Microsoft Concludes Machine Learning And Data Sciences Conference - CXOtoday.com

Microsoft India today announced the winners of the 24 hour hackathon, held as part of the first Machine Learning & Data Sciences (ML&DS) Conference. Team Builders won the grand prize, while Eavesdroppers and NHacks emerged as the first and second runners up respectively by creating applications to address challenges in the field of agriculture, call center management and human behavior. The hackathon invited students and early-stage developers to work in teams to build intelligent, working applications with the help of Microsoft Cognitive Services, Microsoft Bot Framework and Microsoft R Services. The top three teams won cash prizes worth INR 50,000, INR 40,000 and INR 30,000 for developing solutions fulfilling parameters on design, innovation, foreseeable impact and marketability. In addition to the cash awards, the student participants from the winning teams will also be offered interviews for internships and full time positions at Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt. Ltd. "Microsoft has the vision, strategy and talent to democratize data and machine learning and use it to realize our mission to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more.