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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 15h

BlueCodeAgent is an end-to-end blue-teaming framework built to boost code security using automated red-teaming processes, data, and safety rules to guide LLMs’ defensive decisions. Dynamic testing reduces false positives in vulnerability detection: msft.it/6014tMvnr

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Esha Choukse for receiving the ACM SIGMICRO Early Career Award! This recognition honors her for foundational contributions to hardware memory compression and sustainable and efficient datacenter systems. She is a Principal Researcher in Azure Research – Systems. msft.it/6014tzZsC

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 4d

Check out Trista Chen, Flavio Griggio, Ahmed Awadallah, Jina Suh, and Cecily Morrison's conversations with Forward Future, a daily AI newsletter, to learn more about the people building the systems that are becoming part of our daily lives.

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 4d

Microsoft researchers are driving trends and tackling major challenges in the midst of the ever-changing AI era. msft.it/6015tJvdx

Behind the breakthroughs: A day in the life at Microsoft Research | Microsoft Signal Blog | Microsoft

Five Microsoft researchers shared their stories with Forward Future, a daily AI newsletter, about the big problems they’re tackling and the trends shaping their work in the middle of an ever-changing ...

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 5d

To get started with Agentic Mode, watch a full tutorial video here: msft.it/6013tJyvb 2/2

Data Formulator v0.5: Vibe with data, in control - Microsoft Research

Data Formulator is an AI-powered visualization tool that helps analysts iteratively explore and visualize data from any source—clean or messy, small or large—without coding. In agent mode, users provi...

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Take your data exploration to the next level with Agentic Mode, now in the newest version of Data Formulator, available on Azure AI Foundry Labs. Update charts, get recommendations, and create reports grounded in your exploration. msft.it/6010tJyvk 1/2

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 5d

A collaboration between Signify and Microsoft Research shows how PIKE-RAG improves enterprise knowledge systems, delivering a 12% increase in accuracy and faster, more reliable answers: msft.it/6012tydu8

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 6d

AI agents are transforming digital marketplaces, mediating discovery and transactions between consumers and businesses. The new Magentic Marketplace provides an open-source, extensible simulation environment for studying different agentic market designs: msft.it/6014tyz9q

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Code agents help streamline software development workflows, but may also introduce critical security risks. Learn how RedCodeAgent automates and improves “red-teaming” attack simulations to help uncover real-world threats that other methods overlook: msft.it/6013shouB

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 8d

In this issue of Research Focus: ECHO boosts LM agents’ learning efficiency; Robusta enhances heuristic algorithms with LLMs; LEGOMem improves multi-agent workflows; and PulseParse secures data parsing: msft.it/6016tGwXK

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 11d

The paper explores the challenges of collaboration between software engineers and domain experts in fields like AI, health, and science. Congratulations to the team!

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 11d

Microsoft researchers received the Best Paper Award at ESEM 2025 for "When Domains Collide: An Activity Theory Exploration of Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration.” Learn more: msft.it/6012tEVKm

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 14d

The StarTrack Scholars Program at Microsoft Research Asia offers young faculty a 3-month research opportunity to collaborate globally, gain access to world-class resources, and innovate for the future. Learn more and apply now: msft.it/6012t8Sme

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 19d

Research is serious work, powered by real people. Get to know Director of Microsoft Research AI for Science Chris Bishop and learn what excites him beyond the lab.

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 21d

SentinelStep enables AI agents to handle monitoring tasks that run for hours or days, like watching for emails or tracking prices. It works by managing when agents should check and their context, avoiding wasted resources and missed updates. msft.it/6018sC85Y

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 26d

Paraphrasing a protein is like paraphrasing a sentence—the words change, but the meaning holds. Microsoft scientists applied this concept to toxic proteins, revealing a blind spot in DNA screening and leading a cross-sector team to develop a fix. msft.it/6010s4tW8

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 28d

Identifying and mitigating risk to support AI breakthroughs needs thoughtful, innovative approaches. In “Ideas,” Eric Horvitz and collaborators share the nuances of building a red-teaming protocol for testing and securing DNA biosecurity screening tools. msft.it/6015sF1vt

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 29d

We’re a proud sponsor of #SOSP2025! From advancing performance debugging, to multilingual AI systems, our teams are pushing the boundaries of systems research. Explore the full list of accepted papers: msft.it/6014sNzS8

Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Oct 10

How is agentic AI changing research in the modern lab? Join our October 28 webinar to explore real use cases in life sciences and see how AI copilots boost R&D productivity. msft.it/6019sFEZb

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Oct 9

Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz unveils a multi-year biosecurity study and tackles a core scientific dilemma: how to share sensitive findings that advance progress without inviting misuse. msft.it/6013s0clU

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Oct 9

The wait is over! Microsoft Research is sharing Skala, the new exchange-correlation functional, marking a major milestone in the accuracy/cost trade-off in DFT. Help us learn from your testing so we can improve. Available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub. msft.it/6016sFDLY

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Oct 7

In “Ideas,” collaborators Eric Horvitz, Bruce Wittmann, Tessa Alexanian, & James Diggans discuss a red-teaming effort that exposed & secured a biosecurity vulnerability in AI-driven protein design—& what the work shows about managing AI’s dual-use risks. msft.it/6010sLYsr

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Oct 6

Microsoft researchers reveal a confidential research effort that explored how open-source AI tools could be used to bypass biosecurity checks—and helped create fixes now influencing global standards. msft.it/6015sxXo7

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Sep 26

Lidong Zhou, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia, has been recognized and conferred an Honorary Fellowship by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for his work in advancing AI research and talent development. msft.it/6016sqSdA

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · Sep 25

Yesterday’s Microsoft Research Forum is now available on-demand! Explore
how research is driving real-world impact from fundamental exploration to advancing AI responsibly, scaling innovation through products and open
source, and driving positive change for society. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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