August 6, 2020
The latest trend in AI is that larger natural language models provide better accuracy; however, larger models are difficult to train because of cost, time, and ease of code integration. With the goal of advancing large model training by improving scale, speed, cost, and usability…
July 30, 2020
Image retrieval systems allow individuals to find images that are semantically similar to a query image. This serves as the backbone of reverse image search engines and many product recommendation engines. Restricting an image retrieval system to particular subsets of images can yield new insights…
July 9, 2020
In this webinar, Sai Vemprala, a Microsoft researcher, will introduce Microsoft AirSim, an open-source, high-fidelity robotics simulator, and he demonstrates how it can help to train robust and generalizable algorithms for autonomy. He will explain the features of Microsoft AirSim while giving an overview of some…
June 4, 2020
In this webinar, Principal Program Manager Christian Paquin, a cryptography specialist in the Security and Cryptography group at Microsoft Research, will present recent progress in the development of a quantum-safe cryptography. Quantum-safe cryptography is being developed using mathematical problems believed to be more difficult for…
May 28, 2020
In this webinar led by Microsoft researcher Dr. Craig Costello, you will examine why post-quantum cryptography is so critical as we move closer to realizing quantum computing, and you will learn the basics of supersingular isogeny Diffie-Hellman (SIDH), which is one of the popular candidates for…
May 27, 2020
The Bosque Programming Language project investigates the implications of explicitly designing a program language with the goal of supporting automated reasoning tools. This webinar, led by Principal Engineer Mark Marron, explains the ideas behind this project, the exciting results that are already coming out of the project, and…
May 7, 2020
In this webinar, Anita Ramanan, a Senior Quantum Software Engineer at Microsoft, will take you on a quantum journey, starting with a walk-through of potential applications and continuing with an explanation of what makes quantum computers so special. She’ll introduce the concept of the quantum…
April 30, 2020
In this webinar, Chris Lovett, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Research, will introduce Coyote and demonstrate how it can help developers write correct async code with confidence. To convey this complicated subject in a practical way, this webinar will walk you through Coyote sample code…
April 16, 2020
In this webinar with Dr. Josh Benaloh, Senior Principal Cryptographer at Microsoft Research, learn how the ElectionGuard technology works and how anyone can write an independent verifier that processes all of the artifacts produced by ElectionGuard. Specifically, understand how verifiers can either confirm that the…
March 26, 2020
In this webinar with Dr. Danna Gurari, Assistant Professor in the School of Information at University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Ed Cutrell, Senior Principal Researcher in the Microsoft Research Ability Group, learn how computer vision researchers are working to create vision systems adapted…
March 9, 2020
In this webinar led by Partner Researcher Dr. Ben Zorn, follow the path of the revolution that empowers more people to easily leverage computational resources for problem solving. You will examine the incredible opportunities and technical challenges of empowering users to quickly build correct and meaningful…
February 19, 2020
In this webinar led by Microsoft researcher Dr. Steven Drucker, Partner Research Manager and manager of the Visualization and Interactive Data Analysis (VIDA) Group, learn how information visualization provides an interactive bridge between the raw data and the human user. You will gain an understanding…
