A conversation with MSRA researchers.

Ten years ago, KDD research was still in its infancy in China. Things have changed significantly. With the push from the technological advancement in academia and the pull from the explosive growth of application needs in industry, KDD research is flourishing. At Microsoft Research Asia, we have been conducting research in many areas related to KDD research, including web search, data mining, information retrieval, multimedia mining, natural language processing, and visualization. In addition to publishing papers in KDD and developing technologies for commercial products, we have also contributed to the talent development in China by supervising students and growing young researchers who later become well known in the field related to KDD in universities and industries.