Nathalie Henry Riche
Senior Principal Research Manager
About
Nathalie is a Senior Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research, where she leads the EPIC group — Extended Perception, Interaction, & Cognition. Her research explores how emerging AI technologies can transform the way people work with information, ideas, and each other. She envisions digital experiences that amplify people’s ability to create, think, and communicate. Her work spans Human-AI Experiences, Multi-device Interaction, Digital Inking, Information Visualization, and Data Storytelling.
Nathalie’s research holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Paris XI and Inria, France, as well as from the University of Sydney, Australia in Human-Computer Interaction.
Selected Research Projects
Data-driven storytelling (opens in new tab)
Data and visualization literacy
Visual exploration of graphs and networks (opens in new tab)
Featured content
Beautiful data with Dr. Nathalie Riche
Episode 84, August 7, 2019 - Dr. Nathalie Riche envisions a future in which all of our data will be accessible, meaningful, compelling and artistic. And as a researcher in human computer interaction and information visualization at Microsoft Research, she’s working on technical tools that will help us wrangle our data, extract knowledge from it, and communicate with it in a memorable, persuasive and aesthetically pleasing way. In other words, she wants our data to be both smart… and beautiful!
(Th)Inking with data — tapping into the potential of the digital pen
ActiveInk aims to capture the freedom of a traditional pen, making consuming information and externalizing thoughts about it a cohesive digital experience. The system’s active ink turns pen strokes into a means of executing an intended…