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Pass me the pastries, please
A new global study by researchers from EPFL, the University of Fribourg, and Microsoft Research has found there was an overall surge in high calorie foods such as pastries, bread and pies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
In the news | EPFL News | October, 2021
Ultrafast optical switching can save overwhelmed datacenters
EPFL and Microsoft Research scientists demonstrated ultrafast optical circuit switching using a chip-based soliton comb laser and a completely passive diffraction grating device. This particular architecture could enable an energy-efficient optical datacenter to meet enormous data bandwidth requirements in future.
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Mixed-Reality-Brillen werden die Smartphones verdrängen
Mixed Reality kombiniert die physische Welt mit digitalen Objekten und wird im Geschäftsumfeld für Wartungsarbeiten und Bildung eingesetzt. Marktforscher sagen der Technologie eine grosse Karriere vorher. “In etwa 10 Jahren werden Mixed-Reality-Brillen die handelsüblichen Smartphones ersetzen”, erklärt auch ETH-Professor Marc…
Democratizing data, thinking backwards and setting North Star goals with Dr. Donald Kossmann
Dr. Donald Kossmann is a Distinguished Scientist who thinks big, and as the Director of Microsoft Research’s flagship lab in Redmond, it’s his job to inspire others to think big, too. But don’t be fooled. For him, thinking big involves…
In the news | Bilanz | Das Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin
Ein Quantum Hype
Die intelligente Brille werde irgendwann das Smartphone ablösen, sagt Marc Pollefeys. Der Professor für Computer-Vision arbeitet mit Hochdruck daran.
In the news | Bilanz | Das Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin
Smarte Brille fuer jedermann
Computer Quantentechnologie soll die IT revolutionieren. Die Versprechungen sind riesig, die Probleme ebenfalls.
In the news | Microsoft News Center – Switzerland
Mixed Reality & AI Zurich Lab – a Lab is born
In the first week of October, the eyes of the European computer vision community were on Zurich where Microsoft launched the Mixed Reality & AI Zurich Lab. The Lab is led by Professor Marc Pollefeys who has a joint appointment…
In the news | Microsoft Blog
CyberPeace Institute fills a critical need for cyberattack victims
Today, with the launch of the CyberPeace Institute, the world will gain an important new ally in understanding the impact of cyberattacks, in working to develop rules for proper conduct in cyberspace and in helping the most vulnerable victims of…
Holograms, spatial anchors and the future of computer vision with Dr. Marc Pollefeys
Episode 71, April 10, 2019 – On today’s podcast, Dr. Pollefeys brings us up to speed on the latest in computer vision research, including his innovative work with Azure Spatial Anchors, tells us how devices like Kinect and HoloLens may…