.”
In the news | ACM
For research contributions to information retrieval and human-computer interaction.
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Vacation’s over. You’ve had a grand time: intriguing locales, fun events, delicious food, memorable moments. You’re relaxed, your batteries recharged. Life is good. You get home and fire up your laptop to see…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Feng Zhao has a vision. He sees a future in which a Reality Browser enables people from around the world to query the physical world, live and up close, from anywhere. He sees…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Joshua Goodman’s grandfather recently got himself a new computer. He’s a medical writer who had been accustomed to typing his columns and mailing them to his publishers. But the publishers increasingly began to…