News and events

February 2012

» HP Labs predicts popularity of news articles on Twitter 

February 2012
HP Labs researchers have developed a method of determining "with surprising accuracy" how many times a news article will be reposted on Twitter. The team created a statistical model to rate the popularity of 40,000 articles from nine days in August 2011, taking into account the article's source, the type of news being reported, whether the content is emotional or objective, and the naming of a celebrity. Read the full tech report

» HP Labs' Rankr service helps a youth marketing campaign stand out 

February 2012
HP Labs' Social Computing Research Group teamed up with HP Sweden to test a new social ranking engine called Rankr on HP's Sweden Facebook page.

 

» Labs 2011 Annual Report  

February 2012
The HP Labs Annual Report highlights our research themes, significant inventions, technology transfers and, most importantly, our research team.

 

» HP Labs director Prith Banerjee touts optical interconnects  

February 2012
In a keynote address at DesignCon 2012 in Santa Clara, Prith Banerjee described his vision of future systems architectures capable of handling the coming flood of digital data. View video.

 

January 2012

» BBC tours HP Labs UK 

January 2012
BBC offers a look inside HP Labs in Bristol, describing ongoing projects such as security technology that uses "forensic virtual machines" to detect infections, the Central Nervous System for the Earth sensor network, and low-power, nonbacklit mobile displays.

 

» HP Labs India set-top box brings Internet to the masses 

January 2012
An in-depth article published by the Times of India looks at the potentially revolutionary device called Vayu. Developed by researchers at HP Labs India, it connects anyone's TV to the Internet, allowing millions of people to access the Internet without a PC.

 

» HP Labs calls on world’s brightest minds to drive innovation

January 2012
HP Labs previewed in late March 2011 two new research programs aimed at reducing HP customers’ energy use, both of which further the company’s commitment to advancing environmental sustainability.