Microsoft Research Asia Celebrates Ten Years of Collaboration

Microsoft Research (MSR) Asia hosted its 10^th Anniversary Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on Aug. 12 to celebrate a decade of ground-breaking work alongside Asia’s burgeoning IT talents and academic communities.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joined MSR Asia leaders and prominent members of Hong Kong’s educational institutions this week to highlight the innovative achievements China and Microsoft have shared over the past ten years, and to convey their vision for China’s leading role in global innovation.

Founded in 1998, MSR Asia began with a dozen employees and has since grown into a thriving lab of 350 full-time employees and as many interns. The organization conducts research work in more than 20 different fields, including natural user interface, multimedia, data-intensive computing and search and online advertising. MSR Asia’s headquarters are located in Beijing, China.

Source- Microsoft Press Release