Innovations in computer systems are key driving forces in the era of big data and artificial intelligence. Systems researchers are working to empower advanced intelligent algorithms with reliable, secure, and efficient computing capacity to process huge volumes of data. Systems Research Group of Microsoft Research Asia engages in fundamental systems research with expertise that spans theory and practice in:
A series of open source multi-platform deployable software and tools to accelerate AI research and development.
A new generation of database services that are elastic at any scales and customizable for diverse workloads.
Leveraging customized hardware and software for networking to provide unified communication and universal virtualization.
Infuse AI into cloud and edge systems to empower every cloud services and a variety of edge devices.
A full stack for compiling and optimizing deep learning workloads on various hardware platforms.
Systems, tools and analytics for more efficient, secure and privacy-preserving blockchain; Novel applications in the decentralization paradigm.
Over the years, researchers from Systems Research Group (Asia) have designed, built, analyzed, and optimized various production systems and tools that power Microsoft’s internal infrastructure and external services. These experiences have inspired a series of research projects, producing significant results in top conferences such as SOSP, OSDI, NSDI, USENIX ATC, SoCC, EuroSys, VLDB, SIGMOD, PLDI, ICSE, FSE, PPoPP. Together with other teams in Microsoft, Systems Research Group (Asia) is working on new technologies for next generation infrastructures and platforms to advance the state-of-the-art in academia and industry.
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