Microsoft Research Techfest webcast

"One thing that strikes those even casually acquainted with Microsoft Research is the immense scope of the work performed by the hundreds of researchers spread among the organization’s five labs worldwide.

Whether it be high-level conceptualization about the future of technology or more immediately accessible efforts to improve consumers’ media experiences, there are few aspects of the IT revolution that have not been touched—and advanced—by Microsoft Research computer scientists in the 15 years since the group was formed in 1991.

Such achievements have continued to gain momentum over the years, and the cream of the latest crop will be on full display in Redmond on March 7-8 during the seventh annual TechFest, to be held at the Microsoft Conference Center on the company’s main campus.

In advance of the event, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, will deliver a keynote address at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on March 6, to be joined by Rico Malvar, a Microsoft distinguished engineer recently chosen to become the new managing director of Microsoft Research Redmond. The keynote will be available to be monitored via Webcast on https://research.microsoft.com.

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The webcast will be on here in the middle of the night but I am sure (I hope !) there will be a recorded version available on the site afterwards. MS Research delivers many of the key innovations we end up building into our products, so check out the future, today !