Microsoft Research Cambridge was set up in July 1997 with three researchers. Today over 100 researchers, mostly from Europe, are engaged in computer science research at the lab. The city of Cambridge, England, was the clear choice for the location of the facility because of its world-renowned reputation and its rich history as a center of learning.
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CHI 2013: an Immersive Event CHI 2013 is all about pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction (HCI). During this year’s event, 27 papers from Microsoft Research present innovations that re-imagine the computing experience from multiple HCI disciplines. |
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Focus in France on Machine Learning Christopher Bishop, distinguished scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge, discusses machine learning shortly before the opening of the Machine Learning Summit 2013, to be held April 22-24 just outside of Paris. |
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TechFest ’13: Technology Gets Smarter TechFest 2013 demonstrates how Microsoft Research scientists are finding new approaches to help people sift through big data and designing novel, more natural ways to interact with computing devices. |
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From the Laboratory Director
“Microsoft Research Cambridge is an impressive laboratory conducting leading-edge research that is driven by tough challenges, and by our peoples’ scientific interests. We have made, and continue to make, substantial contributions to the company. Several recent examples include: the functional programming language F#; the body part recognition technology in Kinect for Xbox 360; and the advert prediction algorithm used in Bing. Through the talent of our researchers, and our many collaborative partnerships, we aim to push back the boundaries of computer science, and to enable the creation of software technologies that will help shape the future of society.”
— Professor Andrew Blake, Laboratory Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Why I Work for Microsoft Research Cambridge
Heidy Khlaff — As a young child, I aspired to be an Olympic swimmer. I started competitive swimming at the age of four, and competed on a National level till the age of twelve. My interests drastically changed and I became... Read More
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Open Research Positions
We are seeking candidates from all areas of Computer Science, including theoretical foundations, human-computer interaction, systems, networking, programming languages, and machine learning. We are also interested in candidates doing research at the frontiers of Computer Science with other disciplines (such as finance, biology, psychology, sociology, etc). We give higher priority to the overall originality and promise of the candidate's work than to the candidate's sub-area of specialization.
Careers at Microsoft Research
We are always looking for exceptional researchers, post-docs, and interns. For more information about a career at Microsoft Research Cambridge, see:
- SLS 2013: Workshop on Scalable Language Specification
Cambridge UK ·25–27 June 2013 - Big Data Analytics 2013
Cambridge UK ·23–24 May 2013 - PhD Summer School 2012
Cambridge, UK ·2–6 July 2012 - Games, Networks and Markets 28-29 June 2012
Cambridge UK ·28–29 June 2012
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