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  1. Mind meld, Microsoft Research style 

    March 25, 2016

    By Vani Mandava, Senior Program Manager; Victor Bahl, Distinguished Scientist; and Alec Wolman, Principal Researcher, all from Microsoft Research In a two-day summit in February that was as much mind meld as conference, 45 PhD candidates from the top computer science departments in the United…

  2. Hitesh Ballani previews SIGCOMM 2015 

    August 17, 2015

    Sigcomm, the annual mecca for networking researchers, is being held in London this week (August 17-21, 2015). The conference program includes something for all tastes: perennial sessions on wide-area and wireless networks, topics du jour like data centers and software defined networking, and even blasts…

  3. Sora high performance software radio is now open source 

    July 20, 2015

    Posted by Jane Ma Microsoft researchers today announced that their high-performance software radio project is now open sourced through GitHub. The goal for Microsoft Research Software Radio (Sora) is to develop the most advanced software radio possible, capable of implementing the latest wireless communication technology…

  4. LiveLabs: testing the usefulness of mobile data 

    May 29, 2015

    What if a mobile game maker could determine the “who, when, and where” that lead to the most satisfying gaming experience? What if they knew precise combination of demographics, location, and recent activities—say young men, in their dorm room, after a meal—that yields the highest…

  5. Tune in for the latest on devices and networking 

    May 11, 2015

    Tomorrow, May 12, is the first full day of the Microsoft Research Devices and Networking Summit, which brings together more than 200 experts to discuss cutting-edge developments, potential breakthroughs, and ongoing concerns in today’s evermore connected world.  An event of this significance deserves broad participation, which…

  6. Code Hunt: creating a community with a game 

    April 29, 2015

    Launched a year ago, Code Hunt is a coding game that challenges players first to deduce a hidden problem from clues presented as unit tests and then to write a program to solve it. The game has been enormously successful, attracting more than 150,000 players…

  7. A New, Deep-Learning Take on Image Recognition 

    October 28, 2014

    In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about deep neural networks and deep learning—take Project Adam, for example—and the sometimes eye-popping results they can have in addressing longstanding computing problems. The field of image recognition also is benefiting rapidly from the use of such networks,…

  8. Mobility and Networking Researchers Making a Big Impact in the Cloud 

    August 19, 2014

    The annual conference of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM) is always a highlight for those who follow the latest developments in applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer communication. SIGCOMM 2014, to be held in Chicago from August…

  9. Finding More Space in Spectrum 

    January 29, 2014

    Radio and TV channels, mobile communications, GPS, and emergency communications are just a few examples of applications that occupy the airwaves. The radio spectrum is a finite resource, but demand for bandwidth is accelerating. As a result, the telecommunications industry is facing what the U.S.…

  10. Big Advances in Data-Center Networking 

    August 12, 2013

    These are exciting times for networking researchers. New developments in data-center networking—and the new efficiencies those advances offer—are making this one of the hottest fields in computing. Major figures in networking and communications research gather in Hong Kong from August 12 to 16 for SIGCOMM…

  11. Trying to Cure PC Insomnia 

    April 19, 2010

    By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research Everyone understands the energy-saving benefits of shutting down PCs or leaving them on standby before leaving the office. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that companies can achieve cost savings of $25 to $75 per PC annually if users…