REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2007— Microsoft Corp. today announced the creation of the Internet Services Research Center (ISRC), an applied research organization dedicated to accelerating innovations in search and ad technologies and delivering them more rapidly to advertisers and customers. The new group will be a part of Microsoft® Research, and the team will work closely with MSN® and other product groups across the company.
According to
Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, his team has a long history of collaborating with other groups on key challenges and intends to accelerate that work.
Microsoft named
Dr. Harry Shum, who was promoted to corporate vice president, to lead the ISRC. Shum has been chief scientist for the Search & Advertising Platform Group since early 2007. He joined Microsoft in 1996, and has worked in Microsoft Research as a researcher, research manager, assistant managing director, managing director of Microsoft Research Asia and distinguished engineer.
“As the leader of Microsoft Research’s Asia lab, Harry has consistently shown his ability to not only innovate technically, but also motivate and lead teams of bright researchers effectively,” said Rashid. “Selecting Harry to head the ISRC is recognition of the success of Microsoft Research Asia and a vote of confidence in the talent and expertise of the people at our Beijing lab.”
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