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Why I Work for Microsoft Research
Antonio Criminisi, researcher, Cambridge
 Wouldn't it be great to have your best hobby as your everyday job?
And what about getting paid for what you really enjoy doing? Wouldn't it
be great to do research in areas that could potentially improve the life
of less fortunate people? To all of that, add being surrounded by—and
learning from—some of the smartest people in their fields. Yes, it
sounds wonderful, and I should know: At Microsoft Research Cambridge, I
have that job. Oh, and I almost forgot: Microsoft Research has the power
to turn my best ideas into reality. That's why I work for Microsoft
Research.
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world data. Real world applications.”
— Donald Metzler, Microsoft Intern 2006
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Life at Microsoft Research
Find out what it’s like working in one of the five Microsoft Research lab locations around the globe.
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Redmond, WA, U.S.
Founded on the Microsoft Redmond campus in 1991, the Redmond lab
has most of the computer scientists working at this location.
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Silicon Valley, CA, U.S.
Founded in August 2001, the Silicon Valley lab focuses on distributed computing
research. In January
2006, the Silicon Valley lab merged with Microsoft’s Bay Area
Research Center in San Francisco.
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Cambridge, U.K.
Founded in 1997, the Cambridge lab conducts basic computer science
research on a wide variety of topics.
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Bangalore, India
Established in January 2005, the India lab conducts long-term basic and applied research in
several areas.
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Beijing, China
Since its founding in November 1998, the Asia lab has been
Microsoft’s basic research arm in the Asia-Pacific region.
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