Technology for Emerging Markets
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Panel: Community-driven research: Emerging scholar spotlight
This panel will spotlight emerging scholars with ties to Microsoft Research internship and fellowship programs who bring community-driven approaches to other areas of innovation. Featured scholars include Rida Qadri, a grad who looks at collective…
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Odia Speech Data and Model
As part of this release, Navana Tech and Microsoft Research India are open-sourcing 1648 hours of validated Odia speech dataset and a baseline model for Odia speech recognition. The speech dataset consists of recordings in…
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SmartKC: A Smartphone-based Corneal Topographer
Keratoconus is a severe eye disease affecting the cornea (the clear, dome-shaped outer surface of the eye), causing it to become thin and develop a conical bulge. If not treated in time, keratoconus can lead…
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Project Zerix
Transitioned | By exploring new biological and chemical circularity pathways, Project Zerix aims to achieve net-zero embodied carbon and net-zero waste in our datacenters and beyond — eliminating environmental impacts that pose threats to the…
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Precision agriculture uses computer science to make farms more efficient and reduce climate change
On an 8,000-acre family farm in Eastern Washington, Microsoft Research helps deploy precision agriculture, putting AI and powerful data analysis tools in the hands of an eighth-generation farmer, enabling him to adapt to climate extremes…
