Research
Studying how people, societies, and technology shape one another to create more equitable and effective computing experiences.
From field studies to exotic prototypes This umbrella workstream covers the issues of using mobile robotic telepresence in the field, as well as a more exotic project in which mobile robotic telepresence was combined with…
Michael H. Freedman, Distinguished Scientist, at Schelling Point Bogota 2022 presenting “Exploring a potential wormhole between Quadratic Funding and Quantum Mechanics” with an introduction from E. Glen Weyl, Research Lead, DSTC and Founder of RadicalxChange.
Kyiv Tech Summit 2022 Day 2 Workshop featuring Kasia Sitkiewicz of GitHub How to build great products, learnings & inspirations from GitHub Go on a journey of discovery with Kasia Sitkiewicz, staff product manager at…
Today, our online identities are composed of disjointed and siloed relationships with various governments and commercial and social providers. The internet is missing a suitable layer to represent and manage the complexities of real-life identity…
Differential privacy is widely regarded as a gold standard for privacy-preserving computation over users’ data. A key challenge with differential privacy is that its mathematical sophistication can be difficult to communicate to users, leaving them…
When studying responsible AI (artificial intelligence), most of the time we are studying its impact on people and society. Sociologists, psychologists, and media scientists have long-term accumulation and research results in these areas. When we…
Building the technological foundations for a plural society, where diverse communities can cooperate, self-govern, and thrive through advanced AI. The Plural Technology Collaboratory is a project of the Microsoft Research Catalyst Lab. We ask an…
Microsoft Research Summit 2022, held October 18-20, 2022, explores what’s next for technology and humanity.
