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Behind the phone: The importance of human connections in improving mental health helpline technology
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…
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Presentation on “Beyond the Prototype” by Rushil Khurana
There are lots of tools and materials that make it easy to design and prototype electronic devices. However, there has been little exploration of the challenges associated with moving beyond a prototype and creating hundreds…
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Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship 2020: Researchers in academia at the forefront of technology
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…
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Webinar: Designing Computer Vision Algorithms to Describe the Visual World to People Who Are Blind or Low Vision
A common goal in computer vision research is to build machines that can replicate the human vision system (for example, detect an object or scene category, describe an object or scene, or locate an object).…
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Research Collection: Research Supporting Responsible AI
Microsoft is committed to the advancement and use of AI grounded in principles that put people first and benefit society. We are putting these principles into practice throughout the company by embracing diverse perspectives, fostering…
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How research can enable more effective remote work
Due to recent events, millions of office workers have needed to rapidly adjust to working from home—learning new collaboration tools and best practices, re-thinking how to stay connected with colleagues outside the office, and adapting…
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Bringing virtual reality to people who are blind with an immersive sensory-based system
Virtual reality (VR) is an incredibly exciting way to experience computing, providing users with intuitive and immersive means of interacting with information that attempts to mirror the way we naturally experience the world around us.…
