Data platforms and analytics
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Big Data Platforms
“Big Data” holds the promise of having a transformative effect for enterprises and consumers alike. In this session of the 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, leaders of our community discuss how data platforms must evolve…
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Research in Focus: Social Media in Times of Crisis
Beyond keeping friends and family in touch or spreading the latest memes, social media has the ability to provide life-saving information during disasters and other crises. Leysia Palen of the University of Colorado, Boulder, discusses…
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Touch to Feel the Virtual World
Haptic technology, which simulates the sense of touch through tactile feedback mechanisms, has been described as “doing for the sense of touch what computer graphics does for vision.” Haptics are already common in devices such…
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