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Madanlal Musuvathi named ACM Fellow
Madanlal was selected by his peers for the development of methods in concurrency verification and testing, and machine learning systems design.
News and Awards
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
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Exploring what AI means for education and the next generation
As AI transforms how we work, live and learn, higher education is more than another player — it needs to lead the way. Higher education must strike a balance as it prepares the next generation…
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Ava Amini and collaborators receive Bits to Bytes grant
The project represents a significant step forward in understanding immune responses at the tissue level. By generating and analyzing large datasets using artificial intelligence and machine learning, the team will develop tools to measure and…
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Why Aren’t We Using AI to Advance Justice?
In Malawi, one in three women is a victim of violence. Almost one in ten girls is forced into marriage before turning 15. But fewer than 800 lawyers serve the population of 22 million. What chance does…
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AI can be harnessed to protect nature and strengthen food security. Here’s how
Food systems, on land and at sea, are foundational to global economies and human flourishing. They are sources of livelihood for millions of people and provide nutrition for everyone on the planet. Yet today, these…
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What 11 top designers want to redesign in 2026
From look-alike SUVs to AI interfaces, designers from Figma, Microsoft, Pentagram, and more reveal the objects, places, and experiences they’re working to improve this year.
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Global AI Adoption in 2025—A Widening Digital Divide
Global adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the second half of 2025, increasing by 1.2 percentage points compared to the first half of the year, with roughly one in six people worldwide now using generative…
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How AI’s predictive power is helping to prevent deforestation
January 7 – In the past decade, cloud-scale analytics tools have transformed the digital fight against deforestation. Instead of manual reviews of satellite images taking multiple months, land-use change can today be monitored in near-real…
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Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
Welcome to a special edition of Tools and Weapons, as Brad Smith and Juan M. Lavista Ferres review the results from Microsoft’s newest AI Diffusion Report. These show the state of global AI usage as…
