New Research Brings Precision to Sampling Methods Used in Statistics and...
Addressing one of the core problems in statistics and machine learning, Microsoft researchers have developed a new, more efficient algorithm that enables exact sampling, which was honored with an...
View ArticleXim Among Top Windows Phone Downloads of 2014
Xim, the popular photo-sharing app from Microsoft Research, was named one of the best apps of 2014 by USA Today.
View ArticleAcademia and Industry Unite to Teach Big Data Research with Microsoft Azure
Tsinghua University and Microsoft Research Asia have established a pioneering graduate course on Big Data Foundations and Applications, to enhance students' understanding of big data and provide an...
View ArticleThe Hidden Cost of Annoying Ads Is Fewer Page Views
Could annoying ads online actually cost more -- in lost, irritated or disengaged readers -- than they’re worth? That’s the question explored in a study from Microsoft Research, to be published in an...
View ArticleTop Feature Stories of 2014
Skype Translator, a Turing Award winner, record-setting texting, and deep learning are among the topics covered in our top feature stories of 2014.
View ArticleJoint Lab Marks 10 Years of Collaborative Research in Natural Language...
Among the numerous collaborations between Microsoft Research and major Chinese universities is a project to bridge linguistic and cultural gulfs around the world, and, potentially help preserve...
View ArticleMadhu Sudan Wins Infosys Prize 2014 in Mathematical Sciences
Madhu Sudan, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2014 in Mathematical Sciences, for his seminal contributions to probabilistically checkable proofs...
View ArticleMicrosoft is Open‐Sourcing WorldWide Telescope in 2015
WorldWide Telescope began in 2007 led from within Microsoft Research as a unified astronomical image and data environment for exploratory research, teaching, and public outreach. Learn more about its...
View ArticleGeorge Takei Helps Launch Podcast on Microsoft Technology
In the first Next at Microsoft podcast, a series of discussions with original thinkers, innovators and tech luminaries, George Takei shares his thoughts on technology, social media, and his recent...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Lamport, Horvitz Named 2014 ACM Fellows
Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport, a Principal Researcher, and Eric Horvitz, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director, Microsoft Research, were named 2014 Association for Computing Machinery...
View ArticleMicrosoft's 'Lab of Things' Platform Is an IoT Development Playground with...
With some 25 billion devices expected to be connected to the Internet by 2020, Microsoft has created an SDK called the "Lab of Things" to create an experimental platform and help spur developer interest.
View ArticleThis is Office Mix, the Superset of PowerPoint, as it Moves Beyond the Classroom
Office Mix, the PowerPoint “superset” that allows users to annotate slides, add audio and video, and embed interactive elements like quizzes, began as an effort to help teachers in the classroom, but...
View ArticleAn MIT Professor and Microsoft Researcher's Advice for Black Computer Scientists
Microsoft researcher James Mickens says intention is key to achieving your goals, particularly for people from underrepresented communities who aspire to be computer scientists. Read the full interview...
View ArticleEric Horvitz Receives AAAI Feigenbaum Prize; Shares Reflections On AI Research
Upon receiving the AAAI Feigenbaum Prize, Eric Horvitz, managing director of Microsoft Research's Redmond Lab, shares some reflections on the future of artificial intelligence.
View ArticleTrill Moves Big Data Faster, by Orders of Magnitude
Trill, a new high-performance streaming analytics engine developed by Microsoft researchers, can process data at two to four orders of magnitude faster than today's streaming engines.
View ArticleMicrosoft's Danah Boyd on the Future of Social Media
danah boyd of Microsoft Research New England discusses her unexpected career path and what led her to publish her book, "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens."
View ArticleImage Composite Editor 2.0 Launches with New Features and Improvements
Image Composite Editor (ICE), which uses computer vision techniques to seamlessly combine multiple pictures, now has Automatic Image Completion and a video-to-panorama feature.
View ArticleRichard Szeliski’s Passion Rewarded with Election to National Academy of...
Microsoft researcher and Distinguished Scientist Richard Szeliski this week received one of the highest honors accorded to an engineer -- election to the National Academy of Engineering.
View ArticleComputer model of blood development could speed up search for new leukemia drugs
The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the development of new treatments for leukemia and lymphoma, say researchers at the University of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Researchers' Algorithm Sets ImageNet Challenge Milestone
Microsoft researchers say their computer vision system based on deep convolutional neural networks surpasses humans' ability to classify images -- the first such known achievement.
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