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Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) sits in the nexus between the most remote places in the world and burgeoning animal conservation science. It provides the monitoring technology that conservation groups need to keep watch over wild…

Katsu Ikeuchi’s contributions to the electronics, information and communication field have been outstanding, and as such the IEICE presented him with the Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award 2021. In the field of “computer vision,” a…

If computers can beat us at chess, maybe they could beat us at math, too. Most everyone fears that they will be replaced by robots or AI someday. A field like mathematics, which is governed…

“Hybrid work is here to stay. It is going to continue. But we want to make sure that it comes in a way that’s equitable and everyone gets to experience the benefits of it.” Dr.…

Proof-assistant software handles an abstract concept at the cutting edge of research, revealing a bigger role for software in mathematics. Peter Scholze wants to rebuild much of modern mathematics, starting from one of its cornerstones.…

We should probably start by talking about the table. It’s a long, wooden conference room table, much like the ones in every office everywhere, but three things about it stand out. All the chairs are…

How teams from across Microsoft worked together to help remote and in-person workers see eye to eye. It began with a couple of folding tables from Costco. In November, Greg Baribault, a product leader for…

SEATTLE — “Well, we’re going to need to be really flexible about thinking about our workspaces as we move forward,” Jaime Teevan, chief scientist for Microsoft’s experiences and devices said. “And actually, you see, something…

What does it mean to be productive? At the beginning of the pandemic, when many workers went remote, some managers were tempted to start counting things — whether hours, objects, or other things. But they’re…