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…
Exiting the Age of Priestly Medical Advice?
Stephen will be talking about his recent work on wearable devices and how it will impact healthcare in people’s lives.
A Practical Approach to Ultra Long-Term Data Storage on DNA
Some of the oldest information our society has access to is the genetic information of ancient species discovered in the DNA of fossil bone (up to 300,000 years old). However, DNA in solution or in…
Microsoft Research Asia Symposium on Collaborative Research presents exciting innovations
By Xin Ma, Regional University Relations Manager, Microsoft Research Asia The 2015 Microsoft Research Asia Symposium on Collaborative Research was held on November 27 in Beijing, China. Professors from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore gathered…
2016 Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Projects Announced
By Daron Green, Director, Microsoft Research Every year since 2004, the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme has awarded scholarships to fund PhD students’ work on selected projects in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)…
How Microsoft and Novartis created Assess MS
Several years ago, the biotech company Novartis came to Microsoft because they had seen the Kinect system for Xbox game consoles and thought the body movement sensors might be helpful for tracking the progression of…