CHI 2021: Redefining accessibility to build more inclusive technologies
Accessibility and inclusion represent a growing space in the technology landscape, and how research and development are being used to empower people across abilities is expanding in exciting ways. Instead of treating disabilities as conditions in need of solutions—as has…
In the news | Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI
Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI Panel at SXSW
SXSW 2021 | Shahrzad Gholami's participation in a panel on "How AI can help combat armed wildlife rangers" at SXSW 2021.
Anticipate, absorb, and adapt—introducing the societal resilience research agenda
| Peter Lee
The genetic sequence for COVID-19 was first published in January 2020. Before the end of the year, new vaccines—which typically take five to ten years to develop—were approved for emergency use in multiple nations. This astounding achievement is emblematic of…
Our goal with this project was to create a conversational chatbot to streamline the determination of vaccine eligibility in the United States, aggregating policies across regions and policy updates over time.
Case study: Tech Against Trafficking
Only through the proper coordination of partners spanning the public and private sector, coupled with the mutual evolution of technology and policy, can the human effort to combat trafficking be most effective.
How can we help organizations to understand their capacity for resilience before it is needed, and how can we help them to increase that capacity before it is too late?
In the news | Microsoft Innovation Stories
Q&A: Peter Lee on the COVID-19 pandemic, societal resilience and crisis-response science
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of society and, at the same time, the urgent need for a response has spurred collaboration, innovation and creativity. Microsoft has created a Resilience series to highlight some of the research projects, technologies…
Econ1: Using microeconomics to solve mass incarceration featuring Hunt Allcott and Evan Rose
In this episode, Dr. Hunt Allcott, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, talks with Dr. Evan Rose, Postdoctoral Researcher, whom Allcott describes as “one of the most engaging and talented researchers in applied microeconomics today.” They’ll discuss how…
Beacon on the Banksy
On Monday, 1 March, word started to spread around Reading, UK, that a piece of graffiti by the anonymous street artist, “Banksy”, had appeared overnight. I found out that the artwork was located somewhere on the wall of the old…