Microsoft Research Connections Blog

eScience Takes the Stage at Latin American Workshop

2013-05-13T16:00:00Z

eScience Takes the Stage at Latin American Workshop
Data mining, computational ecology, the genetic basis of disease, eScience in the cloud, and computer vision are just some of the topics being presented—plus demos of eScience tools—at the eScience Workshop in São Paulo, Brazil, May 13–15.

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Paris, Machine Learning, and the Wonders of Streaming

2013-04-26T18:55:00Z

Paris, Machine Learning, and the Wonders of Streaming
At the recent Machine Learning Summit, some 3,000 viewers of the online broadcast joined the more than 230 attendees and presenters in Paris to examine approaches, techniques, and tools for using the information revolution to benefit society.

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Preserving Latin America’s Wildlife

2013-04-22T07:01:00Z

Preserving Latin America’s Wildlife
A new tool called LiveANDES collects, stores, and analyzes data about Latin America’s wildlife—and offers hope for the future of threatened species.

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Machine Learning Summit Goes Virtual

2013-04-17T19:00:00Z

Machine Learning Summit Goes Virtual
Tune in for live webcasts from Paris of the Machine Learning Summit on April 23, 09:30 to 13:00 Eastern Time. The live streaming will include keynote presentations and “Research in Focus” sessions describing cutting-edge developments in machine learning.

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HLA-C: An Underappreciated Force in HIV Control

2013-04-08T16:00:00Z

HLA-C: An Underappreciated Force in HIV Control
Genetic research reveals the protective potential of the human gene HLA-C. Learn about the research and how the findings may suggest a new approach to HIV vaccine design.

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2013 SEIF Awards Support Researchers in Software Engineering

2013-04-04T16:00:00Z

2013 SEIF Awards Support Researchers in Software Engineering
Read highlights about some of the 16 innovative software engineering projects that are recognized by this year’s awards. The SEIF awards support academic research in software engineering technologies, tools, practices, and teaching methods.

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South by Software—Microsoft’s Excellent Austin Adventure

2013-03-26T16:00:00Z

South by Software—Microsoft’s Excellent Austin Adventure
A Microsoft Research program manager relates the events leading up to his participation in the South by Southwest Interactive festival, and the role that Microsoft technologies WorldWide Telescope and ChronoZoom played in the event.

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Confronting Global Grand Challenges

2013-03-25T17:05:00Z

Confronting Global Grand Challenges
The inaugural Global Grand Challenges Summit in London brought together more than 450 leading thinkers from a range of disciplines around the world, all striving to achieve the cross-discipline and international cooperation needed to solve global problems.

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Buildings Go Green…in the Cloud

2013-03-22T16:00:00Z

Buildings Go Green…in the Cloud
Learn about a set of next-generation, eco-friendly civil engineering tools that will use cloud computing to simulate a future building’s energy consumption, conduct in-depth structural analysis, and view photo-realistic images of the building.

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Kinect Fusion Boosts Kinect for Windows SDK Update

2013-03-21T16:30:00Z

Kinect Fusion Boosts Update to Kinect for Windows SDK
Updates to the Kinect for Windows software development kit include Kinect Fusion, a 3-D surface reconstruction technology that originated in Microsoft Research, touch-free “push” to select and “grab” to scroll and pan capabilities, and more.

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