Microsoft Research Podcast

Microsoft Research Podcast episodes:

• 04.16.2024

  Abstracts: April 16, 2024

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Senior Research Software Engineer Tusher...

  
• 04.11.2024

  Ideas: Language technologies for everyone with Kalika Bali

  Behind every emerging technology is a great idea propelling it forward. In the new Microsoft Research Podcast series, Ideas, members of the research community at Microsoft discuss the beliefs that animate their research, the experiences and thinkers that inform it,...

  
• 03.28.2024

  AI Frontiers: Rethinking intelligence with Ashley Llorens and Ida Momennejad

  Powerful large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and engineer...

  
• 03.21.2024

  Abstracts: March 21, 2024

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements. In this episode, Senior Researcher Chang Liu joins...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Abstracts: February 29, 2024

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements. In this episode, Senior Behavioral Science Researcher Lev Tankelevitch...

  
• 02.15.2024

  What’s Your Story: Nicole Forsgren

  In the Microsoft Research Podcast series What’s Your Story, Johannes Gehrke explores the who behind the technical and scientific advancements helping to reshape the world. A systems expert whose 10 years with Microsoft spans research and product, Gehrke talks to...

  
• 02.01.2024

  What’s Your Story: Ivan Tashev

  In the Microsoft Research Podcast series What’s Your Story, Johannes Gehrke explores the who behind the technical and scientific advancements helping to reshape the world. A systems expert whose 10 years with Microsoft spans research and product, Gehrke talks to...

  
• 01.25.2024

  Abstracts: January 25, 2024

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Senior Researchers Jordan Ash (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/joash/)...

  
• 12.18.2023

  AI Frontiers: A deep dive into deep learning with Ashley Llorens and Chris Bishop

  Powerful large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and engineer...

  
• 12.12.2023

  Abstracts: December 12, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements. In this episode, Senior Principal Research Manager Tao...

  
• 12.11.2023

  Abstracts: December 11, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Principal Researcher Alessandro Sordoni (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/alsordon/)...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Abstracts: December 6, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Xing Xie (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/xingx/), a Senior...

  
• 12.05.2023

  Collaborators: Teachable AI with Cecily Morrison and Karolina Pakėnaitė

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products, and...

  
• 11.20.2023

  Abstracts: November 20, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Shrey Jain (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/shreyjain/), a Technical...

  
• 11.16.2023

  What’s Your Story: Desney Tan

  In this new Microsoft Research Podcast series What’s Your Story, Johannes Gehrke explores the who behind the technical and scientific advancements helping to reshape the world. A systems expert whose 10 years with Microsoft spans research and product, Gehrke talks...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Abstracts: October 23, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Andy Gordon (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/adg/), a Partner Research Manager,...

  
• 10.19.2023

  What’s Your Story: Ranveer Chandra

  In this new Microsoft Research Podcast series What’s Your Story, Lab Director Johannes Gehrke explores the who behind the technical and scientific advancements helping to reshape the world. He talks to members of the research community at Microsoft about what...

  
• 10.09.2023

  Abstracts: October 9, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements. In this episode, Dr. Sheng Zhang (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/shezhan/), a Senior Researcher at...

  
• 10.05.2023

  Intern Insights: Dr. Madeleine Daepp with Jennifer Scurrell and Alejandro Cuevas

  Every year, interns from academic institutions around the world apply and grow their knowledge as members of the research community at Microsoft. In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, these students join their internship supervisors to share their experience working alongside...

  
• 09.28.2023

  AI Frontiers: Measuring and mitigating harms with Hanna Wallach

  Powerful large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and engineer...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Abstracts: September 22, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In this episode, Dr. Xing Xie (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/xingx/), a...

  
• 09.14.2023

  AI Frontiers: The future of scale with Ahmed Awadallah and Ashley Llorens

  Powerful large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.  In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and engineer...

  
• 09.13.2023

  Abstracts: September 13, 2023

  Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. Abstracts brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling conversations about new and noteworthy achievements.In the inaugural episode of the series, Dr. Ava...

  
• 09.08.2023

  Intern Insights: Dr. Josh Benaloh with Anunay Kulshrestha and Karan Newatia

  Every year, interns from academic institutions around the world apply and grow their knowledge as members of the research community at Microsoft. In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, these students join their internship supervisors to share their experience working alongside...

  
• 08.31.2023

  AI Frontiers: AI in India and beyond with Sriram Rajamani

  Powerful large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come. In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and engineer...

  
• 08.17.2023

  Collaborators: Project InnerEye with Javier Alvarez and Raj Jena

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products,...

