NSF Big Data Innovation Hubs collaboration — looking back after one year
By Vani Mandava, Director, Data Science Significant technical advancements in cloud computing have led to lower infrastructure costs, making possible big storage and big computing. Big data technology, though, requires cross-discipline research within and beyond non-computing domains. This is where…
In the news | Seattle Children's - On the Pulse
How Microsoft Data Scientists Are Helping Seattle Children’s Solve SIDS
John Kahan manages a team of renowned Microsoft data scientists who are changing how society can use data effectively, from deciding when to plant crops to creating predictive business models.
In the news | KOMO News
Microsoft data scientists turn skills to SIDS research
REDMOND, Wash. (KOMO) -- Local scientists have made intriguing discoveries related to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. But these aren't health scientists. This new information comes from data scientists at Microsoft.
In the news | Microsoft Stories
For the love of Aaron, and all children who may be susceptible to SIDS
It was the photo that caught his eye. Juan Lavista Ferres had just become a first-time father, and he was jubilant. He brought a picture of his newborn child to work, and he saw a similar photo of an infant…
In the news | Hamilton News Centre
City of Hamilton partnering with Microsoft on Vision Zero Video Analytics project
Vision Zero is a global movement transforming the way we use, interact and travel on our roads. It has a simple and clear goal: zero fatalities or serious injuries on roadways. Vision Zero aims for safer streets through improved education,…
Presenting the winners of the Project Malmo Collaborative AI Challenge
By Noburu Kuno, Senior Research Program Manager; Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche, Principal Research Program Manager As we move from narrow AI to more general AI, it will be important to instill machines with the ability to work together with both other agents…
In the news | Microsoft Story Labs
Securing the Cloud
At any point in time on any day of the week, Microsoft’s cloud computing operations are under attack: The company detects a whopping 1.5 million attempts a day to compromise its systems. Microsoft isn’t just fending off those attacks. It’s…
In the news | Bellevue Reporter
Bellevue premieres national program to reduce traffic deaths
After months of collaboration with Microsoft and the University of Washington, the city of Bellevue premiered its crowd-sourced video analytics project Thursday morning in the hopes of making the streets safe for everybody.
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.