Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Podcast
What’s Your Story: Desney Tan
From service in the Singapore Armed Forces to autonomous navigation with NASA & VR with Disney, Desney Tan’s life journey hasn’t been linear. Learn how Tan landed at Microsoft & about the purpose guiding his…
Project
Understanding Virtual & Hybrid Meetings
Formative studies in distributed meeting behavior and technologies This is a collection of studies in distributed meeting behavior and technologies, covering virtual meetings, hybrid meetings, mobile robotic telepresence, and avatars. See Publications.
Microsoft Research Blog
Research Focus: Week of November 8, 2023
Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Generating both plausible and accurate full body avatar…
Project
Mosaic
A Generative AI experience designed to capture and dynamically display public discourse around AI as Art. AI is evolving incredibly fast and its impact on society promises to be as great as its one-hundred-year predecessor,…
Microsoft Research Blog
Data Formulator: A concept-driven, AI-powered approach to data visualization
Visualization is vital for understanding complex data, but existing tools require “tidy data,” adding extra steps. Learn how Data Formulator transforms concepts into visuals, promoting collaboration between analysts and AI agents.
Project
AI and the Future of Work in Africa
Bringing together thought-leaders from across the continent to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI in the future of work in Africa.
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Kahani
Kahani: Visual Storytelling is a research prototype that allows the user to create visually striking and culturally nuanced images just by describing them in their local languages.