Recruiting Microsoft's research scientists for COVID-19 grant proposal, AI for Health program

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Recruiting Microsoft research scientists across the world in computer science, biology, and public health care to provide advice and collaborate per mutual interest in advising for the Microsoft AI for Health COVID-19 Grant From.

Microsoft is still accepting grant proposals until July 15th, 2020

RND4IMPACT INC. must prepare a description, no longer than three pages, of its proposal which covers the following questions below to apply for a grant:

Scientific/Technical Goal

Describe how your proposed work contributes to our understanding of COVID-19 and/or improves our ability to respond to the pandemic.

• What is the scientific/technical goal?
• What is the plan and timetable for achieving the goal?
• Where do you plan to publish your results and in what timeline?

Estimate of Compute, Storage and Other Resources

To the extent possible, provide an estimate of the scale and type of the resources needed to complete the work.

• Are there specific computing architectures or systems that are most appropriate
• How much computing support will this effort approximately require in terms of core, node, or GPU hours?
• Describe the storage needs of the project.
• What type of data will be used in your project?
• Does your project require access to any public datasets? If so, please describe these datasets and how you intend to use them?

Team Composition and Preparedness

Summarize your team's qualifications and readiness to execute the project.

• What expertise and experience does your team bring to the project?
• What is the expected lead time before you can begin using the provided resources?
• Are there any additional research references you would like to provide (e.g. Papers, Videos, Web pages, etc.)?
• List of the researchers and/or technical resources that are part of the project team.