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In the news | CNBC
Microsoft has found an inexpensive way to save lives in India
From hacking agriculture to developing inexpensive tools for tuberculosis patients, Microsoft researchers in India are trying to solve myriad social problems in the subcontinent.
Creating intelligent water systems to unlock the potential of Smart Cities
By Satish Sangameswaran, Principal Program Manager, and Vani Mandava, Director, Data Science The newspaper headlines about “Bangalore’s looming water crisis” have been ominous, with one urban planning expert proclaiming that Bangalore will become “unlivable” in a few years because of…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Creating intelligent water systems to unlock the potential of Smart Cities
Azure Event Hubs enable such functions as receiving water quality incident alerts from specific locations via a smartphone app.
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Transportation Data Science at Microsoft
Microsoft Outreach, through its partnership with the Big Data Hubs organized an Azure workshop and participated in a panel discussion on ‘How Cloud Computing Can Enable Transportation Data Science.’
In the news | The AI Blog
AI’s big leap to tiny devices opens world of possibilities
Ofer Dekel leads a multidisciplinary team of computer scientists, software engineers and interns at research labs in Redmond and Bangalore, India, that is developing a new class of machine-learning software and tools to embed artificial intelligence onto bread-crumb size computer…
In the news | Washington DC Blog
We can use data to achieve Vision Zero by spotting dangerous places before crashes happen
To really stop people from dying on city streets, identify and fix dangerous places before fatalities happen. New technology called “Vision Analytics” does just that. Vision Analytics is the result of a partnership between Microsoft, the University of Washington, and…
In the news | Washington State DOT
Help researchers train computers to recognize road users, prevent collisions
What if we could use technology to predict where vehicle collisions involving people who walk or bike will occur, then take steps to prevent them? Would you want to help? Well, now you can.
In the news | KIRO 7
Volunteers needed to improve traffic safety using high-tech
The city of Bellevue is asking for the public’s help to make streets safer using new technology. Bellevue is working with Microsoft and the University of Washington on a cutting-edge effort to help prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries from…
In the news | Mobility Lab
Vision Zero video tool analyzes intersections for dangerous traffic conflicts
Volunteers will “teach” the program to better identify people walking and biking. Despite signing onto Vision Zero, a campaign that aims to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries, Washington, D.C. and other large cities have struggled to make progress in…