A unique collaboration between Microsoft Research Asia and universities
Introduction
The Microsoft Research Asia joint lab program is a platform to build state-of-the-art research collaboration efforts and foster research talent across the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1999, Microsoft Research Asia has established 10 labs at leading universities, covering several cities, including Beijing, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Xi'an:
- Zhejiang University
- Tsinghua University
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Peking University
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Beijing Film Academy
- Xi'an Jiao Tong University
Eight labs have upgraded to become China Ministry of Education (MOE) key labs, which mean that this enterprise-university collaboration model was recognized by MOE and the labs will have the same situation with other MOE key labs when applying for funds from the government.
Over the past nine years, 50 leading research experts in various fields completed more than 100 joint projects. So far, more than 600 papers have been published. More than 800 students have participated. In the past year, more than 10 paper or demos from the labs won best/excellent paper/demo awards on academic conferences.
Joint Labs: Collaboration, Academic Exchange, and Talent Fostering
Learn more about joint labs collaborations at Microsoft Research Asia
Joint Laboratory List:
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Media and Networking Technology, Tsinghua University
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Natural Language Processing and Speech, Harbin Institute of Technology
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Information Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Multimedia Computing and Communication, University of Science and Technology of China
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Statistics and Information Technology, Peking University
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Human-Centric Computing and Interface Technologies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- MOE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing and System, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Microsoft Digital Cartoon and Animation Laboratory of Beijing Film Academy
- Microsoft Intelligent Information Processing Laboratory, Xi'an Jiao Tong University
Collaboration Programs in Asia-Pacific
News
- Microsoft Joint Laboratory Symposium
Harbin, February 14, 2008
Hosted by Harbin Institute of Technology and attended by Chinese MOE officers, the directors of the Microsoft Joint Labs from universities in China and Hong Kong SAR, and senior management from Microsoft Research Asia. - Asia Information Retrieval Symposium 2008
Harbin, January 18, 2008
Bringing together researchers and developers to exchange new ideas and latest achievements in the field of information retrieval. - Internet Services Workshop
August 10, 2007
Co-organized by Microsoft Research Asia and the Chinese-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Media and Networking Technology at Tsinghua University.
Contact Us
Please send us e-mail, or write to Microsoft Research Asia, University Relations, 5th Floor, Beijing Sigma Center, No.49 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, P. R. China.
