Ranveer Chandra

Press

Selected Press

On IoT and Agriculture:

• Data-driven agriculture: How IoT could change farming, Simon Bisson, InfoWorld, May 2018
• Farming’s most important crop may be the knowledge harvested by drones and the intelligent edge, Suzanne Choney, Microsoft News, May 2018
• Data Farming: Building Precision Agriculture With AI, IIoT, and Microsoft FarmBeats, Ciaran Daly, AI Business, March 2018
• Data-Driven Farming Is Keeping Us All Well Fed, Ronald Holden, Forbes, Jan 2018
• Microsoft FarmBeats, Bob Larson, Fruit Grower Report, December 5, 2017
• Soil sensors, drones and data analytics are the new tools for farmers, Peter Nowak, The Globe and Mail, November 27, 2017
• DelBene tours Dancing Crow Farm and Microsoft FarmBeats project, calls for innovative investments to modernize U.S. infrastructure, Snoqualmie Valley Record, August 31, 2017
• Microsoft drives technology on farms to solve problems Sam Kilmister, NZFarmer, Stuff.co.nz, March 2017
• Artificial intelligence advances to make farming smarter Tim Cronshaw, NZFarmer, Stuff.co.nz, February 2017
• The Country Today New Zealand Herald, February 2017
• TV Dinners: Unused spectrum and drones could make smart farms a reality, Mark Harris, The Economist, September 17, 2016
• The Invisible Revolution, Allison Linn, Microsoft Stories, April 2016

On white spaces:

• Tuning in Spectrum’s White Space, EE Times, September 8, 2014
• Finding more space in spectrum, PHYS.ORG, January 30, 2014
• Microsoft flaunts WISER method of identifying TV white space, Tammy Parker, FierceWireless, October 2, 2013
• New white spaces research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum, John Cox, Network World, October 2, 2013
• Microsoft teams with university researchers to improve TV white spaces wireless technology, Microsoft on the Issues (blog posting)
• Making a real impact in shaping better governments: How Microsoft Research helps, Microsoft in Government, May 4, 2012
• Using ‘White Spaces’ Well, Paromita Pain, The Hindu, July 11, 2011
• Microsoft Wants to Rule the White Spaces, Tom Simonite, MIT’s Technology Review, May 23, 2011
• Taking Waves: FCC Green Lights Unlicensed Use of Wireless “White Space” Frequencies, Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, October 15, 2010
• Microsoft tests limits of powerful Internet access in ‘white spaces’, Todd Bishop, TechFlash, September 15, 2010
• Delivering high-speed wireless Internet connections over longer distances, Tom Simonite, MIT’s Technology Review TR35 article
• FCC Officials Visit Microsoft To Examine Experimental Network, John Letzing, The Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2010
• WhiteFi: Broadcasting wireless Internet over TV airwaves, Nick Eaton, Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 31, 2009
• WiFi on steroids? First “WhiteFi” prototypes hit testing stage, Nate Anderson, Ars technica, August 27, 2009
• Microsoft ‘White-Fi’ to solve interference worries in white space, Marguerite Reardon, cnet.com, August 19, 2009
• Microsoft Makes White-Spaces Breakthrough for Rural Broadband, Simon Juran, GigaOM, August 18, 2009
• Wi-Fi via White Spaces, Erica Naone, MIT’s Technology Review, August 18, 2009

On Energy Management & Batteries:

• Microsoft has a crazy plan to make your batteries last a lot longer, Matt Weinberger, Business Insider, October 4, 2015
• Gadgets Could Get Longer Lives by Combining Batteries, Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review, October 5, 2015
• A laptop battery system that knows your habits and lasts a lot longer, Allison Linn, Next at Microsoft, October 2, 2015
• Power up! The hunt is on to extend battery life for mobile devices, Sandra Gittlen, ComputerWorld, January 19, 2015
• Microsoft Aims for Smartphones that Run for a Week, Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review, June 8, 2014
• Making mobile storage energy efficient, Robin Harris, ZDNet, February 19, 2014
• The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software, Stephen Lawson, Network World, February 19, 2014
• The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software, PC World, February 19, 2014
• Microsoft Research doesn’t want you to plug your phone in for a week, Rich Edmonds, WPCentral, January 29, 2014
• Microsoft Research’s Ambitious Goal Is To Have A Smartphone That Can Last Up To 7 Days In Single Charge, Pradeep, WMPowerUser, January 29, 2014
• Microsoft To Develop Long-Lasting Smartphone, Tyler Lee, January 29, 2014
• Making Computers Talk in their Sleep, Will Knight, MIT’s Technology Review, August 18, 2009
• Microsoft, UC San Diego want your PCs to talk in their sleep, Alpha Doggs, NetworkWorld, April 27, 2009 (also featured in NetworkWorld’s 20 kick-ass projects)
• ‘Sleep talking’ PCs save energy and money, PHYSORG.com, April 24, 2009 (also on Science Daily, May 1, 2009)
• As Economy Softens, Microsoft Ramps up Research, Jeremy Kirk, PC World, May 7, 2009

On Channel Widths:

• Microsoft develops smart wireless networks, Marie Boran, siliconrepublic.com, August 19, 2008
• Tweaking Channel Widths to Improve Wireless Communication, Rob Knies, Microsoft Research, August 19, 2008
• Microsoft Research hits the road with mobile tech, Briony Smith, ITWorldCanada, March 10, 2008

On VirtualWiFi:

• Microsoft Tests Virtual Wi-Fi Software, Chris Preimesberger, eWeek, October 20, 2005
• Virtual Wi-Fi doubles your adapter, Peter Judge, Techworld, October 19, 2005
• Microsoft’s VirtualWiFi clones your WiFi card, Paul Miller, Engadget, October 17, 2005

Personal:

• GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobile Influencers, Om Malik & Stacy Higginbotham, GigaOM, September 10, 2009
• Microsoft names 5 South Asians as research fellows, Indiatimes, March 4, 2004
• Microsoft Research Fellowship Awards Underwrite Academic Excellence, Microsoft PressPass, February 23, 2004