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In the news | The Seattle Times
Bereaved father, Microsoft data scientists crunch numbers to combat infant deaths
Spurred by a colleague’s family tragedy, a Microsoft team deployed analysis and data visualization tools and found promising leads in combating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Seattle Children’s Hospital is partnering with Microsoft to further the research.
In the news | Seattle Children's - On the Pulse
How Microsoft Data Scientists Are Helping Seattle Children’s Solve SIDS
John Kahan manages a team of renowned Microsoft data scientists who are changing how society can use data effectively, from deciding when to plant crops to creating predictive business models.
In the news | KOMO News
Microsoft data scientists turn skills to SIDS research
REDMOND, Wash. (KOMO) -- Local scientists have made intriguing discoveries related to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. But these aren't health scientists. This new information comes from data scientists at Microsoft.
In the news | Microsoft Stories
For the love of Aaron, and all children who may be susceptible to SIDS
It was the photo that caught his eye. Juan Lavista Ferres had just become a first-time father, and he was jubilant. He brought a picture of his newborn child to work, and he saw a similar photo of an infant…
In the news | Castleton
Castleton Polling Institute Earns National Contract
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently awarded the Castleton University Polling Institute a $400,000 contract to develop and pilot test an interactive health-related survey and journal system. Director of the Polling Institute Dr. Rich Clark and Associate…
In the news | Revolutions
Who is the caretaker? Evidence-based probability estimation with the bnlearn package
In what was one of the most viral episodes of 2017, political science Professor Robert E Kelly was live on BBC World News talking about the South Korean president being forced out of office when both his kids decided to…
In the news | Microsoft Bing Blogs
Who starts preparing taxes first?
In case you missed it, today is tax day. This year we thought we’d look at several years of Bing data to see if we can learn anything about when people start preparing their taxes. In order to do this,…
In the news | Microsoft Machine Learning Blog
In ML, What They Know Can Hurt You
Imagine you own a restaurant in a city (any city but not Seattle*). From inside the restaurant there’s no way to see the outside. You come up with a marketing plan that if it rains, your restaurant will provide free…
In the news | KDNuggets
KDnuggets Interview: Juan Miguel Lavista, Microsoft Data Science Team
Juan Miguel Lavista is currently the Principal Data Scientist for Microsoft Data Science team (DnA), where he works with a team of data scientists searching for insights in petabytes of data. Juan joined Microsoft in 2009 to work for the…