May 23, 2006
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PRNewswire (04/26/06)
Microsoft Research has named the five new recipients of New Faculty Fellowships, awarded to early-career professors who demonstrate original work in the field of computing. The winners were chosen from a pool of some 100 individuals and will each receive a $200,000 grant to advance their efforts. "Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows represent the best new professors in computing disciplines today," says Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research. Winners will also get a chance to work with researchers at Microsoft Research. The five winners, two women and three men, will focus on finding new ways for people to interact with and use computing devices. Regina Barzilay, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is researching computational modeling of linguistic phenomena by exploring the ability of computers to summarize information found in multiple documents that contain related information. Aaron Hertzmann, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Toronto, is working on developing simulated models for computer animation that could be used to predict human motion in a variety of circumstances. Scott Klemmer, assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University, is working on human-computer interaction tools in order to make the computer environment more significant and accessible. Eddie Kohler, assistant professor of computer science, University of California, Los Angeles, is working to make computer systems easier to program by synthesizing basic systems research and component-based programming language techniques. Fei-Fei Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is developing algorithms designed to enable machines to see like humans in order to create new tools for personal photo organization and image searches.
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