Microsoft to join hands with Chinese Academy of Sciences, without fear of the big data age

Today, Microsoft Research News, will be the Chinese Academy of Sciences Computer Network Information Center signed a memorandum of cooperation, will provide the latest cloud computing resources for Chinese researchers to use. In the next two years, Microsoft will donate 2 million hours of Windows Azure cloud Resources and 15TB of Windows Azure storage space to the research project of the Computer Network Information center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, Microsoft will provide Chinese researchers with another 3 million hours of Windows Azure resources and 25TB of storage space, as a mutual cooperation between 6 to 12 research projects to use resources.

With the popularization of sensor applications and the continuous innovation of multi-collaborative data projects, countless scientists from various disciplines are facing the challenge of analyzing and integrating massive data. "Microsoft has been looking for ways to expand the capabilities of PCs, networks and mobile applications through cloud computing," said Tony Tony Hai, a senior global vice president at Microsoft Research and academic cooperation, at the second "Symposium on Information technology development in China". With powerful, easy-to-use tools, cloud computing has a wealth of data analysis capabilities for large datasets that can address many of the data challenges of the big data age. It is hoped that by cooperating with the first-class scientific research institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Microsoft's Advanced computing platform and tools will be brought to Chinese researchers, so that they can concentrate their efforts on scientific discoveries in their respective disciplines and help them to finish their research more efficiently. ”

Dr. Tony Hai, Global senior vice president of Microsoft Research Academic cooperation, and the director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Deputy Secretary-General and Information Office Tan Tienuo, Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of the Network Information Center Huang Xiangyang, and other CAs, and Tony Hai, Microsoft Vice President Ms. And so on together reviewed and prospected the cooperation between the two sides. As a research institution affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Computer Network Information Center shoulders the task of building, operating and serving the informatization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but has been confronted with many problems in data-intensive computing. The Chinese Academy of Sciences hopes that by working closely with Microsoft, more researchers in China will benefit from Microsoft's cloud computing services and jointly promote the development of China's research industry. Since its establishment, Microsoft has maintained close exchanges and cooperation with Chinese universities and scientific research institutions, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of the oldest academic institutions. Microsoft Dean Wuen said, "The growth with Chinese academia has been a long-term commitment of Microsoft." As a world-class scientific research institution, the Computer Network Information center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has rich experience in coping with the enormous challenges of data-intensive computing and is Microsoft's natural partner. Hope that through the cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Microsoft Advanced Cloud computing technology to more researchers, we also look forward to the future with more scientific research institutions to work together to train outstanding scientific research talents. ”

Second China Symposium on the Development of information technology   In addition to the computer Network Information Center, Microsoft and the Chinese Academy of Sciences covering its various institutions, involving research cooperation, talent training and academic Exchange three main aspects. At present, the two sides have jointly launched more than 10 research cooperation projects, research areas involving artificial intelligence, software engineering, wireless communications, handwriting recognition, new media and other fields. In the field of talent training, both sides are "to cultivate high-quality personnel in the field of scientific research, support domestic basic research" as the common goal, has more than 50 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Science and Technology outstanding doctoral students received a "Microsoft Scholar" Scholarship, 18 Chinese University of Science and technology undergraduate students received There are more than 630 students from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Science and Technology, Microsoft visits and internships. In addition, the two sides also held a number of joint events in the Asia-Pacific region have important influence of academic exchange activities.   In this symposium on the development of information technology in China, Dr. Tony Hai also briefed the participants on the latest research achievements in escience field. At present, Microsoft Research has been working closely with many scientific institutions around the world to apply computer technology to many disciplines such as biology, astronomy, ecology, geography, humanities and oceans. Microsoft, the World Wide TELESCOPE,WWT, which collaborated with the China National Observatory in 2008, is one of the successful projects in China for the Microsoft Studies escience project. A collection of escience studies by a number of senior researchers from Microsoft Research, the fourth paradigm (the Forth paradigm:data-intensive scientific Discovery), will also be in the Chinese Academy of Sciences to provide support for the compilation of the recent publication by The Science Press. In addition, at the seventh session of IEEE International Escience Conference, which was just concluded in Stockholm, the Swedish capital, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China successfully achieved the right to host the International conference in 2013. Microsoft is actively involved in the bidding process as a supporter from the industry and will further support the successful hosting of the conference in Beijing.