Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Publication
Designing and Evaluating Livefonts
Project
Event Livestreaming
We became fascinated with mobile livestreaming when Meerkat and Periscope were released in early 2015. We wanted to understand how people used these services to engage with real world events. We found that independent broadcasters…
Tool
MSR GPS Privacy Dataset 2009
Each file contains data from one of 21 volunteers who carried a GPS logger with them in the region of Seattle, Washington USA for approximately eight weeks in the fall of 2009. This set of…
Project
Visualization for Machine Teaching
We explore ways to help people easily build machine learning models by leveraging information visualization. We aim to effectively support understanding and debugging of machine learning models.
Video
Trust, but Verify: Optimistic Visualizations of Approximate Queries for Exploring Big Data (video figure)
Analysts need interactive speed for exploratory analysis, but big data systems are often slow. With sampling, data systems can produce approximate answers fast enough for exploratory visualization, at the cost of accuracy and trust. We…
Group
FATE: Fairness, Accountability, Transparency & Ethics in AI
We study the complex societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP). Our aim is to facilitate computational techniques that are both innovative and responsible, while prioritizing issues of…
Project
Project Torino
Torino is an inclusive physical programming language for children with vision impairments created by the Human Experience & Design group at Microsoft.