{"id":1178872,"date":"2026-07-20T07:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=1178872"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:35:17","slug":"sigcomm-2026","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/sigcomm-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"SIGCOMM\u00a02026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft is proud to sponsor <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/conferences.sigcomm.org\/sigcomm\/2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIGCOMM 2026<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;the premier annual conference of&nbsp;the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication. This year\u2019s event will be held&nbsp;in&nbsp;Denver, CO,&nbsp;and will bring together&nbsp;professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds&nbsp;with&nbsp;research contributions or significant deployment experiences in communication networks and networked systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"h3 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"committee-members\">Organizing Committee Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"program-committee\"><strong>Program&nbsp;Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Abdul Kabbani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dina&nbsp;Papagiannaki<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ganesh Ananthanarayanan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hitesh Ballani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liangcheng Yu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paolo Costa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pooria&nbsp;Namyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soheil Abbasloo&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-vertical-margin-small  has-vertical-padding-none  is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-border\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Research Forum | abstract background with colorful hexagons\" class=\"wp-image-1140357 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 id=\"microsoft-research-forum\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Microsoft Research Forum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft Research Forum is a virtual&nbsp;event&nbsp;series highlighting purposeful research and its real-world impact, from fundamental exploration to advancing AI responsibly, scaling innovation through products and open source, and driving positive change for society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/?OCID=MSR_researchforum_Conference_EM_SIGCOMM2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"systems-research-at-microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Systems research at Microsoft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the breadth of systems and networking research at Microsoft\u2014where world-class researchers and product teams collaborate to solve complex, real-world challenges at global scale. Discover how each team is advancing the state of the art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"microsoft-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft Research unites global interdisciplinary teams to advance systems research and foster impactful collaborations with academia and product teams for the benefit of customers, community, and society. By bringing together expertise in systems, networking, programming languages, machine learning, security, and privacy, Microsoft Research innovates on cloud, AI, and datacenter infrastructure. MSR\u2019s focus is on developing solutions that are sustainable, reliable, efficient, and secure in the agentic AI era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MSR Asia<\/strong><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/sh-sys-eng-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSRA (Shanghai) System and Engineering Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/systems-and-networking-research-group-asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems and Networking Research Group (Asia)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/microsoft-research-asia-vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Research Asia \u2013 Vancouver\u202f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MSR Cambridge, UK<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/theme\/future-ai-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future AI Infrastructure<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MSR <\/strong><strong>Ind<\/strong><strong>i<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/theme\/systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems | India\u202f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MSR Redmond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/datasystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/networking-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Networking Research Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/research-software-engineering-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research in Software Engineering (RiSE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/systems-research-group-redmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems Research Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/networking-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Software-Hardware Co-Design Group<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"coreai\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CoreAI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoreAI\u2019s objective is to empower everyone to shape the future with AI. For developers, this means using AI-powered tools and agents to transform the entire software development lifecycle. For organizations, this means moving beyond first-generation AI applications and into a world of dynamic, agentic applications that are designed from the ground up to act on their behalf with intelligence, memory, adaptability, and security at their core. To drive this transformation, CoreAI is building a complete set of AI-powered developer tools, on top of a full-stack AI app and agent factory, with security and trust baked in from the start, that reaches from the cloud to the edge. Learn more on the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/github.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GitHub blog<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/foundry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foundry blog<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"azure-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Azure Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure Research conducts world-class research relevant to Azure. The Security and Privacy group focuses on cloud security and privacy, shaping Microsoft\u2019s products and services through research on secure distributed computing, privacy-preserving AI, software security, and verified cryptography. Meanwhile, the Systems group enhances the cost efficiency of Microsoft\u2019s online services and datacenters by exploring chip-to-datacenter power management, efficient AI infrastructure, sustainability, resource optimization, next-generation cloud platforms, and AI-driven systems, driving technological innovation and operational efficiency for Azure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/azure-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/azure-research-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Research \u2013 Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"m365-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">M365 Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M365 Research\u202fis an applied research organization advancing enterprise-grade Agentic AI to evolve Microsoft Copilot into a trusted and\u202fskilled digital coworker embedded in the flow of enterprise work. The group\u2019s technical roadmap is structured around two\u202fpillars: <strong>Agentic Innovation<\/strong>, which advances reasoning, planning, multi-agent collaboration, and persistent memory systems