Peter Lee (born November 30, 1960) is an American

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. He is President and head of

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. Previously, he was the head of the Transformational Convergence Technology Office of the

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and the chair of the Computer Science Department at

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

. His research focuses on

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and reliability. Lee received his PhD degree from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in May 1987 with thesis titled ''The automatic generation of realistic compilers from high-level semantic descriptions''. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Career

Microsoft Research was founded in 1991.Matt Weinberg, August 15, 201
When Microsoft needs a tech 'miracle,' this is the team that answers the call
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'' A longtime "Microsoft Researcher," Peter Lee became the organization's head in 2013. In 2014, the organization had 1,100 advanced researchers "working in 55 areas of study in a dozen labs worldwide."Janet I. Tu, July 10, 201
Innovator instigator Peter Lee shakes up Microsoft Research
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'' From 2015 to 2020, Lee was the head of Microsoft Research NExT (for New Experiences and Technologies) and Microsoft Healthcare. Since 2020 he leads the combined MSR Labs, AI, NExT, Healthcare, and other incubation efforts. For his initiative to change the medical records-keeping by using AI to summarize the visit summary, Lee was included in Time's 2024 list of 100 most influential people in health.

Students

* Greg Morrisett * Scott Draves * George Necula

References

External links

Microsoft.com: Peter Lee research information

CMU.edu: Peter Lee webpage

CMU.edu: CMU curriculum vitae for Peter Lee
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