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Awards | ACM
ACM names eight Microsoft researchers 2016 Fellows
Eight computer scientists at Microsoft research labs around the world have been honored as Fellows of the Association of Computing Machinery (opens in new tab), the world’s largest computing society. The honors recognize the individuals’ significant contributions and impact to computer…
Five Microsoft researchers have been named as Distinguished Members of the Association of Computing Machinery (opens in new tab), the world’s largest computing society. The honors recognize the individuals’ significant contributions and impact to computer science across a range of…
In the news | GeekWire
17 Microsoft researchers offer bold computer science predictions for 2017 and 2027
By 2027 we will have ubiquitous virtual reality systems that will provide such rich multisensorial experiences that will be capable of producing hallucinations which blend or alter perceived reality. Using this technology, humans will retrain, recalibrate and improve their perceptual…
Awards | AAAS
Philip Bernstein named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Philip Bernstein has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (opens in new tab) (AAAS). The association’s Section on Information, Computing and Communication selected Bernstein for his distinguished contributions to database systems, particularly data integration and…
Interpreting visual art with sound for a more inclusive experience
By Vanessa Ho, Microsoft News Center Staff. Follow her on Twitter. A well-known Scottish landscape painter, Keith Salmon creates ethereal, moody abstracts of skylines and mountains inspired by the rugged highlands in his country. Trained in fine arts and sculpture,…
In the news | Microsoft Translator Blog
Microsoft Translator launching Neural Network based translations for all its speech languages
Microsoft Translator is now powering all speech translation through state-of-the-art neural networks. All speech translation apps that use this service, such as Skype Translator and the Microsoft Translator app for mobile devices, are now using neural network technology.
Awards | Universal Scientific Education and Research Network
Lucas Joppa awarded 2016 USERN Prize
The Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (opens in new tab) recognized Lucas Joppa with the 2016 USERN Prize (opens in new tab) in Formal Science at a ceremony in Tehran, Iran. The early career award recognizes scientists under the age of 40…
Meredith Ringel Morris and A.J. Bernheim Brush of Microsoft along with their co-author Brian R. Meyers received the 2016 10-year Impact Award (opens in new tab) at the Association for Computing Machinery International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS)…
Sriram Rajamani squashed bugs on road to leadership role in Microsoft’s India research lab
By John Roach, Writer, Microsoft Research After a handful of years writing code for the telecommunications and design automation industries, computer bugs got the best of Sriram Rajamani. He witnessed firsthand how poorly constructed code caused programs to crash and…