Research
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“Research Bits” provide a glimpse into the research being conducted around the world through brief interviews with researchers. In this interview, Robert Amor, University of Auckland, New Zealand talks about his research in construction informatics.…
We are swimming in data. Every minute, YouTube sees two days’ worth of video uploaded, Tumblr sees about 25,000 blog posts, and there are 2,000 check-ins to Foursquare. Yet most uses of data—big or small,…
“Research Bits” provide a glimpse into the research being conducted around the world through brief interviews with researchers. First, Bill Howe of the University of Washington talks about his work to make it easier for…
Microsoft builds and operates best-in-class data centers that contain 2,500 to more than 100,000 servers (per data center), which are connected by using cutting-edge networks within and across data centers. To meet the performance, cost,…
We live in a world that is increasingly alive with sensors and data. The Design Expo at the Faculty Summit challenges teams of students to use this data to improve life, local community, and the…
There has been a rapid expansion in the ability to gather and analyze communication data during acute events. As we saw most recently during Hurricane Sandy, people use social media services like Twitter and Facebook…
Main memory databases have become increasingly important as a way to provide high-performance OLTP (on-line transaction processing) capability. By restricting data to by main memory resident, rather than storing disk resident data entirely in the…
“Big Data” holds the promise of having a transformative effect for enterprises and consumers alike. In this session of the 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, leaders of our community discuss how data platforms must evolve…
Beyond keeping friends and family in touch or spreading the latest memes, social media has the ability to provide life-saving information during disasters and other crises. Leysia Palen of the University of Colorado, Boulder, discusses…
