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Data-driven insights for more effective, personalized care in online mental health interventions
| Anja Thieme and Danielle Belgrave
Increases in the occurrence and global effect of mental illness have made the prevention and treatment of mental health problems a public health priority. To address the need for more access to mental health treatment, digital psychotherapy programs, such as…
In the news | Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation Magazine
The story behind that little padlock in your browser
Whenever you see a little padlock in the address bar of your internet browser, as well as when you use apps, email and messaging, you’re relying on something called ‘transport layer security’ or TLS. It’s a protocol that keeps us…
AI Residency: Gaining skills in machine learning through mentorship and real-world applications
| Patricia Gillespie
In September last year, the Microsoft AI Residency program graduated its first class. The second class is already settled in and undertaking an exciting range of projects, and recruitment for the third class is underway! The AI Residency program is…
In the news | Microsoft Vancouver Blog
Connection is Everything, a Hackathon Story
Microsoft’s annual Hackathon is a company-wide event that encourages employees to partner with colleagues from different teams and dream up projects that normally would never land on their desks.
In the news | MSPowerUser
VROOM: Microsoft Research envisions a workplace filled with Telepresence Robots and AR headsets (video)
Microsoft Research have posted a video on a project called VROOM for Virtual Robot Overlay for Online Meetings. Microsoft imagines users being able to visit locations via a telepresence robot and being represented remotely via an avatar which overlays the…
Awards | National Academy of Engineering
Abigail Sellen elected to National Academy of Engineering
Abigail (Abi) Sellen, Deputy Director and Principal Researcher, was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Engineering (opens in new tab) (NAE), “for contributions that ensure consideration of human capabilities in the design of computer systems.” The NAE…
In the news | Bilanz | Das Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin
Ein Quantum Hype
Die intelligente Brille werde irgendwann das Smartphone ablösen, sagt Marc Pollefeys. Der Professor für Computer-Vision arbeitet mit Hochdruck daran.
In the news | Bilanz | Das Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin
Smarte Brille fuer jedermann
Computer Quantentechnologie soll die IT revolutionieren. Die Versprechungen sind riesig, die Probleme ebenfalls.
In the news | Microsoft Innovation Stories
Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces in a room
Cambridge, United Kingdom – Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown…