In the news | CNet
Microsoft demos robotic receptionist
Chief Research and Strategy officer Craig Mundie on Thursday demonstrated a software-based robot that uses a combination of visual and voice recognition as well as speech synthesis to handle basic tasks.
Exploring Ways to Make Search Better than Ever
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Considering the ubiquitous use of search engines to guide users through the Internet, one might be excused for thinking that search functionality has been perfected and there is nothing yet to refine. Far…
Internet Inquiry: Conversations About Method takes students into the minds of top internet researchers as they discuss how they have worked through critical challenges as they research online social environments. Good research choices are not random but are deliberate, studied,…
Is Your Group Seeking Information? SearchTogether!
By Rob Knies That long-awaited vacation is almost here—just you, your spouse, and your teenage son, all eager to embark on a leisurely adventure to sunny climes for some much-needed R&R. But your planning has not kept pace with your…
In the news | New Scientist
High-tech Armband puts your Fingers in Control
A novel way of interacting with computers and other gadgets could make twiddling your thumbs a productive activity. Microsoft researchers are developing an armband worn on the forearm that recognises finger movements by monitoring muscle activity. They have called it…
Mashup Developers Get Chance to Romp in Sandbox
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Mashups have become one of the hallmarks of the Web 2.0 era. The practice of combining two sets of related yet disparate data from unrelated sources in one user-friendly, information-intensive collection has become…
Ensuring That Human Values Play a Central Role in Our Digital Future
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research On March 15-16, 2007, a forum entitled HCI 2020: Human Values in a Digital Age, was held in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, just outside Seville. Its purpose was to gather luminaries in computing,…
Awards | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Gary J. Sullivan Receives the IEEE ISCE Consumer Electronics Society Engineering Excellence Award
Gary J. Sullivan received the IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics Engineering Excellence Award in 2008 “In recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of the H.264/AVC video coding standard”. This award had previously been given eight times (to Sim…
Microsoft Researchers at Intersection of Science and Art
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Life, a great man once said, is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. And sometimes, it appears, so is art. Three members of Microsoft Research can attest to that. The three,…