Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact

In this Microsoft Research Podcast episode, principal technical program manager Weishung Liu interviews Chris White, director of Microsoft Research's Catalyst Lab, about his path from a Harvard postdoc to leading advanced tech operations in Afghanistan after a DARPA summer program, and later developing dark-web search tools used to combat human trafficking. They discuss the role of problem selection in innovation, humility and service, and how he stays hopeful after seeing the darkest parts of humanity.