An A/A test is an A/B test where versions A and B are identical; there is no real change to the product. An A/A test is one of the most powerful tools for testing an A/B testing platform end-to-end. When…
Microsoft Academic users can now explore biomedical publications using Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms in semantic search.
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Microsoft explores realistic VR haptics with a wrist-mounted gadget
With recent headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 and Valve Index, VR headsets have never been in a better place from a graphical fidelity standpoint. But as much as the touch controllers that come with those devices have improved as…
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Microsoft researchers noted in inaugural SIGMM Test of Time Paper Awards
The 2002 paper "Distributing Streaming Media Content Using Cooperative Networking," authored by Venkata N. Padmanabhan, Helen J. Wang, Philip A. Chou, and Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, received an Honorable Mention in the inaugural list of SIGMM Test of Time Paper Awards.
A holistic representation toward integrative AI
| Xuedong Huang
At Microsoft, we have been on a quest to advance AI beyond existing techniques, by taking a more holistic, human-centric approach to learning and understanding. As Chief Technology Officer of Azure AI Cognitive Services, I have been working with a…
As part of the XC Planning and Research team, we’ve conducted unmoderated user sessions and held workshops to help us understand the tools that employees are using to organize and act on their work. The findings will help us build…
Physics matters: Haptic PIVOT, an on-demand controller, simulates physical forces such as momentum and gravity
| Mar Gonzalez Franco, Eyal Ofek, and Mike Sinclair
When you reach out an empty hand to pick an apple from a tree, you’re met with a variety of sensations—the firmness of the apple as you grip it, the resistance from the branch as you tug the apple free,…
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The Effort to Build the Mathematical Library of the Future
Every day, dozens of like-minded mathematicians gather on an online forum called Zulip to build what they believe is the future of their field. They’re all devotees of a software program called Lean. It’s a “proof assistant” that, in principle,…
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Microsoft researchers develop assistive eye-tracking AI that works on any device
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders exert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to variables including head pose, head…