August 20, 2012 - From Fortune Magazine: The new Microsoft research lab in Manhattan is the latest addition to New York City's increasingly buzzy tech scene. Headed by mathematical physicist [and ICERM Board of Trustees member] Jennifer Chayes, the lab will focus on Big Data analysis, parsing the vast troves of information created by the world's digital denizens.

Chayes spoke with Fortune about the lab, the world-changing potential of Big Data, and why New York City has an edge when it comes to tech's next big thing.

See also the Business Insider article about Jennifer Chayes >>