Five Innovators to Revolutionize Computer Science
Microsoft Research today recognized five innovative, young faculty members from across the nation to join the ranks of Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows. This program now encompasses 20 academic researchers whose exceptional talent for research and thought leadership make them standouts in their fields. The selected professors are exploring breakthrough, high-impact research that has the potential to help solve some of today’s most challenging societal problems.   More...

Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowships Help Young Professors Succeed
The road to tenure can be a bumpy one for early career professors in any field. Most find their first few years filled with a seemingly endless process of writing grant proposals.

For the professors selected as Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows each year, this “overhead” is considerably lessened, allowing them to concentrate on the business of pursuing their research with minimal distractions. Microsoft Research annually selects five of the top early-career professors in the field of computer science and awards them each a $200,000 gift, with no restrictions on how the money can be spent.  More...

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