Search and information retrieval
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Algorithmic Pricing of Online Services
Cloud computing is a quickly growing business. Questions exist as to the proper business model, and this translates into how to model this, considering auction and game theory. Models exist to purchase on-demand and per-use,…
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Cryptography Resilient to Physical Attacks
Yael Kalai, researcher at Microsoft Research New England discusses how, with all the progress made in the field of cryptography, security continues to be breached. Complicating matters are hackers, who are becoming increasingly sophisticated, almost…
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Retroactive Security
Classic security uses access control, and, essentially, that does not work. Current systems are designed to say “no” and otherwise limit access, while another reason is code bugs. Real-world security currently is retroactive, an example…
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Communication, Computing, and Technology
Madhu Sudan, principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England, discusses the differences between theoretical computation versus communication. “Communication,” in this context, refers to mobile phones, email, and other messages, while “computation” refers to things one…
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This is Microsoft Research
Rick Rashid, Chief Research Officer, Microsoft Research, makes opening remarks at the Microsoft Research Redmond’s 20th anniversary event.
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Lintao Zhang showcases Tiger, Bing’s next-generation index serving platform
Microsoft Research Asia senior researcher Lintao Zhang explains “Tiger,” the next-generation index serving platform for Bing, and shows a video describing the collaboration between Microsoft Research Asia and Bing’s engineering teams in China and the…
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The Future of Web Search: Empowering People with Knowledge
Wei-Ying Ma, Assistant Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia, overviews Internet search area for Microsoft, and introduces three projects that brings the search to the next level: next-generation image search called “MindFinder”, Urban computing on…
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Tiger: Next Generation Index Serving Platform for Bing
Microsoft Research Asia and Bing’s engineering teams in China and the US collaborated to develop “Tiger,” the next-generation index serving platform for Bing. Index serving is the most critical infrastructure for any search engine. The…
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Hsiao-Wuen Hon introduces Microsoft Research Asia’s symposium marking 20 years of Microsoft Research
Hsiao-Wuen Hon, managing director of Microsoft Research Asia, welcomed the organization’s long-term collaborators as part of commemorating two decades of Microsoft Research. He highlighted the latest research developed in areas including systems and software, data…
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Health Care Decisions in the Information Age
Benjamin Handel of UC Berkley focuses on how individuals interact with the medical care sector to make important decisions. This involves using the information available and the incentives they face. The incentives can be financial…
