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Sriram Rajamani has been honored as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for significant contributions to software analysis and defect detection. Read more >
Awards | ACM
Sriram Rajamani named 2015 ACM Fellow
Sriram Rajamani was named an Association for Computing Machinery Fellow for his contributions to software analysis and defect detection. Read more >
In the news | NetworkWorld
Why Micro Datacenters really matter to mobile’s future
Microsoft Research distinguished scientist Victor Bahl has been spreading the word about Micro Datacenters, also known by the adorable name cloudlets, as a key concept for optimizing the performance and usefulness of mobile and other networked devices via the cloud.
In the news | New Scientist
Intelligent cameras can put an end to always-on surveillance
Many cities are packed with cameras pointlessly recording everything they see, but smart algorithms could allow them to keep only footage that matters.
In the news | Wired
How Microsoft Beat Google To Android’s Next Big Trick
Microsoft has encroached on Google’s turf on two different fronts.
In the news | The Verge
Bing launches ‘snapshots on tap’ before Google Now on Tap can launch
Bing will scan whatever is currently on your screen for information and then display snippets of relevant results.
In the news | MIT Technology Review
Securing Todayâs Data Against Tomorrowâs Quantum Computers
Quantum computers are still a distant prospect, but Microsoft researchers say we should strengthen online encryption against them now.
In the news | Plus Magazine
It all adds up
Lauter spoke about how cryptography will have to change in the advent of quantum computing, and how mathematics will yet again provide both the tools and the weapons in battle to protect information.
Awards | American Academy of Arts & Sciencesrav
Ravi Kannan inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Ravindran Kannan was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences—one of the United States’ oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, which includes scholars and practitioners from many disciplines and professions who conduct interdisciplinary, long-term policy research on complex…