Research
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
Chief Research and Strategy officer Craig Mundie on Thursday demonstrated a software-based robot that uses a combination of visual and voice recognition as well as speech synthesis to handle basic tasks.
A novel way of interacting with computers and other gadgets could make twiddling your thumbs a productive activity. Microsoft researchers are developing an armband worn on the forearm that recognises finger movements by monitoring muscle…
Gary J. Sullivan received the IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics Engineering Excellence Award in 2008 “In recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of the H.264/AVC video coding standard”. This award had previously been…
For contributions to architecture, protocols, and performance of wireless networks.
In 2006, the International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), the United Nations Organization for standardization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), conducted a poll in commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the ITU-T…
Gary J. Sullivan was named a Fellow of the IEEE by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2006 “For contributions to video coding and its standardization.”
For research contributions to information retrieval and human-computer interaction.
Sumit Gulwani was awarded the John C. Reynolds Doctoral Dissertation Award (opens in new tab) shortly after starting his career at Microsoft Research and after he completed his PhD at University of California, Berkeley. It…
Gary J. Sullivan received the Technical Excellence Award of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) in 2005. The award letter stated that Sullivan’s “contributions to the success of the INCITS L3 program of…