CHM Presents Revolutionaries: Microsoft Research's Rick Rashid in Conversation with John Markoff of The New York Times

As Chief Research Officer, Richard (Rick) F. Rashid oversees worldwide operations for Microsoft Research, the largest computer science research organization in the world, encompassing more than 850 researchers across eleven global labs. Under Rashid's leadership, Microsoft Research conducts both basic and applied research across disciplines that include algorithms and theory; human-computer interaction; machine learning; multimedia and graphics; search; security; social computing; and systems, architecture, mobility and networking. His team collaborates with the world's foremost researchers in academia, industry and government on initiatives to expand the state of the art across the breadth of computing and to help ensure the future of Microsoft's products.

John Markoff of The New York Times has known Rick Rashid for many years and will moderate a wide-ranging conversation with him about his beginnings, influences (Star Trek!), mentors and career at Microsoft. We’ll also learn more about his vision for Microsoft Research twelve years into his leadership role there.