Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Furu WeiDistinguished Scientist and Vice President · Microsoft ResearchResearcher↗
Researcher · Executive
Jianfeng Gao
Microsoft ResearchTechnical Fellow & CVP
Gao helped move conversational AI from scripted replies toward systems that can answer questions, complete tasks, and draw on outside information. He now sets technical direction for Microsoft's own AI models, spanning reasoning, coding, tool use, planning, and long-context understanding.
Career & education
Current roleMicrosoft Research2026-presentTechnical Fellow & CVP
Microsoft Research2026-presentPreviouslyMicrosoft Research2006-2014Principal Researcher
Microsoft Research2006-2014Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations161,016As of Nov 1, '26
citations+4,340Since last snapshot, Oct 1, '26
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