Microsoft Research Lab – Africa, Nairobi
MARI is now Microsoft Research Africa
MARI’s (Microsoft Africa Research Institute) mission to understand, build, and deploy innovative cloud and AI technologies which not only address core opportunities in Africa and contribute to solving local challenges at scale, but which contribute to creating a more productive future of work globally remain a core focus as the team now operates as Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi. The move to Microsoft Research a reflection of the important foundational work the team does, and Microsoft Research Africa will continue to foster a close relationship between research and product.
Building Globally Equitable AI Models and Tools
Developing small language models to serve under represented populations
Leveraging large language models in low-data scenarios
Fine-tuning models to enhance flood forecasting
