Research
Applying computing to better understand ecosystems, address environmental challenges, and support a more sustainable future.
When wildfires strike, all eyes turn to the clouds, hoping for a downpour that will quench the flames. Now, wildfire prevention teams on the Greek island of Lesvos are looking to a different kind of…
The growing human population with increasing resource use per capita is causing an alarming loss and degradation of ecosystems. In order to balance the increasing human needs for food and resources with the healthy functioning…
Every second counts when combating a wildfire. Time lost can result in devastating loss of life or property. The University of the Aegean in Greece developed the VENUS-C Fire app, featuring Bing Maps, Microsoft Silverlight,…
Scientific Publishing in a Connected, Mobile World Speaker: Mark Abbott New tools for content development and new distribution channels create opportunities for the scientific community, opening new venues for collaboration, review, and self-publication. However, publishing…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research In an era of rising temperatures, shrinking ice caps, and widespread drought, the world’s attention is focused on environmental concerns. It seems like every business, every organization, every government…
Watch this 30-second video for a brief summary of what kind of work the Microsoft Research Connections team does.
Microsoft Research Connections collaborates with and supports the work of the world’s top academic researchers and institutions. We establish partnerships to develop technologies that fuel data-intensive scientific research and advance the state of the art…
Microsoft Research hosted the eighth annual Latin American Faculty Summit in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, from May 23 to 25, 2012. The theme of the 2012 Summit was “Technologies in Action.” For the 2012 Latin…
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center Climate scientists, environmental scientists, governmental officials, shipping companies, business owners, farmers—all need access to accurate information about the weather. The challenge certainly isn’t the availability of data…
In December, I blogged about the beta release of Layerscape, a free set of research tools from Microsoft that enable earth scientists to visualize and tell stories around large, complex data sets. The full release…
