{"id":553,"date":"2014-04-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/msr_er\/2014\/04\/04\/2014-microsoft-research-awards-for-seif-announced\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:30:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:30:18","slug":"2014-microsoft-research-awards-for-seif-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/2014-microsoft-research-awards-for-seif-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Microsoft Research Awards for SEIF announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Microsoft Research Awards for the Software Engineering Innovations Foundation (SEIF Awards)\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/MSDNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.msdn.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/01\/32\/81\/7041.pgtitle_seif2014.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/270x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-01-32-81\/7041.pgtitle_5F00_seif2014.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Research Awards for the Software Engineering Innovations Foundation (SEIF Awards)\" \/><\/span>With the announcement of the 2014 winners of the Microsoft Research Awards for the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/cs\/seif-rfp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Software Engineering Innovations Foundation<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (SEIF), I can&rsquo;t help but reflect on the depth and breadth of research supported by Microsoft Research. Over the past few years, SEIF has not only sponsored research into core software engineering challenges but has also funded investigations into software engineering&rsquo;s applications in mobile and cloud computing and natural user interface (NUI). This year was no exception to the this emphasis on depth and breadth: for 2014, SEIF invited proposals addressing core software engineering challenges as well as those that delving into the application of software engineering to the Internet of Things and large-scale cloud infrastructure. These latter two areas were explored as a partnership between <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lab-of-things.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lab of Things<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfoundationservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Foundation Services<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Before I reveal the 2014 winners, let me say a bit about the diversity and quality of the proposals. We received 129 proposals, coming from nearly 30 countries and every continent (okay, except Antarctica). SEIF has truly become an internationally recognized program! Some 70 reviewers from across Microsoft conducted an internal review of the proposals, all of which were of exceedingly high quality. It was extremely difficult to choose the 12 winning projects, each of which will receive funding of US$40,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Here, then, are the 2014 recipients of this Microsoft Research Award:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Linking Constructive and Analytical Software Verification<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Michael Butler, University of Southampton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Script Synthesis through Examples<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Ruzica Piskac, Yale University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Dependency Aware Sharing of the Internet of Things for Integrating Apps in Smart Homes<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Jack Stankovic, University of Virginia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Teaching Software Engineering to the Masses with TouchDevelop<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Alessandro Orso, Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Improving Datacenter Efficiency and Total Cost of Ownership with Differentiated Software Reliability Analysis and Techniques<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Onur Mutlu, Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Resource Efficient Cloud Computing<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Christoforos Kozyrakis, Stanford University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Augmenting Testing with Performance-Aware Behavioral Models<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Yuriy Brun, University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Kinect-based Training to Improve Balance, Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Jeffrey Haddad, Purdue University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">A Spreadsheet Model for End-User Programming with Probabilistic Data<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Scott Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Systematic Analysis of User Reviews and Usage Data for Windows Mobile Apps<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Walid Maalej, University of Hamburg<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">CoolProvision: Provisioning of Cooling Systems for Datacenters<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Thu Nguyen, Rutgers University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\">Reliable&nbsp;and&nbsp;Resilient&nbsp;Microgrids&nbsp;for&nbsp;Data&nbsp;Centers<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> Reinaldo Tonkoski and Wei Sun,<br \/> South Dakota State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Congratulations to the 2014 winners of this Microsoft Research Award! See the winners on the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/cs\/seif.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">SEIF page<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><em>&mdash;<\/em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/arjmands\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Arjmand Samuel<\/em><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><em>, Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Connections<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/cs\/seif-rfp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Research Awards for the Software Engineering Innovations Foundation<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (SEIF Awards) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/cs\/seif.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">SEIF 2014<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lab-of-things.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lab of Things<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfoundationservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Foundation Services<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/cs\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Computer Science at Microsoft Research Connections<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the announcement of the 2014 winners of the Microsoft Research Awards for the Software Engineering Innovations Foundation (SEIF), I can&rsquo;t help but reflect on the depth and breadth of research supported by Microsoft Research. 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