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Using Microsoft Bot Framework as a Proxy to Publish your Bot Stack
With our solution, users can publish bot dialogs from any backend directly to MIcrosoft Bot Framework channels, with custom Navigator logic if needed.
Developing a Custom Search Engine for an Expert Chat System
We address the challenge of creating a custom search experience for a specific domain area. We also provide a guide for creating your own custom search experience by leveraging Azure Search and Cognitive Services and sharing custom code for iterative testing, measurement and indexer redeployment.
Using Object Detection for Complex Image Classification Scenarios
An overview of different image classification approaches including Microsoft Azure Custom Vision Service and CNTK for various levels of classification complexity.
Facilitating Growth Capital Funding in Africa with Bots
We built a bot with Microsoft Bot Framework (MBF) to tap into a multitude of channels, including a client's existing Android app, and implemented localization features, to connect with potential customers on their preferred online platforms.
Automating Receipt Processing
Claiming expenses is usually a manual process. This project aims to improve the efficiency of receipt processing by looking into ways to automate this process. This code story describes how we created a skeletal framework to achieve the following: We found a few challenges in addressing these goals. For instance, the quality of an Optical Character Recognizer (OCR) is crucial to tasks like accurately extracting the information of interest and modeling text-based classifiers (e.g., the expense category classifier). In addition, we discovered some retailers use logos instead of text for their n...
Building an Image Classification Pipeline Using Serverless Architecture
We collaborated on an image classification pipeline to perform automatic face detection and matching using machine learning via Microsoft Cognitive Services Face API. Our project was built with Azure Functions to process images using message queues.
Bot to Human Handoff in Node.js
When considering bots, it’s often important for organizations to have the ability to “hand off” a customer from a bot to a human agent seamlessly. We implemented an unopinionated e-2-e solution called Handoff for bot authors to implement a variety of scenarios, using the Microsoft Bot Framework Node.js SDK.
IoT Sports Sensor Machine Learning Helps Amateurs Up Their Game
We use IoT sensors to collect positional and motion data from professional and amateur skiers to classify expertise and skill level through machine learning.
Youth Homelessness Survey App with Xamarin.Forms and HockeyApp
We partnered with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness to develop a Xamarin application, WeCount, for volunteers to use to collect survey data for the 2017 Point-In-Time Count.