Microsoft projects to take summit spotlight
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft will hold a research conference next week detailing technology development its labs as well as ongoing projects sponsored by Microsoft at universities. The Faculty Summit, which takes place as the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters, will focus on the state of computer research, current engineering trends and the company's .Net initiative, among other issues. Speech recognition and natural language processing, two areas of intense research at Microsoft, will also likely be discussed. More than 300 researchers from various universities are expected to attend. Chairman Bill Gates will deliver a keynote speech on Monday. Rick Rashid, the head of Microsoft Research and a former professor at Carnegie Mellon, will also speak.