Microsoft Research

research division of Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft Research is an organization that was founded: 1991. It has its headquarters in Redmond, which serves as the central location for the organization's operations.

As a part of a larger entity, Microsoft Research has a parent organization: Microsoft. This affiliation indicates that Microsoft Research is a subsidiary or a division within the Microsoft organization.

Microsoft Research operates under the umbrella of its parent organization, with its headquarters remaining in Redmond. The organization was established in 1991, and since then, it has been a part of Microsoft.

The founding of Microsoft Research in 1991 marked the beginning of the organization's work, which is overseen from its headquarters in Redmond as a part of Microsoft.

Microsoft Research

Summary

Microsoft Research is a division[1]. It draws 212 Wikipedia views per month (division category, ranking #27 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsoft Research received the MacRobert Award[3].
  • Microsoft Research was a member of Association of Public Data Users[4].
  • Microsoft Research is in the country of United States[5].
  • Microsoft Research's image is recorded as Microsoft Bangalore.jpg[6].
  • Microsoft Research's instance of is recorded as division[7].
  • Microsoft Research's instance of is recorded as department[8].
  • Microsoft Research's founder is recorded as Bill Gates[9].
  • Microsoft Research's logo image is recorded as Segoe msr logo.png[10].
  • Microsoft Research's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[11].
  • Microsoft Research's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404994997[12].
  • Microsoft Research's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147438856[13].
  • Microsoft Research's GND ID is recorded as 5240157-1[14].
  • Microsoft Research's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007030666[15].
  • Microsoft Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Research, United Kingdom[16].
  • Microsoft Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Research (Germany)[17].
  • Microsoft Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Research India[18].
  • Microsoft Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Research Asia[19].
  • Microsoft Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Ireland Research[20].
  • Microsoft Research's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Research[21].
  • +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Microsoft Research[22].
  • Microsoft Research's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rkgg[23].
  • Microsoft Research's parent organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft[24].
  • Microsoft Research's official website is recorded as http://research.microsoft.com/[25].
  • Microsoft Research's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microsoft Research[26].
  • Microsoft Research's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/feed/[27].

Body

Founding

Microsoft Research's founder is recorded as Bill Gates[9]. +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[22].

Operations

Microsoft Research's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft[24]. Subsidiaries include it, United Kingdom[16], a division[28], in United Kingdom[29]; it (Germany)[17]; Microsoft Research India[18], a division[30], in India[31], founded in 2005[32], headquartered in Bengaluru[33]; Microsoft Research Asia[19], a computer lab[34], in People's Republic of China[35], headquartered in Beijing[36]; and Microsoft Ireland Research[20].

Recognition

Microsoft Research received the MacRobert Award[3].

Why It Matters

Microsoft Research draws 212 Wikipedia views per month (division category, ranking #27 of 107).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Microsoft Research receive?

Honors received include MacRobert Award[3].

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  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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