Microsoft will hold a research conference next week detailing technology development in its labs as well as ongoing projects sponsored by Microsoft at universities. The Faculty Summit, which will take place at the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters, will focus on the state of computer research, current engineering trends and Microsoft's .Net initiative. Speech recognition and natural language processing, two areas of intense research at Microsoft, will also likely be discussed. More than 300 academic researchers are expected to attend. Chairman Bill Gates will deliver a keynote speech on Monday. Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research and a former professor at Carnegie Mellon, will also speak.
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