A new understanding of the world through grassroots Data Science education at UC Berkeley
By Vani Mandava, Director, Data Science, Microsoft Research While some may regard data science as an easy passport to a job for the tech savvy, Luis Macias has different ideas. The fourth-year undergraduate student, who…
New Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant provides support to under-represented groups in computing
By Dr. Meredith Ringel Morris, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research I am pleased to announce that Microsoft Research is funding a new academic program, the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant. This grant program offers selected doctoral students…
Visualizing Networks
This page explores algorithms, interfaces and prototypes we developed over the years for visualizing and interacting with complex networks.
Towards Visualization Recommendation Systems
Beyond Mouse and Keyboard: Novel Interaction for Visualization
Microsoft continues to innovate in the NUI space, continuously providing new modalities for interacting with our computing systems. We are leveraging our expertise in NUI and developing a radically new way for people to more…
Data-Driven Storytelling
Practitioners increasingly use visualizations “in the wild” to tell compelling stories supported by data, and continually develop novel techniques that help integrate data visualization into narrative stories. The visualization research community has recently begun to…
The Science of Managing Our Digital Stuff
Personal Information Management (PIM) is an activity in which an individual stores personal information items (e.g. files, emails and Web favorites) in order to retrieve them later. Despite the fact that PIM is a fundamental…