“We think of Microsoft Research Asia not only as a talent engine and a fundamental research laboratory, but also as a bridge. [It’ll be] a bridge between theory and practice, between East and the West, between academic work and industrial development, and between Singapore and Microsoft,” says Peter Lee, president of Microsoft Research, at the launch.
Microsoft Research Asia has opened its first lab in Southeast Asia to pursue frontier breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) foundations.
Situated in Singapore, the lab will do so by cultivating an AI-centric ecosystem, co-innovating with industries, tackling societal challenges with AI, and fostering AI talent.
