Search and information retrieval
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Microsoft Information-Seeking Conversations (MISC) dataset
We introduce the Microsoft Information-Seeking Conversation data (MISC), a set of recordings of information-seeking conversations between human “seekers” and “intermediaries”. MISC includes audio and video signals; transcripts of conversation; affectual and physiological signals; recordings of…
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Tech Showcase: Accelerating Research Using Networked FPGAs
Project Catapult connects FPGAs together through a network to create a hyperscale, reconfigurable accelerator fabric. See how to use the Project Catapult cluster at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) for research. Apply for access…
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Tech Showcase: Bing Visual Search
Visual search, AKA search by image, is a new way of searching for information using an image or part of an image as the query. Similar to text search, which connects keyword queries to knowledge…
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Tech Showcase: DeepFind: Searching within Documents to Answer Natural Language Questions
DeepFindSearching within web documents on mobile devices is difficult and unnatural: ctrl-f searches only for exact matches, and it’s hard to see the search results. DeepFind takes a step toward solving this problem by allowing…
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Language and Information Technologies
The Language and Information Technologies group harnesses AI to understand how people interact with information systems and develop new experiences to empower people to be more productive. Our research interests are at the intersection of information…
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Video Abstract: Bing Visual Search
Visual search, AKA search by image, is a new way of searching for information using an image or part of an image as the query. Similar to text search, which connects keyword queries to knowledge…
