Internet Graphics

The Internet Graphics Group’s research activities focus mainly on graphics systems, graphics platforms, and game technologies. The group leverages its extensive research expertise to create cutting edge graphics technologies, including graphics systems and graphics platforms for Microsoft’s graphics and game platforms such as DirectX and XDK. In developing game technologies, researchers from the group work closely with Microsoft Game Studios on next generation game engines.

Visual Computing

Researchers in the Visual Computing Group are turning ideas into reality in areas that include computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, image/video editing, and retrieval. The projects push the state-of-the-art forward in a variety of areas such as face detection and tracking, face modeling and recognition, desktop photo management, image collage, video montage, video repairing, 2D and 3D object tracking, and Digital effects for MSN online video chat.

Internet Media

The rapid development of rich content, efficient coding and delivery technologies, user-friendly authoring software, easy to use media management applications, powerful search functions, and handy digital media devices is driving the adoption of digital media in our everyday lives. Finding innovative ways to improve and integrate all the components of this digital media ecosystem and deliver a seamless media experience is the goal of the Internet Media Group.

Media Communication

Devices such as PCs, Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and embedded devices are taking on a greater and greater role in everyday computing and the lives of individuals. At the same time, the growth in bandwidth of wired and wireless networks and local area and wide area networks is facilitating greater communication across platforms. At Microsoft Research Asia, the Media Communication Group is developing applications and services to advance communication, collaboration, and entertainment among various platforms and under different network conditions.

Researchers in the Media Communication Group leverage their expertise in audio/video compression, image processing, networking, user interface, and database management to develop practical applications and services for both consumers and information workers. The group¡¯s research is used across the realm of communications applications, including video broadcast, instant messaging, video conferencing, multi-view video, and peer-to-peer video streaming. The group¡¯s innovations have made an impact on a number of Microsoft products and technologies.