Center for Societal impact through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI)

January 29, 2018

Project HAMS focusses on two factors: the state of the driver and his or her driving relative to other vehicles.

December 1, 2017

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…

November 27, 2017

Here’s how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to make Indian roads safer and smarter.

November 7, 2017

HAMS, which stands for Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety, is a virtual harness for vehicles that focusses on two factors that are critical to road safety—the state of the driver, and his or her driving relative to other vehicles.

August 11, 2017

From hacking agriculture to developing inexpensive tools for tuberculosis patients, Microsoft researchers in India are trying to solve myriad social problems in the subcontinent.

December 30, 2016

Microsoft Research has developed a new technology that uses a smartphone to detect and warn of factors that could increase the risk of accidents, such as speeding, drunk driving, or distractions.

December 1, 2016

With an estimated 1.25 million fatalities each year, road accidents are definitely right up there when it comes to the top causes of deaths in the world. It is particularly important to know, middle-income and low-income countries bear a disproportionate…