Microsoft Research
Subsidiaries | Havok Group |
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Employees (in 2016) | ~500[1] |
Website | www |
Microsoft Research (MSR) is the research subsidiary of
Between 2010 and 2018, 154,000
Microsoft Research has made significant advances in the field of AI which it has infused in its products including
The mission statement of MSR is:
- Expand the state of the art in each of the areas in which we do research
- Rapidly transfer innovative technologies into Microsoft products
- Ensure that Microsoft products have a future
Key people
Microsoft Research includes the core Microsoft Research labs and Microsoft Research AI, Microsoft Research NExT (for New Experiences and Technologies), and other incubation efforts all directed by corporate vice president Peter Lee.
Research areas
Microsoft research is categorized into the following broad areas:[7]
- Algorithms and theory of computation
- Communication and collaboration
- Computational linguistics
- Computational science
- Computer vision
- Computer systems and networking
- Data mining and management
- Economics and computational economics
- Education
- Gaming
- Computer graphics and multimedia
- Hardware and embedded systems
- Health and well-being
- Human–computer interaction
- AI for Social Good
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Mobile computing
- Quantum computing
- Search, information retrieval, and knowledge management
- Security and privacy
- Social media
- Social sciences
- Software development
- languages
- dialog systems
- Technologies for emerging markets
- Cryptocurrency[8]
Microsoft Research sponsors the Microsoft Research Fellowship for graduate students.
Research laboratories
Microsoft has research labs around the world including the following non-exhaustive list:[9]
- Microsoft Research Redmond was founded on the Microsoft Redmond campus in 1991. It has about 350 researchers and is headed by Donald Kossmann. The bulk of research on the Redmond, Washington campus focuses on areas such as theory, artificial intelligence, machine learning, systems and networking, security, privacy, human–computer interaction, and wearable technologies.[citation needed]
- Microsoft Research Cambridge was founded in the United Kingdom in 1997 by University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.[citation needed]
- Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA or MSR Asia) was founded in Beijing in November 1998. It has expanded rapidly and now has more than 300 researchers and developers, along with approximately 300 visiting scientists and students (including its new satellite office in Shanghai). Its focus includes natural user interfaces, multimedia, data-intensive computing, search and online advertising, natural language processing, and computer science fundamentals.[10] This lab forms part of the Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research and Development Group (ARD) R&D center, which also has campuses in Suzhou, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Taipei.[11]
- Microsoft Research India is sited in Bengaluru (Bangalore) and is headed by Sriram Rajamani.[12]
- Microsoft Research Station Q, on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was founded in 2006.[13] Its collaborators explore theoretical and experimental approaches to creating the quantum analog of the traditional bit—the qubit. The group is led by Michael Freedman.[14] Its Quantum Architectures and Computation (QuARC) group is based in Redmond,[15] while other Station Q satellite locations exist on the campuses of Delft University of Technology, Purdue University, University of Copenhagen, and University of Sydney.[16]
- Microsoft Research New England was established in 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts adjacent to the MIT campus by Jennifer Chayes who also managed the New York and Montreal labs. The lab is now managed by Susan Dumais. The lab collaborates with the broader research community and pursues interdisciplinary research that brings together computer scientists and social scientists to develop future applications.[17]
- Microsoft Research New York City was established on May 3, 2012. Susan Dumais serves as Managing Director of this location as well as the New England and Montreal labs. The lab collaborates with academia and other Microsoft Research labs in computational and behavioral social sciences, computational economics and prediction markets, machine learning, and information retrieval.[18]
- Microsoft Research Montreal was established after the acquisition of Maluuba by Microsoft in 2017. Susan Dumais serves as Managing Director of this location as well as the New England and New York City labs. The lab collaborates with academia and other Microsoft Research labs in natural language processing (specifically machine reading comprehension), deep learning and reinforcement learning.[19]
- Gray Systems Lab, in Madison, Wisconsin. Named after Jim Gray, GSL opened in 2008 to research database technologies.[20]
Former research laboratories
- Microsoft Research Silicon Valley,internet searchand services, and related theory.
Collaborations
Microsoft Research invests in multi-year collaborative joint research with academic institutions at
Since 2016, Microsoft has partnered with Toyota Connected to research technology for telematics, data analytics and network security services.[26]
In October 2019, Microsoft partnered with Novartis to apply artificial intelligence to enhance personalized medicineresearch.[27] Novartis and Microsoft join forces to develop drugs using AI [28]
In 2023, Microsoft signed a multi-year deal to collaborate with Syneos Health in development of a platform to leverage machine learning for the optimization of clinical trials.[29]
AI for Good
Microsoft's "AI for Good" initiative represents a significant commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence technology for social and environmental benefits. This initiative is part of a broader vision by Microsoft to utilize AI in addressing some of the world's most challenging issues, including those related to health, the environment, accessibility, cultural heritage, and humanitarian action.[30] AI for Good includes topics like Microsoft AI for Earth.
See also
References
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- ^ "Using AI for Good with Microsoft AI". Microsoft. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links
- Official website
- The Microsoft Research Blog
- Microsoft Developing Project (news archive from Softpedia)
- Microsoft Research Asia local Chinese website