Microsoft Research Lab – India
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Dans l’actualité | Live Mint
Now a unique machine translation tool from Hindi to Gondi
This app, developed by Microsoft Research Lab, CGNet Swara and IIIT Naya Raipur, during the lockdown, hopes to motivate youth from the Gond Adivasi community to learn the Gondi language.
Podcast: Can we make better software by using ML and AI techniques? With Chandra Maddila and Chetan Bansal
The process of software development is dramatically different today compared to even a few years ago. The shift to cloud computing has meant that companies need to develop and deploy software in ever shrinking timeframes while maintaining high quality of…
Dans l’actualité | VentureBeat
Microsoft’s SoftNER AI uses unsupervised learning to help triage cloud service outages
Microsoft is using unsupervised learning techniques to extract knowledge about disruptions to cloud services. In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers at the company detail SoftNER, a framework that has been deployed internally at Microsoft to collate information…
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Venkat Padmanabhan among those recognized with the SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award
The SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award is awarded to an institution or individual(s) to recognize the development of a networking system that has had a significant impact on the world of computer networking. Venkat Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Director, Microsoft Research India,…
Podcast: What ‘bhasha’ do you want to talk in? With Kalika Bali and Dr. Monojit Choudhury
Many of us who speak multiple languages switch seamlessly between them in conversations and even mix multiple languages in one sentence. For us humans, this is something we do naturally, but it’s a nightmare for computing systems to understand mixed…
Dans l’actualité | The Times of India
Can hyper local air-quality data ensure a ‘Blue Sky’ future for Delhi?
The lockdown due to Covid-19 has turned the spotlight on unusual sightings of wildlife across the world and good air-quality. Suspension of all forms of travel and closure of industrial work has improved the air when compared to the same…
Behind the phone: The importance of human connections in improving mental health helpline technology
| Amit Sharma
Unaddressed mental health conditions are growing worldwide, with millions across the world living with different types of these conditions. The World Health Organization projects that depression may be the biggest contributor to a key indicator of the impact of disease by…
Dans l’actualité | Microsoft Research Blog
Happy and productive at work: Predicting opportune moments to switch tasks and take breaks
This research builds upon a large body of prior work, including investigations into the effects of interruption, understanding and supporting long-term emotional well-being, and the design and development of tools to support productivity and well-being.
Extending the reach of care: Tending to patients using chat app technology
| Ding Wang
According to a report released by World Bank and the World Health Organization in 2017, there are nearly 4 billion people worldwide, that’s half of the world population, who lack access to essential healthcare. Although delivering high-quality patient-centered care is…