Microsoft Research

Microsoft Research

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Redmond, Washington 296,452 followers

We advance science and technology to benefit humanity.

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At Microsoft Research, we accelerate scientific discovery and technology innovation to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We do this by bringing together the best minds across diverse disciplines and backgrounds to take on the most pressing research challenges for Microsoft and for society. Our Research Lens We consider research directions through the lens of the positive impact we aspire to create with and for customers, communities, and all of society.

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http://www.microsoft.com/research
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1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Founded
1991

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    Strategy, Storytelling, Research and Thought Leadership for Azure AI at Microsoft | Keynote Speaker

    I had the opportunity to interview Ade Famoti, Head of Research Incubations at Microsoft Research Accelerator, at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo last week. We talked about the technology paradigm shift we’re living through, and how he believes it differs in scale and impact from what we saw with the PC, Internet, mobile and cloud computing eras. Here are a few tidbits from our conversation: On multimodality: “Multimodality is one of the inflection points of this generative AI moment, in this AI renaissance we're in.” One example, he says, is LLaVA Med, a multimodal-language model from Microsoft that is designed to extract valuable insights from complex biomedical images and engage in meaningful conversation with users. Another example is GigaPath, a multimodal whole-slide foundational model aimed at tackling the complexities of digital pathology. “The point,” he says, “is not to replace the human, but to augment the human.” On embodied AI: “Some folks would call that robotics; it’s not just robotics, but the spectrum of virtual agents and physical agents that sense, perceive and act in real world environments” Why? Because robotics has been largely rules-based, but “when you throw those kinds of embodiments into environments that have uncertainty, they start to flail.” Embodied AI, however, represents the convergence of AI with Newtonian physics, which is enabling us to solve 70-year-old robotics problems such as the ability to navigate with uncertainty and to bring optimization to how robots manipulate, locomote, and perceive the world. On AI for scientific discovery: LLMs or generative AI models can help us mirror the physical laws of nature with exquisite precision, such as thermodynamics or Schrödinger’s wave function equations (Schrödinger’s equation describes the behavior of molecules and materials at the subatomic level), so we can build deep learning models based upon them. We can then use these models to generate novel materials for scientific discovery; for example, lithium ion battery electrolytes for mobile devices or electric vehicles, or deep learning models for drug discovery pipelines and to understand protein synthesis. On the platform implications of this AI paradigm shift: “To get the advantages and impact of everything we’ve discussed—multimodal models, embodied AI, scientific discovery—into the hands of end users, you have to imagine infrastructures that can support that. Are you investing in platforms that have the versatility, agility, security, computational and data infrastructures that meet your needs? Invest in an infrastructure player that’s ready now to support your computational needs--so you can deliver new outcomes and new value to your customers in the future.” #Azure #MicrosoftResearch #MultimodalAI #EmbodiedAI #LLMs #GenerativeAI #GartnerSym

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    Microsoft researchers to collaborate with Cranfield University and the University of Cambridge on novel instruments and technologies for methane measurement through the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency's Scoping Our Planet initiative. https://aka.ms/AAt8mk7

    Introducing the first opportunity seed Creators in Scoping Our Planet 📣🌏 Designed to open up new research paths, seeds are small but powerful mechanisms that empower ambitious researchers to pursue scientific discoveries that might otherwise fall through the cracks. Scoping Our Planet, led by co-Programme Directors Gemma Bale + Sarah Bohndiek, asks how we can fill the gaps in Earth system measurement to confidently respond to the climate crisis. From sensors that fingerprint methane emissions to measuring ocean mixing by combining seismic reflection + hydrographic data, we’re excited to be funding a range of projects to maximise the chance of breakthroughs. 💥 Meet our Creators + discover what they’re working on 👇 https://lnkd.in/gh5NRzUB

    Scoping Our Planet: Meet the Creators

    Scoping Our Planet: Meet the Creators

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