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Awards | American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Susan Dumais inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Susan Dumais was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (opens in new tab)—one of the United States’ oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, which includes scholars and practitioners from many disciplines and professions who conduct interdisciplinary, long-term…
In the news | Splinter
How Apple, Google, and Microsoft approach genetic research and secure DNA data in the cloud
Microsoft is also leading the way on securing the DNA data it gathers. At the 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual conference, Kristin Lauter, who heads up Microsoft’s cryptography research, discussed an encryption method she was developing,…
In the news | TechFest
Be There: 3D Audio Virtual Presence [Video]
Demonstration of spatial audio techniques during TechFest 2015 – Microsoft Research Labs.
Awards | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
George Varghese receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Bombay
George Varghese (opens in new tab) received Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (opens in new tab) for his Technology Innovation Excellence.
Awards | AAAI
Eric Horvitz awarded AAAI Feigenbaum Prize
Eric Horvitz was awarded the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Feigenbaum Prize (opens in new tab) for his sustained and high-impact contributions to the field of artificial intelligence through the development of computational models of perception, reflection…
In the news | ComputerWorld
Power up! The hunt is on to extend battery life for mobile devices
While users are certainly relying more heavily on their devices, some observers hold that until battery capacity and efficiency evolve, mobile devices will fall short of being the command center of users’ lives.
In the news | MAKE
How can we grow a better future?
The Inaugural Biofabricate Summit that took place on December 4th, 2014 was the first event to focus on commercial, artistic and research the disruptive technologies that comprise the emerging field of grown materials.
In the news | the Stranger
What Only Artists Can Teach Us About Technology, Data, and Surveillance
The way one artist put it to me, if you think of Microsoft as a city, Microsoft Research is the university.
Awards | University of Washington
Rico Malvar receives IEEE 20th Century Landmark Award
UW Electrical Engineering Affiliate Professor Henrique (Rico) Malvar received an IEEE 20th Century Landmark Award for his contributions to multiresolution signal processing and media compression standards.