ACADEMIA
Two Ph.D. Students Honored by Microsoft Research
- Written by: Cat
- Category: ACADEMIA
Yubin Kim, a Ph.D. student in the Language Technologies Institute, and Julia Schwarz, a Ph.D. student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, have received recognition and support through two programs sponsored by Microsoft Research.
Kim, whose research interests include databases and event detection, is one of 10 recipients of a Microsoft Research Graduate Women's Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. The program recognizes outstanding women graduate students and is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a doctorate. The award includes a $15,000 scholarship and a travel and conference allowance.