An ongoing series of conversations bringing you right up to the cutting edge of Microsoft Research.
213 episodes transcribedIn 1998, Microsoft Research opened a small lab in Beijing to expand its research efforts and draw on the immense high-tech talent pool in China. No on...
As traditional semiconductor technologies for computer storage scale down, everyone is looking for alternative solutions to the growing gap between th...
The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius famously exhorted his pupils to study the past if they would divine the future. In 2018, we get the same a...
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Microsoft Research New England in Cambridge, Massachusetts, so it’s the perfect time to talk with someone who was t...
Asta Roseway has a formal title. It’s Principal Research Designer in the HCI group at Microsoft Research. But she’s also been described as a conductor...
You may have heard the phrase, necessity is the mother of invention, but for Dr. Nicolo Fusi, a researcher at the Microsoft Research lab in Cambridge,...
At the heart of any vibrant research community, you’ll find a diverse range of scientists. You’re also likely to find a robust internship program, lik...
Dr. Nancy Baym is a communication scholar, a Principal Researcher in MSR’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, lab, and something of a cyberculture maven. She’s...
Datacenters have a hard time keeping their cool. Literally. And with more and more datacenters coming online all over the world, calls for innovative...
The wildly popular video game, Minecraft, might appear to be an unlikely candidate for machine learning research, but to Dr. Katja Hofmann, the resear...
You know those people who work behind the scenes to make sure nothing bad happens to you, and if they’re really good, you never know who they are beca...
If your idea of a great job includes pursuing untethered research, shepherding brilliant researchers and helping shape the long-term strategy of one o...
Kevin Scott has embraced many roles over the course of his illustrious career in technology: software developer, engineering executive, researcher, an...
Dr. Lenin Ravindranath Sivalingam is a researcher by trade, but by nature, he’s an entrepreneur, and a hacker with a heart of gold. It’s this combinat...
First aired on January 17, 2018. If someone mentions quantum computing, and you find yourself outwardly nodding your head, but secretly shaking it, yo...
First aired on December 4th, 2017. When it comes to artificial intelligence, Dr. Eric Horvitz is as passionate as he is accomplished. His contribution...
This episode first aired in January (2018).In an era of AI breakthroughs and other exciting advances in computer science, Dr. Ben Zorn would like to r...
This episode first aired in April (2018). When we think about artificial intelligence and the “world of the future,” our vision is usually more Jetson...
Developing complex artificial intelligence systems in a lab is a challenging task, but what happens when they go into production and interact with rea...
This episode first aired in November (2017). Dr. Jaime Teevan has a lot to say about productivity in a fragmented culture, and some solutions that see...
