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Microsoft Research

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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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

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Microsoft Research

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples138
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
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Microsoft Research

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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)

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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

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