MSR Asia Lab Update Kurt Akeley Assistant Managing Director Microsoft Research (MSR) Bill Gates Rick Rashid MSR SVP Craig Mundie CTO Microsoft Redmond San Francisco Research1995 David V. CTO Cambridge Ray Ozzie CTO China / Asia 1998 /
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MSR Asia Lab Update Kurt Akeley Assistant Managing Director Microsoft Research (MSR) Bill Gates Rick Rashid MSR SVP Craig Mundie CTO Microsoft Redmond San Francisco Research 1991 1995 David V. CTO Cambridge 1997 Ray Ozzie CTO China / Asia 1998 / 2001 Jon DeVaan Eng. Excel. Steve Ballmer CEO Business Silicon Valley India Groups 2000 2005 • Six labs with over 700 people • Lab direction is decentralized MSR Mission • Advance the state-of-the-art in computer science. ̵ Open and inclusive environment MSR is part of the academic community ̵ Peer reviewed publication • Rapidly transfer research technologies into Microsoft products. ̵ MSR Asia strength ̵ More on this later … • Ensure Microsoft products have a future. MSR Asia Talent • 48 full-time employees from overseas • 122 full-time employees hired locally • ~290 students (post-doc, visiting, MS fellowship) MSR Asia Research Areas Research Area Digital Entertainment User Interface Information Search & Mining Digital Media Networking and Systems MSR Asia Research Groups Research Area Digital Entertainment User Interface Information Search & Mining Digital Media Networking and Systems Group Manager Internet Graphics Baining GUO Visual Computing Xiao-Ou TANG User Interface Jian WANG Interaction Design Jian WANG Natural Language Ming ZHOU Speech Frank SOONG Web Search and Mining Wei-Ying MA Search Tech. Center Hsiao-Wuen HON Internet Media Shipeng LI Media Communication Jiang LI Systems Zheng ZHANG Wireless and Networking Shipeng LI (acting) Platform and Devices CB HSU MSR Asia Organization Research Area Digital Entertainment Harry SHUM Managing Director User Interface Hsiao-Wuen HON Assistant MD Information Search & Mining Digital Media Kurt AKELEY Assistant MD Networking and Systems Other MSR Asia Groups Group Manager Technology Transfer (TTG) John LIU Public Relations (PR) Sheila SHANG University Relations (UR) Lolan SONG Research Impact • Over 1100 publications to date ̵ CVPR 2005 17 MSR Asia papers ̵ SIGIR 2005 13 MSR Asia papers ̵ SIGGRAPH 2005 9 MSR Asia papers ̵ SIGCHI 2005 5 MSR Asia papers • 130 patents filed in FY05 • Active technology licensing program Research Demos Image Completion, SIGGRAPH 2005 Weathering, SIGGRAPH 2005 Forward / Backward Tracking Bi-directional Tracking Academic Impact (University Relations) • Over 2000 students have worked at MSR Asia • 120 MSR Asia fellowships have been awarded to students from 39 universities in 8 countries/regions. • UR managers are based in Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, and Taipei to cover the Asia-Pacific region. • Launched IJARC (Institute for Japanese Academic Research & Collaboration) by BillG in June 05 with representation from seven top universities • Established seven joint labs with the top research universities in China (two of them in HK). • Received Special Award for Contribution to China Education by Ministry of Education in 2005. Press Impact (Public Relations) “…it is already the most productive research team at Microsoft.” “Microsoft Research Asia has become a powerhouse of infotech R&D.” “It is no surprise that Microsoft Research Asia has such popular appeal.” MSR Asia Technology Transfer • Advance the state of the art • Communicate with the product groups ̵ Travel as needed, attend events (e.g., TechFest) ̵ Use video conferencing ̵ Do liaison work (Jonathan TIEN) ̵ Maintain relationships at all levels • Do what it takes ̵ Coding, debugging, documentation, … • Fewer senior researchers • More students ̵ ̵ Conformance (e.g., extend product code base) Technology Transfer Group (TTG) • Advanced Technology Center (ATC) • Search Technology Center (STC) • Acknowledge and reward our team Technology Transfer Status (November 2005 TAB Meeting) • • • • • Over 100 transfers completed since 1998 Over 25 transfers completed since 2004 TAB Over 30 transfers in progress Distributed across the company Strong focus on MSN ̵ High priority, STC ̵ Rapid product shipment MSN Windows Office Xbox Mobile Server, Tools, … Completed 4 7 5 2 3 5 In progress 10 7 1 5 4 4 Product Impact • Windows XP: Speech, AutoMovie, … • Tablet: Digital ink, … • Media Center: Image/video experience,… • Office 2003: Cartoon, Speech, Ink, IME,… • MSN: Photo processing, Internet search, paid search … • Xbox: Realistic rendering, ... • Vista Shell: Photo/video experience, … • Vista: E2E Mobility, Media codecs,… Organizational Innovation Research TTG (Tech. Transfer Group) Product ATC (Advanced Tech. Center) MSR Asia Research Teams Product Groups STC (Search Technology Center) Communication Training Goal Raise the effectiveness and professional quality of papers, presentations, and demos written or given by MSR Asia staff. Communication Training Approaches • Staff coaching • Professional staff ̵ Hired a US-based contractor ̵ Hired a full-time employee, started 15 November • Presentation training • Training website • Visitors Thank You