Microsoft taps European expertise in research
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European researchers lead the field in a number of key areas for the future development of computer science and play a crucial role in Microsoft's research activities, according to senior company staff speaking at an innovation fair here on Thursday. Microsoft Research in Cambridge, England, has attracted leading researchers to work there, said its head, Andrew Herbert. The laboratory has been able to build on Europe's strengths in systems and networks, machine learning, programming languages and theory, and interactive systems.