Networks, applications, and media codecs frequently treat one another as strangers. By expressing large systems as compositions of small, pure functions, we’ve found it’s possible to achieve tighter couplings between these components, improving performance without…
Two topics are addressed in this talk. Sound field capturing is aimed at interpolating and reconstructing a spatial acoustic filed with multiple microphones, which can be applied to high fidelity audio playback using loudspeakers or…
I will be talking about some of my recent work on reconstructing faces, materials and 360 environments from images and videos. The projects I will talk about are published at IEEE VR 2018, and others…
Demonstration of Live 360 degrees Audio and Video Streaming during Microsoft Research TechFest, as well as at ICASSP and Interspeech conferences. Designed by members of the Audio and Acoustics Research Group and Microsoft Research Hardware…
The Microsoft Research Redmond Lab’s Central Engineering Team develops software and hardware technologies and components based on Microsoft Research innovations.
Last week’s rollout of SwiftKey 7.0 is the intelligent keyboard app’s biggest update since joining Microsoft in April 2016. Available on both Android and iOS, SwiftKey 7.0 debuts Toolbar, an expandable menu found under a…
Today’s update from Microsoft debuts a new feature for its intelligent camera app, Microsoft Pix, that works with LinkedIn, showcasing the productivity capabilities of the AI-powered camera. The new Business Card feature for iPhones makes…
CLAW extends the concept of a VR controller to a multifunctional haptic tool, using a single motor. At first glance, it looks very similar to your standard VR controller. A closer look reveals a unique…
The Haptic Revolver, also known as the Haptic Wheel, uses an actuated wheel that moves up and down to render touch contact with a virtual surface and spins to render shear forces and motion as the…
