Ecology and environment
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The SubseasonalRodeo Dataset
A benchmark dataset for training and evaluating subseasonal forecasting systems—systems predicting temperature or precipitation 2-6 weeks in advance—in the western contiguous United States.
Podcast
Internships Ahoy! with Kirsten Bray, Wei Dai and Sara Beery
Episode 42, September 19, 2018 – On today’s podcast, you’ll hear the stories of three of these interns, each of whom came to Microsoft Research from a different field, with a different story and a…
Podcast
Putting the cloud under the sea with Ben Cutler
Episode 40, September 5, 2018 – In today’s podcast we find out a bit about what else the Special Projects team is up to, and then we hear all about Project Natick and how Ben…
Video
Tech Showcase: FarmBeats: Empowering Farmers with Low-Cost Digital Agriculture Solutions
Data-driven techniques help boost agricultural productivity by increasing yields, reducing losses and cutting down input costs. However, these techniques have seen sparse adoption owing to high costs of manual data collection and limited connectivity solutions.…
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Researcher in the Hall: Mark R. Abbott
Mark R. Abbott, PhD, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution attended the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit 2018. We caught him in the hall and he discusses application of new technologies and platforms to the…
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Technology Research on Humans: History, Boundaries, Best Practices, and Team-Based Workable Paths Forward
Advanced technology in software and hardware that interacts with humans can radically benefit from a team-based approach to the research and regulatory process. What we call human subjects research has been going on for time…
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Arctic Seals
A deep learning project in cooperation with the NOAA Marine Mammal Lab to detect & classify arctic seals in aerial imagery to understand how they’re adapting to a changing world.
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Project Florence
Project Florence is a speculative glimpse into our future, where both our natural and digital worlds could co-exist in harmony through enhanced communication. Combining natural language research, biology, design, and engineering, we have created the…
