Systems & networking
Researching and inventing new technologies for next-generation infrastructures and platforms for sensors, devices and the cloud.
Microsoft Research Blog
Research Focus: Week of June 24, 2024
In this issue: RENC makes 5G vRAN servers more energy efficient; CoExplorer uses AI to keep video meetings on track; Automatic bug detection in LLM-powered text-based games; MAIRA-2: Grounded radiology report generation.
Microsoft Research Blog
Born in the research lab a decade ago, SWAN continues to accelerate networking in the Microsoft Cloud
Software-driven wide area network (SWAN) enables central management and control of network infrastructure to improve reliability and efficiency. A Microsoft researcher describes its journey from a research idea to a foundational system for Microsoft Azure.
Podcast
Ideas: Solving network management puzzles with Behnaz Arzani
Behnaz Arzani loves hard problems and the freedom to explore. That makes research a great fit! She discusses her work in network management, including the potential role of LLMs in the field; the challenges that…
Tool
MetaOpt: Towards efficient heuristic design with quantifiable and confident performance
MetaOpt is the first general-purpose and scalable tool that enables users to analyze a broad class of heuristics through easy-to-use abstractions that apply to a broad range of practical heuristics. For more information, checkout MetaOpt’s project webpage and…