Systems & networking
Researching next-generation systems and networks that power reliable, scalable, and efficient computing.
Event
SIGCOMM 2026
Microsoft is proud to sponsor SIGCOMM 2026 (opens in new tab) the premier annual conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication. This year’s event will be held in Denver, CO, and will bring together professionals from academic and…
Publication
Honey, I Shrunk the Headers With Flow.ZIP
Publication
STORM: Enabling Traffic Scheduling for RDMA
Career Opportunity
Cambridge Residency Programme: Optical Communication Systems Researcher
Join Microsoft Research Cambridge to invent optical interconnects that deliver power-efficient and reliable optical I/O links for AI infrastructure. Current mainstream interconnect technologies face a fundamental trade-off: copper links are power-efficient and reliable but limited…
Event
OSDI 2026
Microsoft is proud to sponsor OSDI 2026 (opens in new tab) the premier annual conference of the USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. This year’s event will be held in Seattle, Washington, and will bring together professionals…