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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…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
A new understanding of the world through grassroots Data Science education at UC Berkeley
This is a bold experiment that will equip thousands of Berkeley students across campus with a fundamental education in data-driven thinking empowered by advanced statistical and computational techniques.
Awards | ACM SIGCHI
Indrani Medhi Thies receives SIGCHI 2017 Social Impact Award
Indrani Medhi Thies received the 2017 Social Impact Award from the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, which recognizes individuals who apply human-computer interaction research to pressing social needs. Thies is a researcher in the Technology for Emerging Markets group…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft continues to support data science research with $3M cloud credits to NSF BIGDATA program
This new collaboration builds on previous efforts between Microsoft and NSF, and the Azure platform has added significant functionality and resources in recent years, including massive investments in open source and advanced data and intelligence services offered under its Cortana…
In the news | SIGSOFT
2017 ICSE Most Influential Paper Award
For the paper, ‘Feedback-Directed Random Test Generation, ICSE-29, 2007.’