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MSR Asia Lab Update

MSR Asia Lab Update. Kurt Akeley Assistant Managing Director. Rick Rashid MSR SVP. Redmond 1991. Craig Mundie CTO. San Francisco 1995. David V. CTO. Cambridge 1997. Ray Ozzie CTO. China / Asia 1998 / 2001. Jon DeVaan Eng. Excel. Silicon Valley 2000. Steve Ballmer CEO. India 2005.

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MSR Asia Lab Update

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  1. MSR Asia Lab Update Kurt Akeley Assistant Managing Director

  2. Rick RashidMSR SVP Redmond1991 Craig MundieCTO San Francisco1995 David V.CTO Cambridge1997 Ray OzzieCTO China / Asia1998 / 2001 Jon DeVaanEng. Excel. Silicon Valley2000 Steve BallmerCEO India2005 MicrosoftResearch BusinessGroups • Six labs with over 700 people • Lab direction is decentralized Microsoft Research (MSR) Bill Gates

  3. MSR Mission • Advance the state-of-the-art in computer science. • Open and inclusive environment • Peer reviewed publication • Rapidly transfer research technologies into Microsoft products. • MSR Asia strength • More on this later … • Ensure Microsoft products have a future. MSR is part of the academic community

  4. MSR Asia Talent • 48 full-time employees from overseas • 122 full-time employees hired locally • ~290 students (post-doc, visiting, MS fellowship)

  5. MSR Asia Research Areas

  6. MSR Asia Research Groups

  7. MSR Asia Organization Harry SHUMManaging Director Hsiao-Wuen HONAssistant MD Kurt AKELEYAssistant MD

  8. Other MSR Asia Groups

  9. 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

  10. Image Completion, SIGGRAPH 2005 Weathering, SIGGRAPH 2005 Research Demos Forward / Backward Tracking Bi-directional Tracking

  11. 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.

  12. “…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.” Press Impact(Public Relations)

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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,…

  16. Organizational Innovation Research Product TTG(Tech. TransferGroup) ATC (Advanced Tech.Center) MSR AsiaResearch Teams Product Groups STC(Search Technology Center)

  17. Communication Training Goal Raise the effectiveness and professional quality of papers, presentations, and demos written or given by MSR Asia staff.

  18. 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

  19. Thank You

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