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Microsoft Research’s Lauter Named Next AWM President
Lauter named the next president of Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
Fellows are elected for notable engineering achievements and novel contributions in design, production, research, innovation, intellectual property generation, project implementation, consultancy and technology development.
In the news | The Register
SQUEEEEE! Microsoft goes retro with pay-by-squawk NFC tech
Researchers at Microsoft Research India have proposed a new form of near-field communication (NFC) for mobile phones, one that even works on devices that lack any kind of specialized NFC hardware.
Big Advances in Data-Center Networking
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…
In the news | ComputerWorld
Researchers develop acoustic based data transfer system for phones
Dhwani uses the speaker and microphone on phones to securely exchange data, achieving speeds of up to 2.4Kbps.
In the news | GeekWire
Microsoft wants to patent gestures inside cars … no, not that kind
The company, which brought gesture controls to the living room via its Kinect sensor for Xbox 360, is now thinking about bringing them to the car via smartphones.
In the news | MIT Technology Review
Mobile Summit 2013: Camera Tweaks Should Boost Gadget Battery Life
Researchers at Microsoft and Rice University have developed a way to make digital camera sensors far more energy-efficient.
Wing Surveys Her New Opportunity
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research When Jeannette Wing joined Microsoft Research in January 2013 as a Microsoft vice president and head of Microsoft Research International, in charge of Microsoft Research’s non-U.S. labs, she brought with her a sterling…
In the news | SIGMOBILE
SIGMOBILE Outstanding Contribution Award 2013
For pioneering contributions to wireless Internet broadband technologies, and for inspirational leadership of the mobile computing community.