Many researchers have documented the importance of color in shaping perceptions, providing context, and helping users connect with an application. We took a more focused approach recently in examining color as relates to icon sets. Our goal was to understand how color might affect user comprehension, efficiency, and satisfaction. At stake: The satisfaction of long-time product users who…
Awards | Meta Module Network for Compositional Visual Reasoning
Best Student Paper Honorable Mention, WACV 2021
Awards | IEEE Signal Processing Society
Rico Malvar receives Amar G. Bose Industrial Leader Award
The IEEE SPS awarded Rico Malvar the Society’s prestigious Amar G. Bose Industrial Leader Award, for his contributions to multimedia signal processing and industrial research leadership. The award recognizes an industry business or technical leader whose leadership has resulted in…
Awards | International Association for Pattern Recognition
Katsu Ikeuchi receives IAPR Fellow Award
Katsushi Ikeuchi received the IAPR Fellow Award 2020 for his fundamental contributions to computer vision applied to robotics and man-machine interaction. The prestigious IAPR Fellow Award was introduced in 1994 and since then is biennially conferred on persons to acknowledge…
Awards | British Computer Society
Ahmed Awadallah awarded the 2020 Karen Sparck Jones Award
Ahmed Awadallah received the 2020 Karen Sparck Jones Award presented by the British Computer Society (BCS). This award is given to researchers within 10 years of their PhD who have contributed significantly to information retrieval and/or natural language processing.
In the news | Microsoft Anti-Corruption Technology and Solutions
Tackling corruption with transparency and technology
Part 1: Making a difference with data A fundamental question when attempting to tackle any sufficiently complex problem is, “How can data make a difference?” While this question applies to all problem areas across business, government, and society, it especially…
In the news | Cambridge Independent
Addenbrooke’s and Microsoft Research Cambridge create world first AI technology to speed up radiography preparations
Addenbrooke’s is becoming the first hospital in the world to use artificial intelligence technology from Microsoft to cut waiting times for cancer patients and potentially improve survival rates.
Awards | Indian Academy of Sciences
Manik Varma elected as Indian Academy of Sciences Fellow
Manik Varma was elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences 2021.
Written by Aleksander Fabijan (Microsoft), Benjamin Arai (Microsoft), Pavel Dmitriev (Outreach.io), and Lukas Vermeer (Booking.com) At the time when we published the Experimentation Evolution Model in 2017 [1], we never expected such an interest in it. Practitioners from hundreds of…