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Research areas:

Microsoft's research lab in Beijing
Microsoft research is categorized into the following broad areas:[1]
Algorithms and Theory
Communication and Collaboration
Computational Linguistics
Computational Science
Computer Vision
Computer Systems and Networking
Data Mining and Management
Economics and Computation
Education
Gaming
Graphics and Multimedia
Hardware and Devices
Health and Well-Being
Human–Computer Interaction
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Computing
Quantum Computing
Search, Information Retrieval, and Knowledge Management
Security and Privacy
Social Media
Social Sciences
Software Development, Programming Principles, Tools, and Languages
Speech Recognition, Synthesis, and Dialog Systems
Technologies for Emerging Markets

Microsoft Research sponsors the Microsoft Research Fellowship for graduate students.