Research Areas

Research at the Beijing lab focuses on the following areas.

Careers at Microsoft Research

If you are driven to innovate, want to work in an environment that allows you to leverage state-of-the-art resources to influence tomorrow's reality while having fun in a campus-like and creative environment, then Microsoft Research Asia is the place for you to start on your path to success.

Microsoft Research Careers

Why I Work for Microsoft Research

Bennett Wilburn  In the two years that I've been here, I've been privileged to work with colleagues who are leaders in their fields. MSRA gives me a lot of freedom to choose my research topics, and also attracts top intern students from China and across Asia.      More...

Search Technology Column

Drawing the Relation Matrix

China Internet Weekly published an in-depth article on a new type of search engine designed by Microsoft Research Asia called "Guanxi". The functions and properties of the new technology are carefully explained, including the ability for Guanxi to provide people with detailed results regarding related terms More...

Talking Research with New Head of Microsoft's Beijing Lab

On Oct. 30, Hsiao-Wuen Hon was named the new managing director of Microsoft Research Asia, and he recently found time to discuss his new role.

This year, Microsoft Research Asia will mark a decade of innovation. What is certainly our most impressive milestone to date, over the past ten years, our researchers and engineers have pushed the boundaries of innovation, reached out into their imaginations to turn ideas into reality, and helped build the lab into a world leading research institution.

- Hsiao-Wuen Hon, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia

17th International World Wide Web Conference

The main theme of the conference is "One World, One Web". The conference will explore how Web access is moving from the desktop to cell phones and TV screens.

Science and Humanities Speaker Series

Leading Advocate for Women in Engineering Addresses Gender & Game

It just makes sense for an industry that has seen saturation among male players to include women as a prospective market ...