Microsoft-led research team wins Marr prize for outstanding computer vision research
By Allison Linn, Senior Writer, Microsoft Research A team led by a Microsoft researcher has won the prestigious Marr prize in computer vision research for a paper that presents an alternative to what is currently…
Think Computer Science 2015: Mark Calleja – Hacker is Not a Dirty Word
Talk 3: Hacker is Not a Dirty Word – Mark Calleja, Co-founder of HackLab . HackLab is a Cambridge ‘tech-ed’ startup, created to deliver exciting and engaging holiday camps, workshops and in-school events teaching students…
Think Computer Science 2015: Philip Bielby – Computer Games: The Evolution of Fun
Talk 2: Computer Games: The Evolution of Fun – Philip Bielby, Technical Director, RuneScape. Gaming has come a long way over the past couple of decades. The increasing bandwidth and availability of the internet have…
Convex optimization highlights ICCV program session
By John Kaiser, Research News Convex optimization, prized for its efficiency and utility in solving small and medium-size problems across multiple disciplines, could soon be extended to handle much larger problems and tasks, such as…