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In the news | Matter
Closed-loop optimization using machine learning for the accelerated design of sustainable cements incorporating algal biomatter
The concrete industry is a large producer of global greenhouse gases, the majority of which are attributable to ordinary Portland cement. Our research demonstrates a sustainable alternative by incorporating whole macroalgae as a biomatter substitute in cement. Biomatter is a…
Awards | HCI INTERNATIONAL
The recipient of the ‘HCI MEDAL FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT’ for 2025 is Susan Dumais
The HCII2025 Conference is proud to announce Susan Dumais as the 2025 recipient of the ‘HCI MEDAL FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT’. Susan is a pioneering researcher whose work has reshaped information retrieval, search engines, and human-computer interaction, while her innovations have…
Abstracts: Zero-shot models in single-cell biology with Alex Lu
| Gretchen Huizinga and Alex Lu
The emergence of foundation models has sparked interest in applications to single-cell biology, but when tested in zero-shot settings, they underperform compared to simpler methods. Alex Lu shares insights on why more research on AI models is needed in biological…
Awards | American Philosophical Society
Susan Dumais elected to the American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest and most distinguished learned society in North America, is pleased to announce the election of 38 new Members in 2025. These new Members represent outstanding achievement in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and…
Research Focus: Week of March 24, 2025
In this issue, we examine a new conversation segmentation method that delivers more coherent and personalized agent conversation, and we review efforts to improve MLLMs’ understanding of geologic maps. Check out the latest research and other updates.
Ideas: Economics and computation with Nicole Immorlica
| Gretchen Huizinga and Nicole Immorlica
When research manager Nicole Immorlica discovered she could use math to make the world a better place for people, she was all in. She discusses working in computer science theory and economics, including studying the impact of algorithms and AI…
Microsoft Research Forum Episode 4: The future of multimodal models, a new “small” language model, and other AI updates
Explore multimodal & small language models, plus advanced benchmarks for AI evaluation. Microsoft researchers are working on breakthroughs in weather prediction, materials design, even a new kind of computer for AI inference and hard optimization problems.
Research Focus: Week of September 23, 2024
Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Time-series forecasting is a technique used to predict future values based on previously…
This talk discusses how deep learning is enabling us to generate novel and useful biomolecules, allowing researchers and practitioners to better understand biology.