- AAAS 2017 Annual Meeting AMA Series: Hi, I’m Ethan Jackson of Microsoft Research, and I lead Project PREMONITION, which uses emerging technologies to detect, and help thwart, epidemics. Recently, we developed a trap to catch mosquitos that could track spread of Zika. Ask me anything! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/video/microsoft-cloud-helps-researchers-turn-tiny-insects-big-data/ 55 comments science