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Microsoft Research: Research, Art, Technology & Regions

Microsoft Research (MSR) is the research subsidiary of Microsoft. It was created in 1991 by Richard Rashid, Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold 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. Microsoft Research…

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Microsoft Research topic overview

The analysis highlights Research, Art, Technology and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Microsoft Research.

Related topics
112
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
118
Extracted relationships
138
Concept neighborhoods
42
Bridge connections
118

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Research areas · 56 topics
Research laboratories · 20 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Collaborations · 10 topics
Quantum computing · 8 topics
Key people · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Founders
Richard Rashid · Bill Gates · Nathan Myhrvold
Owner
Microsoft
Employees
~500 (in 2016)
Key people
Lili Cheng (corporate vice president)
Subsidiaries
Havok Group

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Key people

Research areas

Research laboratories

Collaborations

Quantum computing

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Microsoft Research connects Entity context

The extracted context around Microsoft Research shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Microsoft Research → Abigail Sellen, AI, Antony Rowstron, ARD, Asia-Pacific, Bangalore, Beijing, Bengaluru, California, Cambridge, Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Christopher Bishop, City, Computation, Copenhagen, Delft University, Deputy Directors, Development Group, Donald Kossmann, Gray Systems Lab Another extracted example is Microsoft Research → Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University, FAPESP, INRIA, Massachusetts Institute, Microsoft, Microsoft Research Centre, Since, Social NUI, São Paulo Research Foundation, Technology, Toyota Connected. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Microsoft Research

Top relations

related to Research laboratories · 75
Microsoft Research → Abigail Sellen, AI, Antony Rowstron, ARD, Asia-Pacific, Bangalore, Beijing, Bengaluru, California, Cambridge, Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Christopher Bishop, City, Computation, Copenhagen, Delft University, Deputy Directors, Development Group, Donald Kossmann, Gray Systems Lab
related to Collaborations · 12
Microsoft Research → Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University, FAPESP, INRIA, Massachusetts Institute, Microsoft, Microsoft Research Centre, Since, Social NUI, São Paulo Research Foundation, Technology, Toyota Connected
related to Fellowships · 8
Microsoft Research → Alex KipmanButler LampsonMorgan Klaus, DumaisMarcus FontouraMichael FreedmanErich GammaJohannes, GehrkeJim Gray, ScheuermanRaghu RamakrishnanMark RussinovichJohn ShewchukBurton, SmithJeffrey SnoverJaime TeevanCharles, ThackerEric Traut, Tour ChayesDave CutlerDavid DeWittSusan, Victor BahlAnders HejlsbergDon BoxJennifer
related to External links · 6
Microsoft Research → Chinese, Microsoft Research Asia, Microsoft Research BlogMicrosoft Developing, Official, Project, Softpedia
related to Former research laboratories · 6
Microsoft Research → August, California, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, Mountain View, September, Silicon Valley
related to Key people · 5
Microsoft Research → Microsoft Research AI, Microsoft Research NExT, New Experiences, Peter Lee, Technologies
related to Quantum computing · 4
Microsoft Research → Alexei Kitaev, In, Majorana, Microsoft Azure Quantum
Founders · 3
Microsoft Research → Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Richard Rashid
related to Research areas · 3
Microsoft Research → Algorithms, Microsoft, Social GoodMachine
Employees · 1
Microsoft Research → ~500 (in 2016)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

microsoft research ai computer quantum computing lab including labs founded security new machine learning topological technologies areas social information msr

Microsoft Research relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 138 structured relationships around Microsoft Research. Examples in this analysis include Microsoft Research → Employees → ~500 (in 2016) and Microsoft Research → Founded → 1991; 35 years ago (1991). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Microsoft ResearchEmployees~500 (in 2016)1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchFounded1991; 35 years ago (1991)1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchFoundersRichard Rashid1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchFoundersBill Gates1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchFoundersNathan Myhrvold1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchKey peopleLili Cheng (corporate vice president)1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchOwnerMicrosoft1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchSubsidiariesHavok Group1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchTypeDivision1.00infobox
Microsoft ResearchWebsitemicrosoft.com/research1.00infobox
theoryinstance ofWashington campus focuses on areas0.80text
artificial intelligenceinstance ofWashington campus focuses on areas0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Microsoft Research bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Research, Founded and Learning. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Microsoft Research
    • Research
    • Founded
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Ai
    • Quantum
    • Computer
    • Information
    • Including
    • Labs
    • Collaborates
    • Social
  • microsoft research
    • Research
    • Founded
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Lab
    • Ai
    • Quantum
    • Security
    • Computer
    • Information
    • Including
    • Labs
  • microsoft
    • Research
    • Founded
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Ai
    • Quantum
    • Computer
    • Information
    • Including
    • Labs
    • Asia
    • Campus
  • ai
    • Good
    • Including
    • Areas
    • Innovation
    • Artificial
    • Intelligence
    • Technologies
    • Microsoft
    • Social
    • Computing
    • Lab
    • Quantum
  • microsoft translator
    • Research
    • Founded
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Ai
    • Quantum
    • Computer
    • Information
    • Including
    • Labs
    • Asia
    • Campus
  • computer vision
    • Security
    • Systems
    • Quantum
    • Research
    • Information
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Topological
    • Computing
    • Areas
    • Microsoft
    • Artificial
  • computer systems
    • Security
    • Technologies
    • Systems
    • Quantum
    • Research
    • Information
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Topological
    • Computing
    • Areas
    • Microsoft
  • computer graphics
    • Security
    • Systems
    • Quantum
    • Research
    • Information
    • Learning
    • Machine
    • Topological
    • Computing
    • Areas
    • Microsoft
    • Artificial

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Microsoft Research, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Microsoft Research with Research areas. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Microsoft ResearchResearch areas · splits 62 ⟂ 57
Microsoft ResearchResearch laboratories · splits 98 ⟂ 21
Microsoft ResearchOverview · splits 101 ⟂ 18
Microsoft ResearchCollaborations · splits 108 ⟂ 11
Microsoft ResearchQuantum computing · splits 110 ⟂ 9

Map overview Semantic statistics

Microsoft Research

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples138
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Microsoft Research to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Research, Art, Technology & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Microsoft Research · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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