Projects
The following projects are associated with both the Technology and Empowerment research area and the SCAI center.
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Social science research into the impacts of digital technologies on society, politics, and culture in India
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One of the greatest challenges in providing information and communication technology access is that about 775 million people in the world are completely non-literate and many are able to read only with great difficulty and effort. Even though mobile phone…
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99DOTS is a technology-enabled project focusing on medication adherence for anti-Tuberculosis drugs. Treatment programs wrap each anti-TB blister pack in a custom envelope, which hides phone numbers behind the medication. Patients can only see these hidden numbers after dispensing their…
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With Emphasis on the Global South The work on accessibility at MSR India has spanned the range from spatial audio with HoloLens to the use of feature phones to reach children with vision impairments and a spectrum of tangible toys…
uniVersal Empowerment with LLMs The technology landscape is being rapidly transformed by Large Language Models (LLMs), allowing users to address real-world applications in various domains. However, a digital divide exists that may exclude large populations from benefiting and contributing to…
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Device-to-device file transfers are pervasive in many emerging markets, but users typically only share content with close friends or informal media vendors. We seek to facilitate ubiquitous device-to-device file transfers beyond one’s immediate social network. Based on initial interviews with…
Our goal is to provide a simple and easy way to (i) remotely measure and observe the health of a sensor, and (ii) empower users to specify their acceptable data quality threshold driven by the application requirements.
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Technology platforms are emerging as a new kind of workplace: from crowdwork to ‘peer economy’ platforms. This project uses ethnographic methods to address questions such as: Who are the workers on these platforms? What are their work practices? How do…
At Microsoft Research Lab India, we conduct a variety of healthcare related research, including smartphone-based low-cost diagnostics, generative AI chatbots to support the healthcare ecosystem, and promote mental well-being of employees.