Systems & networking
Researching next-generation systems and networks that power reliable, scalable, and efficient computing.
Group
Data Management, Exploration and Mining (DMX)
The Data Management, Mining and Exploration (DMX) Group at Microsoft Research was established in 1999 and was managed by Surajit Chaudhuri. In 2020, DMX and the Database Group merged to form the current Data Systems…
Project
Project Sirius
Project Sirius is investigating whether ultra-fast optical switching within data centers could allow us to sidestep these disruptions. It aims to develop an all-optical, data-center-wide network that is completely flat, in contrast to the hierarchy…
Project
Project Iris
Project Iris explores novel designs of regional and Wide Area (WAN) cloud networks from the ground-up motivated by the rapid growth of cloud network traffic across data centers. Building upon recent advancements in optical technologies,…
Event
Microsoft @ NSDI ’20
The 17th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation will be in Santa Clara, California on February 25–27, 2020. NSDI focuses on the design principles, implementation, and practical evaluation of networked and distributed systems.…
Project
Micro Co-design
The massive scale of cloud infrastructure services enables, and often necessitates, vertical co-design of the infrastructure stack by cloud providers. Micro co-design is a Minimally invasive, Cheap, and retro-fittable approach to co-design that extracts efficiency out of existing…
Project
Edge Computing
Industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare are eager to develop real-time control systems that use machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve efficiencies and reduce cost. We are exploring this new computing paradigm by identifying…