Research
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
Jeannette Wing received the Association for Computing Machinery’s Distinguished Service Award (opens in new tab) for helping the computing community articulate the promise of computation to broad audiences. She positioned the field to communicate the…
Rick Rashid and Avie Tevanian received the Association for Computing Machinery Software System Award for the design and engineering of the Mach operating system, whose innovative approaches to virtual memory management and microkernel architecture established…
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Imagine you own a restaurant in a city (any city but not Seattle*). From inside the restaurant there’s no way to see the outside. You come up with a marketing plan that if it rains,…
Demonstration of spatial audio techniques during TechFest 2015 – Microsoft Research Labs.
Kristin Lauter is solving a problem you may not even know you have: Sheâs working to keep your most personal data private and secure.
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.
There are unique challenges posed by cryptography research. This interview examines potential threats to modern security techniques and how to overcome them.
Jade Alglave received the Royal Society’s Brian Mercer Award for Innovation (opens in new tab) for her work on multiprocessor technology, which led to the development of .cat, a standard verification format for hardware chips.
Steve Hodges, head of the sensors and devices group at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, wants to make it easy to prototype electronic devices, so he’s found a way to print circuits with an inkjet printer…