Research
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
George Robertson, Danyel Fisher, Bongshin Lee, John Stasko, and Roland Fernandez received the 2018 Test of Time Award from the IEEE Information Visualization (InfoVis (opens in new tab)) conference for their 2008 paper, Effectiveness of Animation…
In addition to his pioneering work in computer science and design, Bill Buxton has spent the past several decades amassing a collection of more than a thousand artifacts that chronicle the history of human computer…
One of the top-tier conferences in human-computer interaction, UIST has a reputation for embracing invention, creativity, and some of the most novel emerging technologies, making it no surprise that Microsoft has been a big contributor…
Meredith (Merrie) Ringel Morris, a Principal Researcher and Research Manager at Microsoft Research, received the UIST 2018 Lasting Impact Award (opens in new tab) for her 2007 paper, co-authored by Eric Horvitz, entitled: “SearchTogether: An interface for collaborative web…
For exceptional leadership in diversity and changing the face of engineering while leading research in machine learning, robotics and autonomous systems, and applied neuroscience.
Satya Nadella says why the US $ 860 billion US group has opened a research center in Zurich. He is a fan of the European Data Protection Regulation and wants to apply it worldwide.
Microsoft’s new lab here in Zurich focuses on longer-term machine vision issues,” says ETH Professor Marc Pollefeys, who will lead the team in a 50% capacity. The team will initially comprise about 15 people.