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Awards | MistyWest
Tusher Chakraborty named a Misties Top 20 Winner
Tusher Chakraborty was recognized for the contributions to enabling data-driven farming, influencing FCC to adopt regulations on IoT in TV White Spaces, and pioneering research in satellite-based IoT communications. The Misties Awards are for top 20 individual leaders who are…
In the news | The Verge
Is AI the answer to sustainable farming?
Applying the advancing tech to how we grow and cultivate our food has some big upsides — but is it worth the cost? What happens when a robotics expert and a sixth-generation farmer decide to start a company together? They…
What’s Your Story: Ranveer Chandra
| Johannes Gehrke and Ranveer Chandra
You may know tech, but how well do you know the people behind the advances? Ranveer Chandra talks about growing up in India, his work in systems and networking, and finding joy in your job in the first episode of…
In the news | Clarín Rural
Conectividad y agricultura digital para todos, la visión de una compañía líder en el mundo
En diálogo con Clarín Rural, Ranveer Chandra, Director de Investigación para la Agroalimentación de Microsoft, contó cómo imagina el futuro de la agricultura. La agricultura digital dejó de ser una curiosidad de nicho para imponerse como un sólido paradigma que…
Research Focus: Week of February 20, 2023
Welcome to Research Focus, a new series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Many real-world applications require sequential decision making, where an agent interacts with…
Awards | GSA Technology Transformation Services
FarmBeats Chosen as One of Four “Applied AI Challenge” Winners
Enabling AI and Data-driven Precision Agriculture with FarmBeats was 1 of 4 winners of the GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) Applied AI Challenge. The challenge was created to improve how the federal government applies emerging AI and machine learning (ML)…
In the news | CNBC Squawk Box Asia
CNBC Squawk Box Asia live broadcast interview with Ranveer Chandra
Ranveer Chandra is interviewed as part of their “food week” to speak to technology trends in agriculture and how Microsoft is innovating to help industry / growers to sustainably nourish the world.
In the news | Microsoft News Center
AGRA and Microsoft extend their partnership to support digital agricultural transformation
DAVOS, Switzerland: May 24, 2022 – AGRA and leading technology provider Microsoft, have announced expanding their partnership to advance digital agricultural transformation in Africa. The partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding on the margins of the World Economic Forum…
Awards | Newsweek
Ranveer Chandra included in Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors
Ranveer Chandra is among the 50 luminaries and leaders who are included in Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors. The list features visionaries, innovators, pioneers and change makers who are using technology to transform business, health, culture and society…