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Microsoft Researchers named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery
Jaime Teevan, Stefan Saroiu, and Jingdong Wang have been named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for their significant contributions that have revolutionized how we live, work and play. This is an important honor as the ACM Distinguished Member…
Growing a generation of computer scientists – Microsoft Research Asia at 20 and going beyond technical achievement
Microsoft Research Asia celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the milestone provided an occasion for many in the industry to reflect on an amazing journey, one not only replete with excellence and technological achievement, but also significant in its…
AI for Good
By Tim Pan and Winnie Cui, Microsoft Research Asia In 2013, Dandan from Beijing Union University’s School of Special Education was invited to the United States to attend the 2013 Microsoft Company Meeting. Facing more than 20,000 conference attendees, Dandan, hearing…
By Xing Xie, Jianxun Lian, Zheng Liu, Xiting Wang, Fangzhao Wu, Hongwei Wang, and Zhongxia Chen Information overload is a big challenge for online users. It is particularly an issue when a user has to quickly and accurately identify a resource…
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Personalized Recommendation Systems: Five Hot Research Topics You Must Know
Information overload is a big challenge for online users. It is particularly an issue when a user has to quickly and accurately identify a resource from an exponentially growing set of information and products. It is also difficult for merchants…
For image classification on the challenging ImageNet dataset, state-of-the-art algorithms now exceed human performance. These improvements in image understanding have begun to impact a wide range of high-value applications, including video surveillance, autonomous driving, and intelligent healthcare.
In the news | Microsoft Asia News Center
Coming soon: Your own personal AI-driven ‘co-pilot’ to help you at work and in life
Imagine having a virtual assistant who knows you through and through and can help you in all sorts of tasks and issues in your work and life. Microsoft’s top researchers in Asia predict that artificial intelligence (AI) will soon make…
In the news | Microsoft Asia News Center
Microsoft’s innovation powerhouse in Asia is fueled by science and research
As a powerhouse of ideas and innovation, the Beijing lab of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) is a surprisingly placid place. There is a quiet sense of contemplation here, almost as if it were a bastion of academia. And, in a…
In the news | Microsoft Asia News Center
Microsoft establishes Microsoft Research Asia-Shanghai and a new AI Innovation Center
Today, Microsoft announced the establishment of Microsoft Research Asia-Shanghai and the Microsoft-INESA AI Innovation Center at the Shanghai Xuhui District, bringing world-class artificial intelligence (AI) research capabilities to the city.