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Microsoft Research maintains four laboratories scattered across the globe: It's largest facility is near the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Washington and three smaller facilities in San Francisco, Cambridge, UK and Beijing, China. The Redmond laboratory, founded in 1991 by Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold, now occupies Buildings 112 and 113 at the edge of the Microsoft campus in Redmond. The main body of researchers work here - in January,2000, there were approximately 500 research and advanced technology staff. In Redmond, we work on everything from new hardware designs to artificial intelligence to the theoretical mathematical underpinnings of computer science. Microsoft's Bay Area Research Center (BARC), located at 301 Howard St, San Francisco, was founded in 1997. It now houses about 10 staff members, who are engaged in the study of telepresence applications, for example how the Internet can be used to allow people to "be" in more than one place at the same time. BARC researchers are also investigating techniques for automated software testing and the scalability of large database systems. Microsoft Research, China, located at No.49, Zhichun Road in Beijing's Hai Dian District was founded in 1998 to establish a presence for Microsoft in the world's most populous country and fastest-growing economy. Now more than 50 strong, the lab aims to become the best computer science laboratory in Asia and to attract the most talented young Chinese computer science researchers. MSR China concentrates on Chinese natural language technologies, the effort to create a Chinese user interface and next generation multimedia technologies. Microsoft Research, Cambridge, located at St. George House, 1 Guildhall St. in Cambridge, was founded in 1997 and now numbers about 65 employees. The Cambridge lab conducts basic computer science research on a wide variety of topics, including machine learning, security, information retrieval, operating systems, programming techniques and networking. MSR Cambridge maintains close ties to University of Cambridge and the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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