Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Video
Towards Better User Interfaces for 3D
Three-dimensional (3D) user interfaces are popular in movies. Moreover, there are now many systems that enable people to interact with 3D content, including computer games. Based on reflections on the capabilities and limitations of both…
Microsoft Research Blog
The next 25 years of research: Disruption, invention and an element of surprise
By Allison Linn, Senior Writer, Microsoft Over the next 25 years, research scientists will use technology to better humanity, to make more sense of the world and to use our time more efficiently. We’ll disrupt…
Project
UIs for Low-Literate Users
One of the greatest challenges in providing information and communication technology access is that about 775 million people in the world are completely non-literate and many are able to read only with great difficulty and…
Publication
The Editor’s Spotlight: TOCHI Issue 23:3
Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft fellowship program supports women in computing
By Susan Dumais, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research Women are woefully under-represented in computing-related fields. Despite earning more than half of all baccalaureate degrees throughout North America, women make up fewer than 20 percent of graduates…
Event
Visualization on Touch Enabled Platforms
The Visualization on Touch Enabled Platforms workshop was part of the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit 2016.
Project
Infographic Designer
Infographic visualizations are getting increasingly popular, and have been widely adopted in the real world. As research reveals, they can improve the effectiveness of visualizations by making data quickly understood and easily remembered. However, current data visualization…
Project
Neil Harbisson Living Cyborg
Neil Harbisson is an avant-garde artist and cyborg activist based in New York. He is best known for being the first person in the world with an antenna implanted in his skull and for being…