Emotional information in speech plays a unique role in multimodal perception. However, current Speech Large Language Models (SpeechLLMs), similar to conventional speech emotion recognition (SER) systems, still treat emotion understanding as a simple classification problem. This provides limited interpretability of predictions, while leaving the LLMs'expressive…
< AI for Good Lab Language is more than communication—it sustains culture, identity, and opportunity. Yet most of the world’s languages remain underrepresented in today’s AI systems because they have limited digital content, few high-quality datasets, and little benchmark data to measure progress. Our work…
Argos improves multimodal RL by evaluating whether an agent’s reasoning aligns with what it observes over time. The approach reduces visual hallucinations and produces more reliable, data-efficient agents for real-world applications.
The project represents a significant step forward in understanding immune responses at the tissue level. By generating and analyzing large datasets using artificial intelligence and machine learning, the team will develop tools to measure and predict how immune cells interact with antigens—a critical foundation for…
Here are some highlights of the research and impact at Microsoft Research India in 2025, along with some glimpses of the lab milieu.
Imagine an AI assistant that can navigate a computer the same way humans do—clicking buttons, filling out forms, and moving between applications—all by simply interpreting what's on the screen. This vision is becoming a reality through computer use agents—AI systems designed to operate software interfaces…
Microsoft Research and Copilot Studio team are seeking Research Interns to help advance the quality, reliability and evaluation of Large Language Model (LLM)-based systems. Research Interns will collaborate with applied scientists and engineers to explore new machine learning methods that improve how Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
We were delighted to host a fabulous talk from the founder of Microsoft Research, Rick Rashid! Rick shared lessons learned throughout his career, his motivation and inspiration for creating and designing Microsoft Research, as well as challenges and perspectives on today’s research opportunities, AI, and…
Microsoft Research (MSR) is seeking Research Interns to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and electricity infrastructure planning. Research Interns will join ongoing research efforts that explore how AI—especially large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems—can support planning, permitting, siting, grid modeling,…
OptiMind is a small language model that converts business operation challenges, described naturally, into mathematical formulations that optimization software can solve. It reduces formulation time & errors & enables fast, privacy-preserving local use.
In Malawi, one in three women is a victim of violence. Almost one in ten girls is forced into marriage before turning 15. But fewer than 800 lawyers serve the population of 22 million. What chance does a girl in a rural village have of finding legal…
We’re opening the year with something meaningful: the first book from the AIEI Research Fellows. Degrees of Change comes from the Microsoft AI Economy Institute (AIEI), a research initiative that studies the economic and educational shifts happening alongside AI and turns those insights into practical…
