Microsoft Research Podcast

Ideas: The journey to DNA data storage

Research manager Karin Strauss and members of the DNA Data Storage Project reflect on the path to developing a synthetic DNA–based system for archival data storage, including the recent open-source release of its most powerful algorithm for DNA error correction.

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    Machine learning and the incredible flying robot with Dr. Ashish Kapoor 

    May 2, 2018

    Episode 22, May 2, 2018 - Dr. Kapoor talks about how cutting-edge machine learning techniques are empowering a new generation of autonomous vehicles, and tells us all about AirSim, an innovative platform that’s helping bridge the simulator-to-reality gap, paving the way for safer, more robust…

  2. Getting good VIBEs from your computer with Dr. Mary Czerwinski 

    April 18, 2018

    Episode 20, April 18, 2018 - In a world where humans are increasingly interacting with AI systems, Dr. Mary Czerwinski, Principal Researcher and Research Manager at Microsoft Research, believes emotions may be fundamental to our interactions with machines. And through her team’s work in affective…

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    Tales from the Crypt(ography) Lab with Dr. Kristin Lauter 

    April 11, 2018

    Episode 19, April 11, 2018 - Dr. Lauter tells us why she feels lucky to do math for a living, explains the singular beauty of elliptic curves and the singular difficulty of supersingular isogeny graphs, talks about how homomorphic encryption allows us to operate on,…

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    AI for the Developing World with Dr. Ranveer Chandra 

    April 4, 2018

    Episode 18, April 4, 2018 - Dr. Chandra talks about how his research may eventually make your wi-fi signal stronger and your battery life longer, but also shares the story of how spending childhood summers with his grandparents in rural India inspired a line of…

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    When Psychology Meets Technology with Dr. Daniel McDuff 

    March 28, 2018

    Episode 17, March 28, 2018 - Dr. McDuff talks about why we need computers to understand us, outlines the pros and cons of designing emotionally sentient agents, explains the technology behind CardioLens, a pair of augmented reality glasses that can take your heartrate by looking…

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    Building Literate Machines with Dr. Adam Trischler 

    March 21, 2018

    Episode 16, March 21, 2018 - Dr. Trischler talks about his dream of making literate machines, his efforts to design meta-learning algorithms that can actually learn to learn, the importance of what he calls “few-shot learning” in that meta-learning process, and how, through a process…

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    Keeping an Eye on AI with Dr. Kate Crawford 

    February 28, 2018

    Episode 14, February 28, 2018 - Today, Dr. Crawford talks about both the promises and the problems of AI; why— when it comes to data – bigger isn’t necessarily better; and how – even in an era of increasingly complex technological advances – we can…

  8. Code in the Classroom with Dr. Peli de Halleux 

    February 15, 2018

    Episode 12, February 15th, 2018 - If you’ve ever wondered if you could find the perfect combination of computer scientist… and Macgyver, look no further than Dr. Peli de Halleux, principal Research Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Research. A key member of the MSR RiSE…