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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…
In the news | IEEE Spectrum
Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms: DeepMC uses machine learning and AI to localize weather data
Imagine you’re a farmer in the northern United States. It’s early spring, and nighttime temperatures are just starting to rise above freezing. You need to fertilize your newly-planted crops, but you also know that at freezing temperatures, the fertilizer will…
Micro-climate predictions: Enabling hyper-local decisions for agriculture and renewables
| Peeyush Kumar and Ranveer Chandra
It is springtime in Eastern Washington, USA, and the temperature is slightly above freezing. A farmer is preparing to fertilize his fields of wheat and lentils as winter runoff and frost are nearly finished. The plants are susceptible to fertilizer…
In the news | The Denver Channel
How technology is reshaping the way we farm
The oldest industry in the world is merging with the modern world as technology is helping farmers and making farms more sustainable. Farming has always been a part of Ranveer Chandra’s life. When he was a kid, memories were made…
In the news | Microsoft News Center
Land O’Lakes and Microsoft form strategic alliance to pioneer new innovations in agriculture and support rural communities
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., and REDMOND, Wash. — July 15, 2020 — Land O’Lakes Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced a multiyear strategic alliance to pioneer new innovations in agriculture and enhance the supply chain, expand sustainability practices for farmers…
AI for the Developing World with Dr. Ranveer Chandra
Episode 18, April 4, 2018 – Dr. Chandra talks about how his research may eventually make your wi-fi signal stronger and your battery life longer, but also shares the story of how spending childhood summers with his grandparents in rural…