with\u202frobust self-correction and valuation mechanisms to reliably deliver high-quality enterprise work outcomes; and <strong>Efficient AI<\/strong>, which\u202ffocuses on inference optimization, systems and hardware-software co-design, and latency and cost efficiency improvements to enable\u202fresponsive, planet-scale deployment across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Together, these pillars ensure Agentic AI systems are both\u202fcapable of producing trusted work outcomes and efficient enough to operate reliably across real-time enterprise environments at\u202fglobal scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fresearch%2Fgroup%2Fm365-research%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmaryattemily%40microsoft.com%7C3fb321562643497a4b2308ded1485a84%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C639178305922944531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CHT1B1BavolTOB0QHPix5klhCESxtaf2BovlbWgPxKM%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M365 Research<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is proud to sponsor SIGCOMM 2026 (opens in new tab)&nbsp;the premier annual conference of&nbsp;the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication. This year\u2019s event will be held&nbsp;in&nbsp;Denver, CO,&nbsp;and will bring together&nbsp;professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds&nbsp;with&nbsp;research contributions or significant deployment experiences in communication networks and networked systems.&nbsp; Organizing Committee Members Program&nbsp;Committee Microsoft Research Forum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1134758,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr_startdate":"2026-08-17","msr_enddate":"2026-08-21","msr_location":"Denver, CO,&nbsp;USA","msr_expirationdate":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_link_redirect":false,"msr_event_time":"","msr_hide_region":false,"msr_private_event":false,"msr_hide_image_in_river":0,"footnotes":""},"research-area":[13547],"msr-region":[197900],"msr-event-type":[197941],"msr-video-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-program-audience":[],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"class_list":["post-1178872","msr-event","type-msr-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","msr-research-area-systems-and-networking","msr-region-north-america","msr-event-type-conferences","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_about":"<!-- wp:msr\/event-details {\"title\":\"Microsoft at SIGCOMM\u00a02026\",\"image\":{\"id\":1134758,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720.png\",\"alt\":\"ICLR event page header - abstract shapes on a purple gradient background\"}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tabs -->\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tab -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Microsoft is proud to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.sigcomm.org\/sigcomm\/2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIGCOMM 2026<\/a>&nbsp;the premier annual conference of&nbsp;the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication. This year\u2019s event will be held&nbsp;in&nbsp;Denver, CO,&nbsp;and will bring together&nbsp;professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds&nbsp;with&nbsp;research contributions or significant deployment experiences in communication networks and networked systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"h3\",\"anchor\":\"committee-members\"} -->\n<p class=\"h3\" id=\"committee-members\">Organizing Committee Members<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"anchor\":\"program-committee\"} -->\n<p id=\"program-committee\"><strong>Program&nbsp;Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Abdul Kabbani<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Dina&nbsp;Papagiannaki<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Ganesh Ananthanarayanan<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Hitesh Ballani<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Liangcheng Yu<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Paolo Costa<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Pooria&nbsp;Namyar<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Soheil Abbasloo&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":1140357,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/research-forum-hero_1400x788\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":40,\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"hasBorder\":true} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-border\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Research-Forum-hero_1400x788-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Research Forum | abstract background with colorful hexagons\" class=\"wp-image-1140357 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"className\":\"h4\",\"anchor\":\"microsoft-research-forum\"} -->\n<h2 id=\"microsoft-research-forum\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Microsoft Research Forum<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\"} -->\n<p>Microsoft Research Forum is a virtual&nbsp;event&nbsp;series highlighting purposeful research and its real-world impact, from fundamental exploration to advancing AI responsibly, scaling innovation through products and open source, and driving positive change for society.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:buttons -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><!-- wp:button -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-research-forum\/?OCID=MSR_researchforum_Conference_EM_SIGCOMM2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register now<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:button --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:buttons --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\n<!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab -->\n\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Systems at Microsoft\"} -->\n<!-- wp:heading {\"anchor\":\"systems-research-at-microsoft\"} -->\n<h2 id=\"systems-research-at-microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Systems research at Microsoft<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Explore the breadth of systems and networking research at Microsoft\u2014where world-class researchers and product teams collaborate to solve complex, real-world challenges at global scale. Discover how each team is advancing the state of the art.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"anchor\":\"microsoft-research\"} -->\n<h3 id=\"microsoft-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Research<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Microsoft Research unites global interdisciplinary teams to advance systems research and foster impactful collaborations with academia and product teams for the benefit of customers, community, and society. By bringing together expertise in systems, networking, programming languages, machine learning, security, and privacy, Microsoft Research innovates on cloud, AI, and datacenter infrastructure. MSR\u2019s focus is on developing solutions that are sustainable, reliable, efficient, and secure in the agentic AI era.