Peter Lee (computer scientist)

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Peter Lee (born November 30, 1960) is an American computer scientist. He is President and head of Microsoft Research. [1] Previously, he was the head of the Transformational Convergence Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the chair of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University. [2] His research focuses on software security and reliability.

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Lee received his PhD degree from the University of Michigan in May 1987 with thesis [2] titled The automatic generation of realistic compilers from high-level semantic descriptions. [3] He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Career

Microsoft Research was founded in 1991. [4]

A longtime "Microsoft Researcher," [4] Peter Lee became the organization's head in 2013. In 2014, the organization had 1,100 advanced researchers "working in 55 areas of study in a dozen labs worldwide." [5] From 2015 to 2020, Lee was the head of Microsoft Research NExT (for New Experiences and Technologies) and Microsoft Healthcare. [4] Since 2020 he leads the combined MSR Labs, AI, NExT, Healthcare, and other incubation efforts. For his initiative to change the medical records-keeping by using AI to summarize the visit summary, Lee was included in Time's 2024 list of 100 most influential people in health. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Microsoft Research Leadership". Microsoft, Redmond, US. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Curriculum vitae". Peter Lee. Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Lee, Peter (1987). The automatic generation of realistic compilers from high-level semantic descriptions (Ph.D). University of Michigan. ProQuest   303474607 . Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Matt Weinberg, August 15, 2016 When Microsoft needs a tech 'miracle,' this is the team that answers the call, Business Insider
  5. ↑ Janet I. Tu, July 10, 2014 Innovator instigator Peter Lee shakes up Microsoft Research, The Seattle Times
  6. ↑ Ducharme, Jamie (May 2, 2024). "Peter Lee". TIME. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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