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Reinforcing program correctness with reinforcement learning
| Suvam Mukherjee
Many of our online activities, from receiving and sending emails to searching for information to streaming movies, are driven behind the scenes by cloud-based distributed architectures. Writing concurrent software—programs with multiple logical threads of execution—is of paramount importance to scale…
In the news | Microsoft Stories | India
Democratizing air pollution data so India can clear its cities of choking smog
A majority of the world’s most polluted cities are in India. Air quality data that is accessible to citizens can help tackle the menace.
Awards | Indian Academy of Sciences
Manik Varma elected as Indian Academy of Sciences Fellow
Manik Varma was elected as a Fellow (opens in new tab) of the Indian Academy of Sciences 2021.
In the news | The Times of India
Transport min opens automated driving test track in Aurangabad
PATNA: State transport minister Sheela Kumari on Wednesday said that advanced training methods for efficient and transparent testing of candidates aspiring for a driving license would help to reduce road accidents in the state.
Podcast: Helping young students build a career in research through the MSR India Research Fellow program. With Shruti Rijhwani and Dr. Vivek Seshadri
One of Microsoft Research India’s goals is to help strengthen the research ecosystem and encourage young students to look at research as a career. But it is not always easy for students to understand what research is all about and…
Awards | ACM
Ranjita Bhagwan Chosen as Winner of ACM India Outstanding Contributions in Computing by a Woman (OCCW) 2020 Award
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) India Council has named Dr. Ranjita Bhagwan as the recipient of the 2020 ACM India Outstanding Contributions in Computing by a Woman (OCCW) Award (opens in new tab). A selection committee comprising eminent international…
Sriram Rajamani, MSR India Lab Director, received the “Eminent Scientist” award from the Alumni Association of College of Engineering, Guindy (AACEG). Each year they select a number of alumni for the Distinguished Alumnus Award. This year’s distinguished alumni have excelled…
In the news | Economic Times
Maruti Suzuki, Microsoft collaborate to develop HAMS technology for driver training
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) announced on Tuesday that it has joined hands with Microsoft Research India to develop smartphone-based HAMS technology for testing applicants seeking the driving license.
Podcast: Evaluating and validating research that aspires to societal impact in real world scenarios. With Tanuja Ganu
At Microsoft Research India, research focused on societal impact is typically a very interdisciplinary exercise that pulls together social scientists, technology experts and designers. But how does one evaluate or validate the actual impact of research in the real world? Today, we talk to Tanuja Ganu who manages the Societal Impact through Cloud…