Nurturing a Generation of Research Talent
Now in its 15th year, the Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship Program has attracted nearly a thousand applicants from more than 50 universities in the Asia Pacific region.
View ArticleKati London of FUSE: Playful and Surprising
Kati London, newly arrived at Microsoft Research’s FUSE Labs, brings a unique perspective to her social-oriented explorations.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research meets Hollywood
Kevin Schofield, general manager of Microsoft Research, discusses that group's contributions to the movie Iron Man 3.
View ArticleFrom the U.S. Elections to Eurovision 2013: How Big Data Is Helping Make...
David Rothschild of Microsoft Research New York City discusses his data-based predictions for the Eurovision song contest.
View ArticleeScience Takes the Stage at Latin American Workshop
Microsoft Research Connections and the São Paulo Research Foundation are hosting an eScience Workshop from May 13 to 15 in São Paulo.
View ArticleEngkoo Pinyin Redefines Chinese Input
Engkoo Pinyin was only supposed to revolutionize input-method editor (IME) technology, but agile work from an innovative team put it on the fast track to becoming a product. In April 2013, Engkoo...
View ArticleA Trekkie’s Dream Come True
Just in time for the release of the latest Star Trek movie, the language Klingon, familiar to all admirers of the long-lived TV and film franchise, is now supported by Bing Translator, with help from...
View ArticleWatts Named A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell
Duncan Watts, principal researcher at Microsoft Research New York City, has been appointed as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at his alma mater, Cornell University.
View ArticleParcels Find Their Way to You via the Crowd
A new delivery concept from Microsoft Research uses the location of random strangers to TwedEx parcels directly to you – wherever you are.
View ArticleData Points to Denmark Win, Claims Microsoft Expert
Forget the sequins. Cold, hard data predicts that Europe will vote for Denmark at the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, says a top researcher at Microsoft.
View ArticleTaking a Slow Approach to Technology
Richard Banks of Microsoft Research Cambridge is exploring the design implications of slow technology.
View ArticleAudio: Troubling Trends in Scientific Software Use
In this podcast, Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research Cambridge argues that modeling and the software that enables modeling, but scientific software can create problems for the scientific community.
View ArticleRealizing Practical Benefits from Research
The Software Analytics Group at Microsoft Research Asia offers a data-driven approach to improving Microsoft products and services.
View Article‘Science and Nature Are Borderless, Classless’
The excitement of breaking barriers and discovering frontiers: This is how P. Anandan, managing director, Microsoft Research India, described "research," a path less travelled by students in India.
View ArticleSharing a Glimpse of the Future of Technology
Microsoft researchers share a look at future trends and technologies changing the face of computing May 21 during the biennial D.C. TechFair.
View ArticleMicrosoft Brings Cutting-Edge Tech to Washington
Microsoft Research brought a wealth of new technology to show on May 21 during the biennial D.C. TechFair.
View ArticleNew Ways to Visualize Your Data
New data-visualization apps from Microsoft Research have been added to Apps for Office, where people can download them for free to obtain new ways to take a look at their data collections.
View ArticleMicrosoft Showcases New Technologies in D.C.
At the Microsoft Research D.C. TechFair, the software giant displayed some of its most cutting-edge innovations. Here’s a look at the programs and tools on display.
View ArticleHigh School Hackathon: 500 Budding Teen Geeks Learn How to Code
Microsoft Research scientists helped more than 500 students from Seattle schools get an introduction to software development May 23 on the first App Day hackathon.
View ArticleBiometric Way to Tame Tuberculosis
Microsoft Research India has developed technology to help track tuberculosis patients to make sure they take their full course of antimicrobial drugs.
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