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MSR Asia<\/strong><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/sh-sys-eng-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSRA (Shanghai) System and Engineering Group<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/systems-and-networking-research-group-asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems and Networking Research Group (Asia)<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/microsoft-research-asia-vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Research Asia \u2013 Vancouver\u202f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MSR Cambridge, UK<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/theme\/future-ai-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future AI Infrastructure<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MSR <\/strong><strong>Ind<\/strong><strong>i<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/theme\/systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems | India\u202f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MSR Redmond<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/datasystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/networking-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Networking Research Group<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/research-software-engineering-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research in Software Engineering (RiSE)<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/systems-research-group-redmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systems Research Group<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/networking-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Software-Hardware Co-Design Group<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"anchor\":\"coreai\"} -->\n<h3 id=\"coreai\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CoreAI<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CoreAI\u2019s objective is to empower everyone to shape the future with AI. For developers, this means using AI-powered tools and agents to transform the entire software development lifecycle. For organizations, this means moving beyond first-generation AI applications and into a world of dynamic, agentic applications that are designed from the ground up to act on their behalf with intelligence, memory, adaptability, and security at their core. To drive this transformation, CoreAI is building a complete set of AI-powered developer tools, on top of a full-stack AI app and agent factory, with security and trust baked in from the start, that reaches from the cloud to the edge. Learn more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GitHub blog<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/foundry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foundry blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"anchor\":\"azure-research\"} -->\n<h3 id=\"azure-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Azure Research<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Azure Research conducts world-class research relevant to Azure. The Security and Privacy group focuses on cloud security and privacy, shaping Microsoft\u2019s products and services through research on secure distributed computing, privacy-preserving AI, software security, and verified cryptography. Meanwhile, the Systems group enhances the cost efficiency of Microsoft\u2019s online services and datacenters by exploring chip-to-datacenter power management, efficient AI infrastructure, sustainability, resource optimization, next-generation cloud platforms, and AI-driven systems, driving technological innovation and operational efficiency for Azure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/azure-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Research<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/azure-research-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Research \u2013 Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"anchor\":\"m365-research\"} -->\n<h3 id=\"m365-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">M365 Research<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>M365 Research\u202fis an applied research organization advancing enterprise-grade Agentic AI to evolve Microsoft Copilot into a trusted and\u202fskilled digital coworker embedded in the flow of enterprise work. The group\u2019s technical roadmap is structured around two\u202fpillars: <strong>Agentic Innovation<\/strong>, which advances reasoning, planning, multi-agent collaboration, and persistent memory systems with\u202frobust self-correction and valuation mechanisms to reliably deliver high-quality enterprise work outcomes; and <strong>Efficient AI<\/strong>, which\u202ffocuses on inference optimization, systems and hardware-software co-design, and latency and cost efficiency improvements to enable\u202fresponsive, planet-scale deployment across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Together, these pillars ensure Agentic AI systems are both\u202fcapable of producing trusted work outcomes and efficient enough to operate reliably across real-time enterprise environments at\u202fglobal scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fresearch%2Fgroup%2Fm365-research%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmaryattemily%40microsoft.com%7C3fb321562643497a4b2308ded1485a84%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C639178305922944531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CHT1B1BavolTOB0QHPix5klhCESxtaf2BovlbWgPxKM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M365 Research<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"30px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n<!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab -->\n<!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tabs -->","tab-content":[],"msr_startdate":"2026-08-17","msr_enddate":"2026-08-21","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Denver, CO,&nbsp;USA","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"Upcoming: August 17, 2026","msr_register_text":"Register now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":"<img width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-960x540.png\" class=\"img-object-cover\" alt=\"ICLR event page header - abstract shapes on a purple gradient background\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-1066x600.png 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-655x368.png 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICLR_WebBanner_1920x720-1280x720.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>","event_excerpt":"Microsoft is proud to sponsor SIGCOMM 2026 (opens in new tab)&nbsp;the premier annual conference of&nbsp;the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication. This year\u2019s event will be held&nbsp;in&nbsp;Denver, CO,&nbsp;and will bring together&nbsp;professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds&nbsp;with&nbsp;research contributions or significant deployment experiences in communication networks and networked systems.&nbsp; Organizing Committee Members Program&nbsp;Committee Microsoft Research Forum is a virtual&nbsp;event&nbsp;series highlighting purposeful research and its real-world impact, from fundamental exploration to advancing AI responsibly, scaling innovation through&hellip;","msr_research_lab":[],"related-researchers":[],"msr_impact_theme":[],"related-academic-programs":[],"related-groups":[],"related-projects":[],"related-opportunities":[],"related-publications":[1152490,1173694,1177228,1179189,1179954,1179959,1179962],"related-videos":[],"related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/1178872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/msr-event"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/1178872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1179196,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event\/1178872\/revisions\/1179196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1134758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"msr-research-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-area?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-region?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-event-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-event-type?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-video-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-video-type?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-locale","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-locale?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-program-audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-program-audience?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-post-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-post-option?post=1178872"},{"taxonomy":"msr-impact-theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msr-impact-theme?post=1178872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}