Visiting the Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) in Beijing The Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) was established in November 1998 (it was first named as Microsoft Research Beijing). It is located in the northwest suburb in Beijing, close to many research universities. MSRA has become a top research center on graphics and multimedia in Asia. This group picture was taken in the entrance of MSRA. From left to right: Mary Lou Soffa (Virginia), Marc Snir (UIUC), Fred Roberts (Rutgers), Bryant York (Portland State), Xiaodong Zhang (Ohio State), Martha Pollack (Michigan), Valerie Taylor (Texas A&M), Debra Richardson (UC Irvine), Harry Shum (MSRA), Gurindar Sohi (Wisconsin), Wei Zhao (Texas A&M/ NSF), Baining Guo (MSRA), and Jason Cong (UCLA).

An MSRA Tour Harry Shum, the Managing Director of MSRA led a tour to show the MSRA facility to the delegation, from left to right: Xiaodong Zhang (Ohio State), Keith Marzullo (UCSD), Harry Shum (MSRA), and Gurindar Sohi (Wisconsin).