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CHI 2010 Highlights HCI Diversity
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research One glance at the list of topics featured in the CHI 2010 Technical Program is all it takes to understand the diversity of research disciplines that contribute to the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).…
In the news | BBC News
Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad
Coupled with a tiny projector the system can use the skin as a surface on which to display menu choices, a number pad or a screen.
Embracing Networking Opportunities
By Rob Knies, Senior Writer, Microsoft Research Networks are ubiquitous in the digital age. Whether you’re at home, in your car, on your phone, or sending files halfway around the world, you’re utilizing computer networks―working with them, communicating on them,…
In the news | PCWorld
Microsoft Technology Reduces Network Redundancy
Researchers at Microsoft Research India have developed a compression and redundancy elimination technology that can operate as a host service in enterprise systems without the use of accelerator devices over a WAN.
Exploding Software-Engineering Myths
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research At Microsoft Research, there are computer scientists and mathematicians who live in a world of theory and abstractions. Then there is Nachi Nagappan, who was on loan to the Windows development group for a…
Cryptography Receives Indian Scrutiny
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research You employ cryptographic techniques on a daily basis … don’t you? Sure you do. Every time you type a password into a computer, you are practicing cryptography, using secret information to verify your…
In the news | Forbes
The Revolutionaries: Radical Thinkers and their World-Changing Ideas – Desney Tan
Tan’s research focuses on the melding of man and machine, specifically using the entire human body as an input device.
In the news | The New York Times
Inside These Lenses, a Digital Dimension
Tan discusses his work combining digital and physical worlds, in which virtual information is layered onto a person’s view of the real world.
Beijing Lab’s New Initiative: eHeritage
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Leonardo da Vinci and Filippo Brunelleschi resound through history as two of the guiding lights of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo, of course, gifted us with the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but…