Ranveer Chandra

Managing Director, Research for Industry

Selected Press

On IoT and Agriculture:

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

On white spaces:

Tuning in Spectrum’s White Space (opens in new tab), EE Times, September 8, 2014
Finding more space in spectrum (opens in new tab), PHYS.ORG, January 30, 2014
Microsoft flaunts WISER method of identifying TV white space (opens in new tab), Tammy Parker, FierceWireless, October 2, 2013
New white spaces research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum (opens in new tab), John Cox, Network World, October 2, 2013
Microsoft teams with university researchers to improve TV white spaces wireless technology (opens in new tab), 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 (opens in new tab), Paromita Pain, The Hindu, July 11, 2011
Microsoft Wants to Rule the White Spaces (opens in new tab), Tom Simonite, MIT’s Technology Review, May 23, 2011
Taking Waves: FCC Green Lights Unlicensed Use of Wireless “White Space” Frequencies (opens in new tab), Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, October 15, 2010
Microsoft tests limits of powerful Internet access in ‘white spaces’ (opens in new tab), Todd Bishop, TechFlash, September 15, 2010
Delivering high-speed wireless Internet connections over longer distances (opens in new tab), Tom Simonite, MIT’s Technology Review TR35 article
FCC Officials Visit Microsoft To Examine Experimental Network (opens in new tab), John Letzing, The Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2010
WhiteFi: Broadcasting wireless Internet over TV airwaves (opens in new tab), Nick Eaton, Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 31, 2009
WiFi on steroids? First “WhiteFi” prototypes hit testing stage (opens in new tab), Nate Anderson, Ars technica, August 27, 2009
Microsoft ‘White-Fi’ to solve interference worries in white space (opens in new tab), Marguerite Reardon, cnet.com, August 19, 2009
Microsoft Makes White-Spaces Breakthrough for Rural Broadband (opens in new tab), Simon Juran, GigaOM, August 18, 2009
Wi-Fi via White Spaces (opens in new tab), 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 (opens in new tab), Matt Weinberger, Business Insider, October 4, 2015
Gadgets Could Get Longer Lives by Combining Batteries (opens in new tab), Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review, October 5, 2015
A laptop battery system that knows your habits and lasts a lot longer (opens in new tab), Allison Linn, Next at Microsoft, October 2, 2015
Power up! The hunt is on to extend battery life for mobile devices (opens in new tab), Sandra Gittlen, ComputerWorld, January 19, 2015
Microsoft Aims for Smartphones that Run for a Week (opens in new tab), Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review, June 8, 2014
Making mobile storage energy efficient (opens in new tab), Robin Harris, ZDNet, February 19, 2014
The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software (opens in new tab), Stephen Lawson, Network World, February 19, 2014
The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software (opens in new tab), PC World, February 19, 2014
Microsoft Research doesn’t want you to plug your phone in for a week (opens in new tab), 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 (opens in new tab), Pradeep, WMPowerUser, January 29, 2014
Microsoft To Develop Long-Lasting Smartphone (opens in new tab), Tyler Lee, January 29, 2014
Making Computers Talk in their Sleep (opens in new tab), Will Knight, MIT’s Technology Review, August 18, 2009
Microsoft, UC San Diego want your PCs to talk in their sleep (opens in new tab), Alpha Doggs, NetworkWorld, April 27, 2009 (also featured in NetworkWorld’s 20 kick-ass projects (opens in new tab))
‘Sleep talking’ PCs save energy and money (opens in new tab), PHYSORG.com, April 24, 2009 (also on Science Daily (opens in new tab), May 1, 2009)
As Economy Softens, Microsoft Ramps up Research (opens in new tab), Jeremy Kirk, PC World, May 7, 2009

On Channel Widths:

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

On VirtualWiFi:

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

Personal:

Finding more space in spectrum (opens in new tab), Microsoft Research Feature Story, January 29, 2014
Delivering high-speed wireless Internet connections over longer distances (opens in new tab), Tom Simonite, MIT’s Technology Review TR35 article
3 Indians appear in MIT’s prestigious Technology Review List, Press Trust of India (PTI), August 26, 2010 (appeared in Times of India (opens in new tab), NDTV (opens in new tab), among others)

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