Generative AI has revolutionized how we create text and images. How about designing novel materials? We at Microsoft Research AI4Science are thrilled to announce MatterGen, our generative model that enables broad property-guided materials design. The central challenge in materials science is to discover materials with desired properties, e.g., high Li-ion conductivity for battery materials. Traditionally, this has been done by first finding novel materials and then filtering down based on the application. This is like trying to create the image […]

This research paper was presented at the 2023 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (opens in new tab) (EMNLP 2023), the premier conference on natural language processing and artificial intelligence. As large language models (LLMs) models advance and their potential becomes increasingly apparent, an understanding is emerging that the quality of their output is directly related  

XIE: Yeah, in a sense, actually, we are exploring the potential of psychometrics to revolutionize how we evaluate general-purpose AI. Because AI is advancing at a very rapid pace, traditional evaluation methods face significant challenges, especially when it comes to predicting a model’s performance in unfamiliar scenarios. And this method also lacks a robust mechanism to assess their own quality. Additionally, we, in this paper, we delve into the complexity of directly applying psychometrics to this domain and underscore several […]

These research papers were presented at the ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (opens in new tab) (ESEC/FSE 2023), a premier conference in the field of software engineering. The practice of software development inevitably involves the challenge of handling bugs and various coding irregularities. These issues can become pronounced when developers engage in the common practice of copying and pasting code snippets from the  

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 Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Proof Synthesis in Rust Formal verification can probably guarantee the correctness of critical system software, but the high proof burden has long hindered its wide adoption. Recently, large language models (LLMs) have shown success in code analysis and synthesis. In a  

This research paper was presented at the Fourth African Human Computer Interaction Conference (opens in new tab) (AfriCHI 2023), the pan-African conference on interactive digital technology design. Online health communities can be a lifeline for people seeking healthcare support, enabling them to share experiences, ask questions, and receive help. These are particularly vital in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), where  

CECILY MORRISON: Thank you, Gretchen. KAROLINA PAKĖNAITĖ: Yeah, thank you. HUIZINGA: Before we hear more about Find My Things, let’s get to know the both of you. And, Cecily, I’ll start with you. Give us a brief overview of your background, including your training and expertise, and what you’re up to in general right now. We’ll get specific shortly, but I just want to have sort of the umbrella of your raison d’être, or your reason for research being, as […]