Social sciences
Social Search (panel)
Jaime Teevan from Microsoft Research chairs this session at Faculty Summit 2012. Social search is an emerging research area that explores how social interactions and social data can enhance existing information-seeking experiences, as well as…
Fostering the Next Generation of Computer Scientists
Computing increasingly enables the introduction of new products and new ways to work together, resulting in a growing requirement for skills, knowledge, and research capabilities that are the domain of post-doctoral computer scientists. Universities are…
How Women Help Influence Technology
Lucy Sanders, CEO of the National Center for Women and Information Technology, briefly explains how Microsoft Research incorporates a key component that helps drive technological design and innovation.
An analysis of screen reader use in India
Departing Glances: A Sociotechnical Account of “Leaving” Grindr
On Grindr, a location-based social networking application aimed at gay men and their smartphones, the objective is to see and be seen. Within this context this study asks, “Why do users leave?” In contrast with…
