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In the news | Microsoft Innovation Stories
Exploring Project Paidia
Non-player characters are the heart and soul of many video games, and new AI technology lets developers create characters that act organically and respond naturally to the player. The Project Paidia team, in collaboration with game developer Ninja Theory, is…
A path to personalization: Using ML to subtype patients receiving digital mental health interventions
| Danielle Belgrave and Anja Thieme
Mental health experiences vary widely from individual to individual. Because of this, effective treatment is about identifying the unique set of tools that will help a person manage their mental health productively. And that rarely happens overnight. People experiencing symptoms…
In the news | The GitHub Blog
GitHub Archive Program: the journey of the world’s open source code to the Arctic
Your code is safe and sound in the Arctic At GitHub Universe 2019, we introduced the GitHub Archive Program along with the GitHub Arctic Code Vault. Our mission is to preserve open source software for future generations by storing your code in an archive built to…
In the news | NIHR University College Londonh Hospitals Biomedical Research Center
Imaging data could identify who should shield in COVID-19 outbreaks
UCLH and UCL researchers are working with Microsoft to see if chest imaging data can identify better who should shield in potential future COVID-19 outbreaks. With concerns that current shielding guidelines miss out on people who should be shielding but…
In the news | The Lancet
Machine learning for COVID-19—asking the right questions
COVID-19, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has put health-care systems worldwide into crisis.1 The speed with which health-care resources have been consumed has in some countries exceeded supply of personal protective equipment and ventilators,…
In the news | Mozilla Security Blog
Performance Improvements via Formally-Verified Cryptography in Firefox
Cryptographic primitives, while extremely complex and difficult to implement, audit, and validate, are critical for security on the web. To ensure that NSS (Network Security Services, the cryptography library behind Firefox) abides by Mozilla’s principle of user security being fundamental,…
In the news | UCL News
New technique may enable all-optical data-centre networks
A new technique that synchronises the clocks of computers in under a billionth of a second can eliminate one of the hurdles for the deployment of all-optical networks, potentially leading to more efficient data centres, according to a new study…
Awards | Health Data Research UK
Kenji Takeda contributes to Team of the Year at HDR UK One Institute Conference
Congratulations to Kenji Takeda for his contribution to winning “Team of the Year” at the Health Data Research UK One Institute Conference. The award recognized the Cloud-based integration of patient data to aid rare disease research.
Where’s my stuff? Developing AI with help from people who are blind or low vision to meet their needs
| Simone Stumpf, Cecily Morrison, Daniela Massiceti, Ed Cutrell, and Lida Theodorou
Microsoft AI for Accessibility is funding the ORBIT research project, which is enlisting the help of people who are blind or low vision to build a new dataset. People who are blind or low vision can contribute to the project…