Microsoft Research

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Microsoft Research is the research subsidiary of Microsoft. It was formed in 1991, with the intent to advance state-of-the-art computing and solve difficult world problems through technological innovation in collaboration with academic, government, and industry researchers. The Microsoft Research team employs more than 1,000 computer scientists, physicists, engineers, and mathematicians, including Turing Award winners, Fields Medal winners, MacArthur Fellows, and Dijkstra Prize winners.

Microsoft Research includes the core Microsoft Research labs and Microsoft Research AI, directed by Technical Fellow Eric Horvitz, and Microsoft Research NeXT (for New Experiences and Technologies), directed by corporate vice president Peter Lee.

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