Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
In today’s digital landscape, the spread of misinformation is a growing concern. Many discussions have centered around how people come across unreliable information online, especially through search engines. As part of a team of researchers…
Microsoft Research senior optical scientist Ariel Gomez Diaz was selected for the 2025 Photonics100 list, which celebrates individuals driving innovation in photonics and optical technology worldwide. Ariel’s work explores revolutionary optical technologies with tangible applications…
Why can’t I vote online? And what would happen if I could? Over the past two months, I called up a bunch of voting and security experts to try to answer that question. And the…
In our annual Impact Summary report, we highlight how Microsoft is meeting the moment with AI to create a more inclusive, sustainable, and trusted future.
In June, the journal Nature published a perspective suggesting that the harms of online misinformation have been misunderstood. The paper’s authors, representing four universities and Microsoft, conducted a review of the behavioral science literature and…
The director of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab on how the technology is helping to address intractable global challenges—and what all leaders can learn from those efforts.
What’s next for AI, and what are the main technical hurdles to overcome? That was one of the questions we asked when working on our deep dive into Microsoft’s history and future in artificial intelligence,…
The health of our society is deeply intertwined with the health of our planet. While much of the global conversation around the environment focuses on the devastating impacts of climate change, it is crucial to…
In this episode of the Eye on AI podcast, we dive deep into the world of AI agents with Ece Kamar, VP of Research and Managing Director of AI Frontiers Lab at Microsoft. Ece shares…
Since the early 1990s, the promise of AI has been a driving force at Microsoft Research, which has a track record of breakthroughs in speech recognition, computer vision, machine learning, and other research that continues…
