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In the news | Microsoft Stories India
Transforming translation for Indian languages with AI
At Microsoft, we believe that for India to become truly digital, we need to make technology accessible and productive for all, irrespective of the language they may speak or read. To break the language barrier, we started working with Indian…

Computer science researchers discuss the future of AI at Academic Research Summit in India
| Satish Sangameswaran
Leading computer science researchers from India and around the world gather this week in Hyderabad at the Academic Research Summit 2018 to discuss their vision for the future of artificial intelligence and how India-based computer science researchers can help turn…
In the news | Microsoft Research Podcast
The future is quantum with Dr. Krysta Svore
Dr. Svore shares her passion for quantum algorithms and their potential to solve some of the worldâs biggest problems, explains why Microsoftâs topological quantum bit â or qubit â is a game changer for quantum computing, and assures us that,…
In the news | COMSNETS
The WACI Master Award 2018
For the paper, Scalable Measurement of Air Pollution using COTS IoT Devices.
In the news | Financial Express
Change the way you live: From AI for farming to HAMS, check transformative technologies from Microsoft
Microsoft India, on Thursday, showcased a wide of range of products that use company’s cloud-based artificial intelligence, cognitive services and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that can change the way citizens, enterprises and governments engage in healthcare services, agricultural…

CodeTalk: Rethinking IDE accessibility
| Suresh Parthasarathy and Gopal Srinivasa
It is a bright afternoon in the Microsoft Research India lab. Research Fellow, Venkatesh Potluri, sits at his computer, frantically racing against the clock to fix one last bug before the end of the day. The computer blares into his…
In the news | The Hindu
Making use of smartphones to ensure road safety
Imagine, if a smartphone could detect when the driver is too tired and yawning, and send an alert to his supervisor. Or, if data transfer could be automatically scheduled in accordance with the strength of the signal, in order to…
In the news | hindustantimes
With self-driving cars a distant dream, here’s how technology is already hitting Indian roads
Hereâs how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to make Indian roads safer and smarter.
In the news | Microsoft News
Microsoft researchers use visual AI to make India’s roads safer
HAMS, which stands for Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety, is a virtual harness for vehicles that focusses on two factors that are critical to road safetyâthe state of the driver, and his or her driving relative to other vehicles.