Microsoft Research – Emerging Technology, Computer, & Software Research

Microsoft Research conducts fundamental science and technology research across a spectrum of research areas. With labs around the globe we pursue breakthroughs across the computing and AI stack to accelerate discovery across sciences and advance the frontiers of computing and AI to create new foundations for others to build upon.
Artificial intelligence | Search & information retrieval | Human language technologies | Human-computer interaction | Computer vision | Graphics & multimedia | Audio & acoustics
Medical, health & genomics | Economics | Social sciences | Technology for emerging markets | Ecology & environment
Security, privacy & cryptography | Systems & networking | Data platforms and analytics | Programming languages & software engineering | Hardware & devices | Quantum computing | Algorithms | Mathematics
November 10, 2026 | Dimitris Papailiopoulos
November 5, 2026 | Alex Lavaee, Matthai Philipose
November 3, 2026 | Weishung Liu, Mike Walker
October 29, 2026 | Sowbhagya Suresh
For nearly 35 years, Microsoft Research has shaped the technology people use every day. We have accomplished this through a commitment to hiring the world’s top minds and giving them the autonomy, resources, and support to conduct research in the areas they believe are most important to society and the planet.
We work collectively to make Microsoft Research a welcoming and productive space for all researchers. Join us and help change millions of lives for the better.