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Efficient inference for dynamical models using variational autoencoders
| Neil Dalchau
Dynamical systems theory provides a mathematical framework for studying how complex systems evolve over time, such as the neurons in our brains, the global climate system, or engineered cells. But predicting how these systems will behave in the future or…
In the news | UC Santa Barbara
Next-Gen Cloud Computing
UC Santa Barbara selected as charter member of Microsoft’s Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance. At an ever-increasing rate, people around the world are turning to the cloud — a globally distributed computer network connected by the internet — to…
Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance establishes collaborative research approach to improving cloud technology
| Tom Empson and Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche
The cloud is an enormous success story. Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud offering, was launched in 2010. It has grown by more than ten times in the past five years and is now operating in 54 regions around the world.…
In the news | TED
The next software revolution: programming biological cells.
Computational biologist Sara-Jane Dunn explains how her team is studying embryonic stem cells to gain a new understanding of the biological programs that power life — and develop ‘living software’ that could transform medicine, agriculture and energy.
In the news | Inside HPC
Optics for the Cloud – A New Approach to Data Centre Technology
In this video from PASC 2019, Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche from Microsoft presents: Optics for the Cloud – A New Approach to Data Centre Technology…
Game on with Dr. Chris Bishop and Phil Spencer
Dr. Chris Bishop is a Microsoft Technical Fellow and director of MSR Cambridge, where he oversees an impressive portfolio of research including machine learning, AI, healthcare and gaming. Phil Spencer is the Executive Vice President of Gaming at Microsoft where…
All Data AI with Dr. Andrew Fitzgibbon
You may not know who Dr. Andrew Fitzgibbon is, but if you’ve watched a TV show or movie in the last two decades, you’ve probably seen some of his work. An expert in 3D computer vision and graphics, and head…
Awards | UK Office for Artificial Intelligence
Chris Bishop appointed to UK’s AI Council
Chris Bishop was appointed along with other leaders from business, academia and data privacy organizations to the UK’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council created to help boost growth of AI in the UK by promoting its adoption and ethical use in…
In the news | Neue Zürcher Zeitung
DNA as storage medium of the future
Die Universität von Washington arbeitet mit Microsoft daran, DNA als Speichermedium der Zukunft zu entwickeln. Rechenzentren könnten auf die Grösse von Spielwürfeln schrumpfen, Daten jahrhundertelang lesbar bleiben.