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Can Robots Have Social Intelligence?
Visiting Eric Horvitz at Microsoft Research headquarters in Redmond, Wash., is a full-service experience. At the building’s first-floor bank of elevators, situated on a busy corridor, a “smart elevator” opens its doors, sensing that you need a ride. When you…
How Much is Your Time Worth?
By Suzanne Ross, Writer, Microsoft Research How would you feel if a co-worker barged into your office every few minutes to blurt out updates about their life or project? You might tell them that you are busy, but the damage…
A Touch Mouse’s Tale
How do you take a concept from research to product? In the case of the Microsoft Touch Mouse, it took a collection of prototypes, collaboration between transatlantic teams, and a lot of user testing. It also helps when the research…
CHI 2007: A Matter of Perspiration and Inspiration
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research The research and academic community is rife with conferences. Just about any subject or discipline you can name has its own annual gathering, where the learned and the innovative come together to discuss…
Susan Dumais: Changing the Way People Search for Information, Through Algorithms and User Interfaces
Senior Microsoft Corp. Researcher Susan Dumais predicts that in 10 years, we will look back on today’s search interfaces and recognize them as a simple and limited way to interact with information. After all, she explains, a 5-inch-long rectangle with…
Creating better AI partners: A case for backward compatibility
| Besmira Nushi and Ece Kamar
Artificial intelligence technologies hold great promise as partners in the real world. They’re in the early stages of helping doctors administer care to their patients and lenders determine the risk associated with loan applications, among other examples. But what happens…
Is Your Group Seeking Information? SearchTogether!
By Rob Knies That long-awaited vacation is almost here—just you, your spouse, and your teenage son, all eager to embark on a leisurely adventure to sunny climes for some much-needed R&R. But your planning has not kept pace with your…
UIST Showcases Novel Interfaces
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research Hallway conversations at UIST 2010 can sound like planning discussions for science-fiction-movie special effects, buzzing with terms such as “wearable computing,” “augmented reality,” and “smart rooms.” UIST, the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM’s) Symposium…
Four from Microsoft Research Named ACM Fellows
On Jan. 8, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announced that it had recognized 41 of its members for their contributions. Four of these new ACM fellows are from Microsoft Research.