Research
Designing technology that is more intuitive, accessible, and useful across the full range of human experiences.
The Autonomous Pixel Displays Research project presents a new screen architecture that removes the fragile grid topology and flat rectangular shape of contemporary digital displays. Instead, every pixel has its own sensing and signal processing capabilities…
The Mt. Rogers research project is focused on improving traditional productivity tasks in mixed reality environments. It allows users to put on a head-mounted display and surround themselves with as many virtual monitors as is…
The VIDA Group focuses on a human-centric approach to working with data, exploring areas such as data visualization, communicating with data, the creation of tools for working with data, immersive analytics, and interaction and understanding…
Featuring “GrabCut” segmentation technology, developed at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Thinga.Me was an iPhone app that allowed people to take photos of the important physical items in their lives, quickly cut them out, and arrange them…
Microsoft Hands-Free Sound Jam, or “MSHFSJ”, is an eye-controlled music environment for electronic loop-based performance and composition. It is designed using familiar design paradigms found in commercial music production software, which have been adapted to…