Algorithmic Analysis Leads to Efficient Approach for Plant Conservation
A group of ecological scientists—two of them from Microsoft Research Cambridge—has published a study in the journal Science that suggests that 67 percent of endemic plant species could be preserved by...
View ArticleIt's Complicated
Pioneering network scientist Duncan Watts of Microsoft Research New York City tackles the fallacy of common sense.
View ArticleWindows Azure for Research
Microsoft Research has announced Windows Azure for Research, a new initiative to help the research community use the cloud to advance scientific discovery.
View ArticlePutting Psychology to Work in the Public Sector
Three new books offer public officials insights into how people make judgments — and how institutions can make better decisions.
View ArticleAudio: More Women, Minorities Needed in CS
Rane Johnson of Microsoft Research Connections discusses the need for computer science to attract more women and minorities.
View ArticleScience Club for Girls: Chayes a Catalyst
Jennifer Chayes, managing director of Microsoft Research’s New England and New York City labs, has been named a winner of the Catalyst Award from the Science Club for Girls for her scientific research...
View ArticleWhat Language Are You Tweeting?
Microsoft researchers remove a crucial roadblock to mining social media.
View ArticleNew Cloud-Computing Training for Researchers Worldwide
As part of the recently announced Windows Azure for Research program, Microsoft Research is facilitating cloud training classes designed to show researchers how Windows Azure can accelerate their...
View ArticleA Hyperlocal Twitter Filter That Gets Neighbors Talking to Each Other
Twitter is great for talking with the world. But why is it still so hard to connect online with people who might live down the block? That's where Whooly comes in.
View ArticleSpotlight on Microsoft Research: the Open Workshops of the Future at World...
Microsoft Research will have a robust presence during World Maker Faire New York, scheduled for Sept. 21-22.
View ArticleData-Mining Competition Takes Center Stage in Chicago
Microsoft Research Connections was proud to sponsor the 2013 KDD Cup, arguably the world’s best-known competition in data mining.
View ArticleBig Data Continues to Raise Privacy Concerns
Cynthia Dwork of Microsoft Research Silicon Valley raises privacy concerns associated with big data in a paper she co-wrote for the Stanford Law Review.
View ArticleInside Power Map’s Latest Update
An updated preview of Power Map, formerly called Project GeoFlow, an interactive, 3-D geospatial and temporal data-visualization for Excel 2013, is now available, and, as Curtis Wong of Microsoft...
View ArticleMicrosoft Uses Kinect to Let You Navigate Windows Using Air Gestures
A new project from Microsoft Research aims to enable Windows users to navigate using Kinect by mounting a camera above a desk to detect gestures around a keyboard and mouse.
View ArticleHow to Hear Sign Language
Microsoft uses Kinect technology to turn gestures into text, and text into speech.
View ArticleRashid on the Value of Research
Rick Rashid, the founder of Microsoft Research, discussed The Role of Basic Research on Nov. 1 in Hefei, China, during the Computing in the 21st Century Conference.
View ArticleYou May Know a Drug Cocktail Is Dangerous Before FDA
Researchers at Microsoft Research, in conjunction with Stanford University, have found that Web searches can help the FDA and pharmaceutical companies discover previously unknown dangerous drug...
View ArticleConquering Distributed Challenges
A pair of papers from Microsoft Research, being presented during SOSP 2013, offers solutions to difficult challenges posed by distributed computing.
View ArticleFellowships Awarded to Top Asian Ph.D. Students
Ten Ph.D. candidates from top Asia universities were honored on Nov. 2 for being named 2013 Microsoft Research Asia Fellows.
View ArticleWindows Azure for Research Award Winners
Proposals from 15 countries and regions, encompassing a total of 35 winners, have been selected for the initial set of Windows Azure for Research awards.
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