Skype Translator: Breaking down language barriers
Peter Lee, Microsoft Research VP, shares insights and a sneak peek into the Skype Translator, derived from decades of research in speech recognition, automatic translation, and machine learning technologies. The Skype Translator is now being…
Benchmark for Robotic Indoor Navigation
An experimental protocol for evaluating autonomous navigation systems in indoor environments. Introduction Robot navigation is one of the most studied problems in robotics and the key capability for robot autonomy. Navigation techniques have become more…
Neural Network Dropout Training
Latin American Faculty Summit 2014
Microsoft Research hosted the ninth annual Latin American Faculty Summit in Viña del Mar, Chile, May 7 to 9, 2014. The theme of the 2014 summit was Advancing Science and Technology Through Computing Research.