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Born in the research lab a decade ago, SWAN continues to accelerate networking in the Microsoft Cloud
| Victor Bahl
Software-driven wide area network (SWAN) enables central management and control of network infrastructure to improve reliability and efficiency. A Microsoft researcher describes its journey from a research idea to a foundational system for Microsoft Azure.
Ideas: Solving network management puzzles with Behnaz Arzani
| Gretchen Huizinga and Behnaz Arzani
Behnaz Arzani loves hard problems and the freedom to explore. That makes research a great fit! She discusses her work in network management, including the potential role of LLMs in the field; the challenges that excite her; and how storytelling…
Microsoft at NSDI 2024: Discoveries and implementations in networked systems
| Ranveer Chandra
Microsoft at NDSI 2024: Discoveries and implementations in networked systems Topics range from 5G, space, datacenters, and wide-area networking to applications in artificial intelligence, security, video conferencing, and gaming. Learn more about the discoveries and advances we’re making with networked…
Abstracts: April 16, 2024
| Gretchen Huizinga and Tusher Chakraborty
Tusher Chakraborty talks about the paper “Spectrumize: Spectrum-efficient Satellite Networks for the Internet of Things,” including a method for supporting communication between a large IoT-satellite constellation and devices on Earth within a limited spectrum.
In the news | The Verge
Is AI the answer to sustainable farming?
Applying the advancing tech to how we grow and cultivate our food has some big upsides — but is it worth the cost? What happens when a robotics expert and a sixth-generation farmer decide to start a company together? They…
What’s Your Story: Ranveer Chandra
| Johannes Gehrke and Ranveer Chandra
You may know tech, but how well do you know the people behind the advances? Ranveer Chandra talks about growing up in India, his work in systems and networking, and finding joy in your job in the first episode of…
Microsoft at ACM SIGCOMM 2023: Innovating the future of networking
| Ranveer Chandra, Eashan Gupta, Ilias Marinos, Anuj Kalia, Francis Y. Yan, Rohan Gandhi, Venkat Padmanabhan, Sreangsu Acharyya, Siva Kesava Reddy Kakarla, and Dave Maltz
Editor’s note, Sept. 19, 2023 – The number of papers accepted at SIGCOMM was updated to correct a factual error. Modern applications heavily rely on robust network infrastructure, requiring continuous innovation. In this evolving landscape, Microsoft is at the forefront,…
In the news | TechTimes
MIT, Microsoft Introduce ‘Ekho’ System to Sync Cloud-Based Games
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Microsoft Research have collaboratively developed a novel system called “Ekho” to tackle synchronization challenges in cloud gaming and broader networking scenarios. According to MIT News, the system utilizes inaudible white noise sequences to synchronize audio and video…
In the news | New Atlas
New cloud gaming tech from MIT and Microsoft keeps video and audio in sync
Researchers have developed a new cloud gaming system that uses low-level white noise to accurately synchronize separated audio and video streams. The unique approach let gamers see and hear things at the right time, even with poor microphone quality or…