Research
Designing technology that is more intuitive, accessible, and useful across the full range of human experiences.
In this new era of fake news, viral content and social media, data literacy is crucial. Modern citizens in our age of information need to be data literate in order to make informed decisions that may…
We live in interesting times. Seers predict Utopian or Dystopian futures where Algorithms and data will be the gods that rule our destiny and that of the planet. These new gods have taken time arriving.…
Note: This research project has reached its conclusion. These pages are maintained for reference and archival purposes. India is home to the largest population of visually-impaired persons (VIPs) in the world, accounting for around 40%…
By Jim Pinkelman, Senior Director, Microsoft Research Since 2008, Microsoft Research has been awarding two-year PhD fellowships to computer science and related researchers at leading universities in the United States and Canada. These awards are…
By Jim Pinkelman, Senior Director, Microsoft Research Since 2004, the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) has supported groundbreaking PhD projects. This year we have 17 projects that span…
This work advances our understanding of children’s visualization literacy, and aims to improve it with a novel approach for teaching visualization at elementary schools. We contribute an analysis of data graphics and activities employed in…
2011-2015 Face to face or remote conversations can sometimes be challenging, be it for the language barriers or because of lack of topics that may keep a conversation smoothly flowing. We look at technology solutions…
Our team of researchers has been investigating how online and offline social interactions of information workers affect their productivity and sense of well-being.
