Teachers are the backbone of any educational system. They are not just educators; they are indispensable navigators, mentors, and leaders. Teachers around the world face many challenges, which vary from country to country or even within a city or town. But some challenges are universal, including time management, classroom organization, and creating effective lesson plans. Advances in AI present new opportunities to enhance teachers’ abilities and empower students to learn more effectively. That’s the goal of a new project from […]

This research paper was presented at the IEEE Visualization Conference (opens in new tab) (VIS 2023), the premier forum for advances in visualization and visual analytics. Effective data visualization plays a crucial role in data analysis. It enables data analysts and others to explore complex datasets, comprehend patterns, and convey meaningful insights to various stakeholders. Today, there are numerous tools for creating visual representations of data. However, these  

This research paper was presented at the 29th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (opens in new tab) (SOSP 2023), the premier forum for the theory and practice of computer systems software. Data growth demands a sustainable archival solution For millennia, data has woven itself into every facet of our lives, from business and academia to personal spheres. Our production of data is staggering, encompassing personal photos, medical records, financial  

Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. NEW RESEARCH Kosmos-2.5: A Multimodal Literate Model  Current large language models (LLMs) primarily focus on textual information and cannot understand visual information. However, advancements in the field of multimodal large language models (MLLMs) aim to address this limitation. MLLMs combine visual and textual information within a single Transformer-based model, enabling