Microsoft Research immediately named famous laptop scientist Jeannette Wing, the two-time head of Carnegie Mellon’s laptop science division, to the place of vice chairman in cost of Microsoft Research International, overseeing the corporate’s analysis labs in India, England and China.
It’s a newly created place for Microsoft. Wing will report back to Rick Rashid, the corporate’s chief analysis officer, after beginning at Microsoft in January.
Wing’s analysis has targeted on areas together with safety and privateness. She labored on the Nationwide Science Basis as an assistant director from 2007 to 2010, main the world of the muse that funds educational laptop science analysis in the US, earlier than returning to Carnegie Mellon.
Wing says in a news release, “Microsoft Research has already had great affect on the sphere of computing, on Microsoft’s services, and on society, with potential but to be unleashed. I’m wanting ahead to working with the extraordinary expertise at Microsoft Research, and I’m particularly honored to serve the international labs, every with its personal character, strengths and distinct cultures.”