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'''Peter Lee''' (born November 30, 1960) is an American [[Computer scientist|computer scientist]]. He is Corporate Vice President and head of [[Organization:Microsoft Research|Microsoft Research]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/about/directors.aspx | title=Microsoft Research Leadership | publisher=[[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]], Redmond, USA | accessdate=July 6, 2014}}</ref> Previously, he was  the head of the Transformational Convergence Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the chair of the Computer Science Department at [[Organization:Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon University]].<ref name="cv">{{cite web |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~petel/cv.html| title=Curriculum vitae | publisher=[[Organization:Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon University]], USA |work=Peter Lee | accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref> His research focuses on software security and reliability.

Lee received his PhD degree from the [[Organization:University of Michigan|University of Michigan]] in May 1987 with thesis<ref name="cv" /> titled ''The automatic generation of realistic compilers from high-level semantic descriptions''.<ref>{{cite thesis | url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/303474607/ | title = The automatic generation of realistic compilers from high-level semantic descriptions | first = Peter | last = Lee | accessdate = 13 January 2014| year = 1987 | publisher = University of Michigan | type = Ph.D | via = ProQuest }}</ref> He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.

==Career==
Microsoft Research was founded in 1991.<ref name="Insider">Matt Weinberg, August 15, 2016 [https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-research-peter-lee-interview-2016-8 When Microsoft needs a tech 'miracle,' this is the team that answers the call], ''Business Insider''</ref>
 
A longtime "Microsoft Researcher,"<ref name="Insider"/> 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."<ref name="Seattle">Janet I. Tu, July 10, 2014 [http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2024031882_microsoftresearchxml.html Innovator instigator Peter Lee shakes up Microsoft Research], ''The Seattle Times''</ref>  From 2015 to 2020, Lee was the head of Microsoft Research NExT (for New Experiences and Technologies) and Microsoft Healthcare. <ref name="Insider"/>  Since 2020 he leads the combined MSR Labs, AI, NExT, Healthcare, and other incubation efforts.

== Students ==
* [[Biography:Greg Morrisett|Greg Morrisett]]
* Scott Draves
* [[Biography:George Necula|George Necula]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/petelee/ Microsoft.com: Peter Lee research information]
* [https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~petel/ CMU.edu: Peter Lee webpage]
* [https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~petel/cv.pdf CMU.edu:  CMU curriculum vitae for Peter Lee ]


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