Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Project
Avatars
Inside Virtual Reality (VR), users are represented by avatars. When the avatars are collocated from in first-person perspective, users experience what is commonly known as embodiment. When doing so, participants have the feeling that…
Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft Research Dissertation Grants: Broadening the PhD pipeline to increase innovation
Research shows that diverse teams are more productive teams. Diversity, particularly in the area of computing research, means including unique perspectives that otherwise might not have a voice, fueling innovation. These are some of the…
Project
Sound Capture and Speech Enhancement
The goal of device design is to overcome the device, room, and noise effects, ultimately producing a clean audio signal good enough for people and machines to understand.