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Real-time postings about the technology on display during TechFest 2008, Microsoft Research's annual project showcase.
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Three hundred fifty computers. Two hundred twenty-five monitors, Almost a mile of computer cable. More than 6,500 attendees. Almost seven months of preparation. Three days of technical setup. Four hours of tear-down. About 500 researchers, most of them...
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OK, consider me dazzled. This afternoon, I got to spend a few minutes with Yuval Peres , principal researcher within Microsoft Research Redmond's Theory Group . In viewing the Theory Group's TechFest demos over the past few years, it has occurred...
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I mentioned the other day that I had run into Feng Zhao , principal researcher in the Networked Embedded Computing group, who was looking particularly happy at the moment. Well, Feng has been demonstrating the reason for his delight over the past three...
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Andrew Herbert , managing director of Microsoft Research Cambridge , was busily reading e-mail when I passed him in the hall a few minutes ago, so I doubled back and asked him to provide a brief statement about the value of TechFest for his lab and for...
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I just ran into Phil Fawcett, who had an idea seven years ago that became the original TechFest, which has since become Microsoft Research's signature event. The fact that I could barely manage to squeeze through the throngs to get to Phil speaks...
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Data abounds in the digital age. Bits by the billions are collected on a daily basis from a variety of sources: Web services, financial programs, governmental agencies. Those who specialize in data mining and analysis could spend a hundred lifetimes sifting...
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A cool video that captures the energy of TechFest has been posted externally . Enjoy!
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Some people look for controversy in the strangest places. As hundreds of computer-science researchers congregated for TechFest on Tuesday, one Web site interpreted a cross-disciplinary but topical demo from a team of Microsoft Research Redmond folks as...
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Next, I wandered over to a mega-booth from Microsoft Research Cambridge called Science for the 21st Century, featuring no fewer than six demos. There was a lot to absorb, so before diving in, I found Stephen Emmott , director of the lab's European...
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Now here's technology I could use right now, and I'll bet you could, too. Ranjita Bhagwan is a researcher at Microsoft Research India who found herself getting frustrated with her home network. And that got her to thinking about her family. "I...
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A video of yesterday's TechFest 2008 keynote is now available . Also, the Channel 9 folks have posted a bunch of additional videos: Privacy Integrated Queries New Search UI BEE3: Revitalizing Architecture Research Tiny Web Services Music Steering...
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Q: What happens when you assemble hundreds of the top computer-science researchers in the world, give them the freedom to mingle and collaborate, and sift through their best work to present an elite collection of technological achievement? A: Welcome...
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