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…
In the news | Medium
Bioacoustic Classification using Deep Learning for Multiple Species in a Puerto Rico Rainforest
Acoustic monitoring has gained widespread interest as an ecological tool for wildlife population assessment, conservation, and biodiversity research. Many species emit regular vocalizations or other acoustic signals that are species-specific, which enables monitoring via sound recognition. Advances in automated acoustic…
In the news | The Atlantic
Why Some People Get Sicker Than Others
COVID-19 is proving to be a disease of the immune system. This could, in theory, be controlled. The COVID-19 crash comes suddenly. In early March, the 37-year-old writer F. T. Kola began to feel mildly ill, with a fever and…
In the news | TechCrunch
Microsoft built a ‘Plasma Bot’ to tell you if you can donate plasma to help fight COVID-19
Plasma taken from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients stands a real chance of being one of the more effective short-term measures feasible in the ongoing effort to control the global coronavirus pandemic. The FDA has issued a broad call…
In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Helping survivors become heroes
The world is searching for ways to fight COVID-19, leading to a surge of research efforts to create effective therapies. Thankfully, as the human immune system learns to fight off the disease and people recover, we see some very promising…
Hi there, I’m Frazier Carr and I’m part of the Quality Assurance team at Microsoft Soundscape. As part of this role, we frequently work with people who are blind or low vision. Given the current state of lockdown in many…
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship 2020: Researchers in academia at the forefront of technology
| John Krumm
The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship recognizes innovative, promising new faculty, whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields. This year, 185 individuals were nominated. Microsoft Research is proud to announce the 2020…
Hi there, it’s Steven from the Microsoft Soundscape Team again. I wanted to talk about some of the challenges we are all facing regarding the restrictions in movement and travel in many places around the globe. Whether you are visually…