Microsoft Research announced today at its annual Faculty Summit that it has awarded a $200,000 fellowship grant to each of seven young computer science faculty members: Raanan Fattal from Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Cyrill Stachniss from University of Freiburg; Evimaria Terzi of Boston University; Haiying (Helen) Shen of Clemson University; Doug Downey of Northwestern University; Abhi Shelat from University of Virginia; and Sinan Aral of New York University. The goals of the Microsoft program, which has existed since 2005, are to build relationships with universities and faculty and to help advance the state of the art in computer science. This is the first year the program has awarded grants to researchers outside the U.S.
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Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.
Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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