Systems & networking
Researching and inventing new technologies for next-generation infrastructures and platforms for sensors, devices and the cloud.
Career Opportunity
Cambridge Internship: Novel Light Source Design
The Future AI Infrastructure team at Microsoft Research Cambridge (UK) is pioneering scalable, energy-efficient optical technologies to redefine the future of data centre infrastructure. We’re looking for a talented, curious and motivated PhD student to…
Microsoft Research Blog
GridSFM: A new, small foundation model for the electric grid
Introducing GridSFM, a small foundation model that can predict AC optimal power flow in milliseconds, boosting efficiency and unlocking cost savings. Learn how GridSFM gives grid operators direct visibility into congestion, stability, and system health.
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GridSFM | Small Foundation Models for the Power Grid
GridSFM is an open-source framework for neural surrogate modeling of AC Optimal Power Flow (AC-OPF) on realistic approximations of the US power grids, derived exclusively from open data.
Career Opportunity
Research Intern – Intelligent Quantum Systems Architecture
We are seeking a Research Intern to explore the intersection of quantum applications and quantum system architecture through advanced resource estimation and AI-driven methods. You will develop models that map application-level requirements—such as algorithm depth,…
Career Opportunity
Research Intern – Fault Tolerant Quantum System Architecture
The Research Internship project targets the detailed implementation of error correction codes used for quantum resource estimation (QRE), especially QLDPC codes. The Research Internship project will utilize and contribute to Microsoft’s open-source libraries qdk-qre and…
Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft at NSDI 2026: Advances in large-scale networked systems
Microsoft researchers share advances in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, spanning datacenters, networking, and the growing intersection with AI during NSDI ’26.
