Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Publication
Recognizing F-Formations in the Open World
Video
Formalizing Teamwork in Human-Robot Interaction
Robots out in the world today work for people but not with people. Before robots can work closely with ordinary people as part of a human-robot team in a home or office setting, robots need…
Project
Multi-Domain Task-Completion Dialog Challenge
As part of the Eighth Dialog System Technology Challenge (DSTC8), Microsoft Research and Tsinghua University are hosting a track intended to foster progress in two important aspects of dialog systems: dialog complexity and scaling to…
Event
Microsoft @ PPoPP/HPCA/CGO 2019
Microsoft is excited to be part of the PPoPP/HPCA/CGO 2019 co-located conferences and is a Gold sponsor of PPoPP 2019 and HPCA 2019. Stop by our booth to learn about our latest research and find…
Video
I Chose STEM | Applying STEM – a journey to Ikigai
Kitty Yeung, creative technologist manager at the Garage at Microsoft, speaks on applying STEM – a journey to Ikigai.
Project
World Scale VR
New Virtual Reality (VR) headsets will allow users to wander large environments using continuous inside-out optical tracking. This technology opens up the opportunity to see applications spread over large spaces and time intervals, in a World…
Podcast
Putting the “human” in human computer interaction with Haiyan Zhang
Episode 62, February 6, 2019 – Haiyan talks about her unique “brain hack” approach to the human-centered design process, and discusses a wide range of projects, from the connected play experience of Zanzibar, to Fizzyo,…
Group
Urban Innovation
Researchers working on the Urban Innovation Initiative study and build technology to help shape the future of urban environments. Expertise in design, hardware and software prototyping and deployment, electrical engineering, biology, chemistry and social and…