In response to the rapid publications on COVID-19, Microsoft Academic Services have made several changes in the way scholarly articles are processed.
Bringing virtual reality to people who are blind with an immersive sensory-based system
| Ed Cutrell and Eyal Ofek
Virtual reality (VR) is an incredibly exciting way to experience computing, providing users with intuitive and immersive means of interacting with information that attempts to mirror the way we naturally experience the world around us. In the past few years,…
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Microsoft claims its AI framework spots fake news better than state-of-the-art baselines
In a [study] published this week on the preprint server Arxiv.org, Microsoft and Arizona State University researchers propose an AI framework — Multiple sources of Weak Social Supervision (MWSS) — that leverages engagement and social media signals to detect fake news.…
Happy and productive at work: Predicting opportune moments to switch tasks and take breaks
| Shamsi Iqbal, Daniel McDuff, Mary Czerwinski, and Jaime Teevan
Consider the last time you struggled to complete a task at work. Perhaps you got stuck trying to solve a tricky problem, unable to break out of that unproductive state, or maybe you were so engrossed in an activity unrelated…
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Happy and productive at work: Predicting opportune moments to switch tasks and take breaks
This research builds upon a large body of prior work, including investigations into the effects of interruption, understanding and supporting long-term emotional well-being, and the design and development of tools to support productivity and well-being.
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Swedish and Microsoft partner to build the COVID-19 Emergency Response (CERA) app
Like many systems around the nation, Swedish Health Services found itself with overwhelmed with the increasing number of COVID-19 patients. Microsoft and Swedish joined forces over the past two weeks to build an app that helps hospital staff monitor resources…
Twitter: A Biography
Is Twitter a place for sociability and conversation, a platform for public broadcasting, or a network for discussion? Digital platforms have become influential in every sphere of communication, from the intimate and everyday to the public, professional, and political. Since…
An interview with Microsoft President Brad Smith
Brad Smith is the President of Microsoft and leads a team of more than 1400 employees in 56 countries. He plays a key role in spearheading the company’s work on critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society. In…
Awards | Virtual reality without vision: A haptic and auditory white cane to navigate complex virtual worlds
Best Paper: Honorable mention, CHI 2020