Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact with Chris White
Lab Director Chris White has worked on research challenges with real-world implications—from new approaches to wartime data analysis to tools for combating human trafficking. He talks to program manager Weishung Liu about the influences that led to the work and more. The post Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact with Chris White appeared first on Microsoft Research .
In 2010, Chris White, a postdoctoral researcher, collaborated with a team at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore a novel method of data analysis to potentially prevent violence and safeguard military personnel during the conflict in Afghanistan. Post the program, DARPA requested White to demonstrate the practical application of his work.
This episode features Weishung Liu, Principal Technical Program Manager at Microsoft Research, speaking with White, the director of Catalyst Lab at Microsoft Research, about his transition from academic research to leading advanced tech operations in Afghanistan and his subsequent focus on tech solutions for combating human trafficking.
Liu and White discuss the factors that led to these experiences, the significance of problem selection in innovation, and the importance of maintaining hope despite witnessing the most despicable aspects of human behavior.
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