  
• 08.03.2023

  Collaborators: Data-driven decision-making with Jina Suh and Shamsi Iqbal

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products,...

  
• 07.20.2023

  Collaborators: Gaming AI with Haiyan Zhang

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products, and...

  
• 07.06.2023

  Collaborators: Holoportation™ communication technology with Spencer Fowers and Kwame Darko

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products,...

  
• 06.22.2023

  Collaborators: Renewable energy storage with Bichlien Nguyen and David Kwabi

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products,...

  
• 06.08.2023

  AI Frontiers: The future of causal reasoning with Emre Kiciman and Amit Sharma

  Powerful new large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and...

  
• 05.03.2023

  Collaborators: Gov4git with Petar Maymounkov and Kasia Sitkiewicz

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products,...

  
• 04.13.2023

  AI Frontiers: Models and Systems with Ece Kamar

  Powerful new large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist and...

  
• 03.30.2023

  AI Frontiers: AI for health and the future of research with Peter Lee

  Powerful new large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this new Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist...

  
• 03.23.2023

  AI Frontiers: The Physics of AI with Sébastien Bubeck

  Powerful new large-scale AI models like GPT-4 are showing dramatic improvements in reasoning, problem-solving, and language capabilities. This marks a phase change for artificial intelligence—and a signal of accelerating progress to come.In this new Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI scientist...

  
• 07.19.2022

  Collaborators: Gaming AI with Haiyan Zhang

  Transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. It often requires the knowledge and experience of individuals from across disciplines and institutions. Collaborators, a new Microsoft Research Podcast series, explores the relationships—both expected and unexpected—behind the projects, products, and...

  
• 04.13.2022

  135 - Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins Episode 3 with Dr. Sasha Costanza-Chock

  In “Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins,” Senior Principal Researcher Mary L. Gray (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/mlg/) explores how technology and community intertwine and the role technology can play in supporting community-driven innovation and community-based organizations. Dr. Gray and her team...

  
• 03.31.2022

  134 - Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins episode 2 with Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt, Zachary Rowe, and Joanna Velazquez

  In “Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins,” Senior Principal Researcher Mary Gray (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/mlg/) explores how technology and community intertwine and the role technology can play in supporting community-driven innovation and community-based organizations. Dr. Gray and her team are...

  
• 03.23.2022

  133 - Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins episode 1 with Desmond Patton and Mary Gray

  In “Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins,” Senior Principal Researcher Mary Gray (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/mlg/) explores how technology and community intertwine and the role technology can play in supporting community-driven innovation and community-based organizations. Dr. Gray and her team are...

  
• 08.12.2021

  132 - New Future of Work: How remote and hybrid work will shape workplaces and society with Jaime Teevan and Sid Suri

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 08.04.2021

  131 - New Future of Work: Redefining workspaces as hybrid and remote work become more prevalent with Jaime Teevan and Ginger Hudson

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 07.29.2021

  130 - New Future of Work: Managing IT and security in remote scenarios with Jaime Teevan and Matt Brodsky

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 07.20.2021

  129 - Machine learning, molecular simulation, and the opportunity for societal good with Chris Bishop and Max Welling

  Unlocking the challenge of molecular simulation has the potential to yield significant breakthroughs in how we tackle such societal issues as climate change, drug discovery, and the treatment of disease, and Microsoft is ramping up its efforts in the space. In...

  
• 07.14.2021

  128 - New Future of Work: How developer collaboration and productivity are changing in a hybrid work model

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 07.07.2021

  127 - New Future of Work: Staying productive and happy when our office is our home with Jaime Teevan and Sonia Jaffe

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 06.30.2021

  126 - New Future of Work: Meeting and collaborating in a remote and hybrid world with Jaime Teevan and Abigail Sellen

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 06.24.2021

  125 - New Future of Work: Driving innovation via cross-company research with Jaime Teevan and Brent Hecht

  For Microsoft researchers, COVID-19 was a call to action. The reimagining of work practices had long been an area of study, but existing and new questions that needed immediate answers surfaced as companies and their employees quickly adjusted to significantly...

  
• 06.16.2021

  124 - Econ4: Uncovering how decision-making shapes individuals and society through behavioral public economics featuring Evan Rose and Hunt Allcott

  In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes...

  
• 06.10.2021

  123 - Econ3: Understanding the media ecosystem and how it informs public opinion in the internet age featuring Hunt Allcott and David Rothschild

  In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes...

  
• 06.02.2021

  122 - Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis

  In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes beyond the numbers to better understand people and...