In the news | Microsoft Accessibility Blog
Empowering the Transformation to a More Inclusive and Accessible World
United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN IDPD) serves as an important reminder that globally there are over a billion people with a disability. This year’s theme, “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all” is especially relevant…
Microsoft Research and Microsoft Azure improve the efficiency and capacity of cloud-scale optical networks
| Victor Bahl
Today, at HotNets 2017, the Sixteenth ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks, we shared with you some important research results from Microsoft Research and Microsoft Azure that show how we can increase the capacity of optical networks without purchasing new…
In the news | The Hindu
Making use of smartphones to ensure road safety
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…
微软“创新汇”，以全球顶尖智慧助力企业共赢数字化转型
2017年11月30日，北京 —— 微软亚洲研究院宣布成立 “创新汇”，旨在以微软亚洲研究院的顶尖科研智慧和微软丰富多样的创新技术为基础，与不同行业、不同领域的现实需求接轨，打造一个借科技之力帮助企业和机构提升生产力和商业价值，并推动行业实现创新发展的平台。“创新汇”将帮助商业领袖、行业专家搭建密切沟通与深入合作的常态机制，借机分享洞察、激荡智慧、启发灵感，共同发掘科学研究、技术创新、机构业务与行...
In the news | The AI Blog
Microsoft looks to healthcare partners for ways to bring AI benefits to cancer patients
A team of artificial intelligence experts at Microsoft’s Cambridge, U.K., research lab has spent more than a decade looking at ways that AI could be used to make cancer treatment more targeted and effective.
In the news | Microsoft Accessibility Blog
Inclusion in action: Steve uses technology to access printed materials in a crisis
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Steve. He is a father who is blind and managed a medical crisis involving his young daughter, with OneNote and Office Lens by his side to make printed materials accessible. His is the…
Awards | American Mathematical Society
Henry Cohn awarded 2018 Levi I. Conant Prize
The American Mathematical Society honored Henry Cohn with the 2018 Levi I. Conant Prize for his article, “A Conceptual Breakthrough in Sphere Packing,” which was published in the February 2017 issue of the Notices of the AMS. The annual award recognizes the…
In the news | The Globe and Mail
Soil sensors, drones and data analytics are the new tools for farmers
Agriculture experts say the majority of farmers are now waking up to the value that technology and data can unlock.
In the news | hindustantimes
With self-driving cars a distant dream, here’s how technology is already hitting Indian roads
Hereâs how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to make Indian roads safer and smarter.