Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a leading cause of e-waste, but researchers from Allen School, Mechanical Engineering at UW and Microsoft Research are looking to change that. The research team developed a new PCB where components can be easily reused and recycled. Learn more: bit.ly/3QmEaXA

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Partner, Group Product Manager Rafah Hosn is helping to drive scientific advancement in AI for Microsoft. In “Ideas,” she discusses the mindset needed to work at the frontiers of AI & how the research-to-product pipeline is changing in this new era. msft.it/6016Yyo5G

We interviewed Tian Xie, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research, discussing:

- His views on the role of AI in shaping sustainable technologies.
- MatterGen, a generative model creating potentially stable inorganic material structures

Read more: turingpost.com/p/mattergen

We're excited to announce the launch of Phi-3, a groundbreaking family of small language models that outperform larger models on a range of benchmarks. Learn how these small language models trained on high-quality data are doing more with less: msft.it/6010YHP32

Join Dr. Krysta Svore and Dr. Jenni Strabley from Quantinuum on April 30 for the next episode of the Quantum Innovator Series. They will explore their team's partnership and the recent creation of the most reliable logical qubits on record. msft.it/6011c4qGt

We're back with Episode 12 of Inside Pathology: Powered by Paige, where Kristen Severson, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, is sharing what is most exciting to her about Paige and Microsoft's collaboration on the largest foundation model in cancer.

Ben Zorn, Partner Researcher, has been elected as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to programming language design and implementation, and volunteer leadership in the profession.

SAMMO optimizes prompts for LLMs by leveraging their structure to guide optimization. This minimizes the time and effort needed to find performant prompts on a variety of tasks. msft.it/6011Y8y1J

In this issue: New research on appropriate reliance on generative AI; Power management opportunities for LLMs in the cloud; LLMLingua-2 improves task-agnostic prompt compression; Enhancing COMET to embrace under-resourced African languages. msft.it/6010Y6hCg

Honored to receive the Outstanding Paper Award for Autothrottle at NSDI '24! Congratulations to everyone involved in this project: our stellar students, Zibo Wang and Pinghe Li, as well as my longtime collaborator Mike Liang. We are elated by this recognition and can't wait to…

Topics range from 5G, space, datacenters, and wide-area networking to applications in artificial intelligence, security, video conferencing, and gaming. Learn more about the discoveries and advances we're making with networked systems: msft.it/6014Y6K6C

To expand access to affordable internet connectivity, researchers propose a method for efficient communication between a large IoT-satellite constellation & devices on Earth within a limited spectrum. Learn more on the “Abstracts” podcast & at NSDI ’24: msft.it/6011Y6KnF

'As a research team, it has been exciting to work with Providence. Developing prototype AI tools using the principles of responsible AI... is important when we look to improve patient outcomes in the future,' says Hoifung Poon, Ph.D., of Microsoft Research Health Futures.

I had a great time chatting about how AI is transforming healthcare, from research to medical knowledge to how doctors communicate. This was on Microsoft’s WorkLab podcast, which explores data and insights into why and how work is changing. microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/…

Inspired by sci-fi & a curiosity about language, researcher Kalika Bali works to bring the benefits of tech to under-resourced & underserved language communities. Learn about her research philosophy in the first episode of the new podcast series “Ideas.' msft.it/6010cAnT0

Madeleine Daepp, Senior Researcher, covers the potential impacts and challenges of gen AI in a year with 70+ major global elections. AI & Society fellow Vanessa Gathecha virtually joins and shares her work on disinformation in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. msft.it/6015cmk3V

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#DigitalDialogs . Tune in when Javier Hernandez discusses the evolution of #affectivecomputing and how it improves emotional health through emotionally intelligent tools in this episode about 'Emotions in the Digital Realm' bit.ly/DigitalDialogs…

Today, we are all one step closer to fault-tolerant quantum computing, and in turn, a hybrid supercomputing system that will transform research and innovation across every industry.