News and Awards
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
Wild Nature Institute helping to protect one of Africa’s most iconic animals
For nearly a decade, we’ve been collaborating with Dr. Monica Bond and Dr. Derek Lee from the Wild Nature Institute to apply AI models to the re-identification of giraffes. These remarkable animals are not only…
Ben Zorn and coauthors receive 2025 Jean Claude Laprie Award
“Flikker: saving DRAM refresh-power through critical data partitioning” was one of the first papers in the field of approximate computing, and attempted to bridge the worlds of dependability and energy efficiency.
When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History
Every time there’s been a technological disruption that mainly comes from the West, there’s always been these — if you may call it — philosophical concerns. Whereas in most of the Global South, we’ve kind…
Q&A: Microsoft’s breakthrough AI tool makes it easier to study how proteins are built
Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab has created Seq2Symm, an open-source AI tool that helps scientists determine the 3D shapes of certain proteins, including those found in viruses. Seq2Symm uses AI to predict a protein’s 3D…
Investing in Washington state changemakers: Meet the 20 awardees of the AI for Good Lab’s open call
This month, Microsoft is celebrating our 50th anniversary. To help commemorate fifty years of creating technology that empowers people to achieve more, our AI for Good Lab launched an open call to support innovative AI-based…
Laura Hoffman: Microsoft AI for Good
Want to understand AI? When we think about the future of technology, it’s easy to picture flashy gadgets or complex code. But today’s guest reminds us that behind every innovation, there are people — thoughtful,…
Saving Sight with AI: A New Hope for Premature Babies
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is an entirely preventable disease that has become one of the leading causes of childhood blindness worldwide (Blencowe et al., 2013). Remarkably, this is a condition that didn’t even exist just…
20+ Machine Learning Methods in Groundbreaking Periodic Table From MIT, Google, Microsoft
Developed by researchers from MIT, Microsoft, and Google, I-Con not only provides a new lens for understanding ML but also encourages creative thinking by merging traditional techniques. This groundbreaking approach is poised to propel the…
