Hsiao-Wuen Hon
Hsiao-WuenHoniscorporatevicepresidentofMicrosoft,chairmanofMicrosoft’sAsia-PacificR&DGroup,andmanagingdirectorofMicrosoftResearchAsia,wherehedrivesMicrosoft’sstrategyforresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesintheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascollaborationswithacademia.Hsiao-WuenhasbeenwithMicrosoftsince1995.Previously,hefoundedandmanagedMicrosoft’sSearchTechnologyCenterandledthedevelopmentofMicrosoft’ssearchproducts(Bing)inAsia-Pacific.PriortojoiningMicrosoftResearchAsia,hewasthefoundingmemberandarchitectoftheNaturalInteractiveServicesDivisionatMicrosoftCorporation.AnIEEEfellowandadistinguishedscientistofMicrosoft,Hsiao-Wuenisaninternationallyrecognizedexpertinspeechtechnology.Hehaspublishedmorethan100technicalpapersininternationaljournalsandatconferences.