Artificial Intelligence
Pursuing computing advances to create intelligent machines that complement human reasoning to augment and enrich our experience and competencies.
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Expeditions: Exploring the unknown
Jeannette M. Wing Photo credit: Scott Eklund/Red Box pictures By Jeannette M. Wing, corporate vice president, Microsoft Research “Think Bolder, Aim Higher” is a mantra I’ve been chanting since my arrival at Microsoft three years…
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When Are Nonconvex Optimization Problems Not Scary?
General nonconvex optimization problems are NP-hard. In applied disciplines, however, nonconvex problems abound, and heuristic algorithms are often surprisingly effective. The ability of nonconvex heuristics to find high-quality solutions for practical problems remains largely mysterious.…
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Expectation Propagation
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Programming Models and Systems Design for Deep Learning
We have witnessed emergence of many deep learning systems; each comes with its own unique features. While most system will evolve and getting better, there are some fundamental design choices behind the system that will…
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Quantum Perceptron Models
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