TR35 to be honored at Technology Review's EmTech08 Conference at MIT in September.
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today
announced that Blaise Aguera y Arcas has been recognized by Technology Review
(http://www.technologyreview.com/) magazine as one of the world's top
innovators under the age of 35 for his work developing Seadragon and
co-creating Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling
static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigable spaces. Selected from more
than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of
Technology Review, the TR35
(http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/index.aspx?year=2007) is an elite group
of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation.
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Created by Aguera y Arcas, Seadragon aimed to change the way people use
screens, from wall-sized displays to those on mobile devices, so that visual
information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved
or the bandwidth of the network. Aguera y Arcas joined Microsoft's Live Labs
in 2006, and in collaboration with Microsoft Research and the University of
Washington, they combined Seadragon with a research project, Photo Tourism, to
create Photosynth.
'The TR35 honors young innovators for accomplishments that are poised to
have a dramatic impact on the world as we know it,' said Jason Pontin, editor
in chief and publisher of Technology Review magazine. 'We celebrate their
success and look forward to their continued advancement of technology in their
respective fields.'
Aguera y Arcas and the other TR35 winners for 2008 will be featured in the
September issue of Technology Review and honored at EmTech08 Conference
(http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/) to be held at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (http://web.mit.edu/) in Cambridge, Mass., Sept.
23-25, 2008.
'Seadragon and Photosynth are changing the way people think about
software, and they both suggest a future in which what we see on our computers
actually exceeds our imaginations,' said Gary William Flake, Ph.D., technical
fellow at Microsoft. 'This vision is Blaise's mission, and I fully expect that
Blaise's best contributions are to come.'
Additional information about past and present TR35 winners and judges is
available at http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35. More information about
EmTech08 Conference can be found at
http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/index.aspx.
About Technology Review, Inc.
Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the authority on the future of
technology, identifying emerging technologies and analyzing their impact for
leaders. Technology Review's media properties include Technology Review
magazine, the oldest technology magazine in the world (founded in 1899); the
daily news website TechnologyReview.com; and events such as the annual EmTech
Conference at MIT.
About Microsoft
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software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential.
SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
