Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact
Microsoft Research Weishung Liu, Chris White
Christopher White left academic research to lead advanced technology work for DARPA and later built dark-web search tools aimed at helping combat human trafficking. He received the 2016 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. His shift moved his focus toward technologies with immediate, real-world public impact rather than lab-only research.
Why it matters
Lab Director Chris White has worked on research challenges with real-world implications—from new approaches to wartime data analysis to tools for combating human trafficking. He talks to program manager Weishung Liu about the influences that led to the work and more. The post Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact appeared first on Microsoft Research.
