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Algorithmic Pricing of Online Services
Cloud computing is a quickly growing business. Questions exist as to the proper business model, and this translates into how to model this, considering auction and game theory. Models exist to purchase on-demand and per-use,…
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Cryptography Resilient to Physical Attacks
Yael Kalai, researcher at Microsoft Research New England discusses how, with all the progress made in the field of cryptography, security continues to be breached. Complicating matters are hackers, who are becoming increasingly sophisticated, almost…
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The Future of Web Search: Empowering People with Knowledge
Wei-Ying Ma, Assistant Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia, overviews Internet search area for Microsoft, and introduces three projects that brings the search to the next level: next-generation image search called “MindFinder”, Urban computing on…
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Lintao Zhang showcases Tiger, Bing’s next-generation index serving platform
Microsoft Research Asia senior researcher Lintao Zhang explains “Tiger,” the next-generation index serving platform for Bing, and shows a video describing the collaboration between Microsoft Research Asia and Bing’s engineering teams in China and the…
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Health Care Decisions in the Information Age
Benjamin Handel of UC Berkley focuses on how individuals interact with the medical care sector to make important decisions. This involves using the information available and the incentives they face. The incentives can be financial…
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Economics of Privacy
Markus Mobius and Susan Athey of Harvard University discuss changes over the last five years in the way people consume online news. In the past, individuals would consume online news similarly to how they would…
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Mobile Indoor Navigation
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could easily find a particular store in a crowded shopping mall, or locate an office in an unfamiliar building, using just your cell phone? Feng Zhao, assistant managing director…
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This is Microsoft Research
Rick Rashid, Chief Research Officer, Microsoft Research, makes opening remarks at the Microsoft Research Redmond’s 20th anniversary event.
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Hsiao-Wuen Hon introduces Microsoft Research Asia’s symposium marking 20 years of Microsoft Research
Hsiao-Wuen Hon, managing director of Microsoft Research Asia, welcomed the organization’s long-term collaborators as part of commemorating two decades of Microsoft Research. He highlighted the latest research developed in areas including systems and software, data…
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Welcome to Microsoft Research India
P. Anandan, managing director of Microsoft Research India, gives an overview of Microsoft Research’s mission. The organization’s foremost goal is to advance the science in areas such as cloud computing, computer science, and computing, and…
