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Hoifung Poon is a General Manager at Microsoft, leading biomedical AI research and incubation since August 2011, with a focus on real-world evidence generation for precision health. Notable roles include Senior Director of Biomedical NLP, where leadership of a team advanced machine reading for clinical applications, and Principal Researcher managing key projects aimed at enhancing machine learning and natural language processing in precision medicine. Prior experience includes a research assistant position at the University of Washington, where machine learning methods were developed, a research internship at Microsoft, and a software architect role at Entigo, where development of a B2B application framework occurred. Hoifung Poon holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Computer Science from Sun Yat-sen University.
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Founded by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond Washington, Microsoft began its operations as a computer software company. They quickly became a household name within the computer operating system market when it was founded in 1975. With their successful IPO a few years later, they went on to acquire several large operations such as LinkedIn and Skype giving them total market dominance. With the shift to a devices and services strategy and under new leadership, Microsoft went on to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. In 2019, they made history as the third US public company to reach 1 trillion market cap, and most recently, they have been valued at over 2 trillion. Today, Microsoft generates revenue by developing, licensing, and supporting a wide range of software products and services, by designing and selling hardware, and by delivering relevant online advertising to a global customer audience. In addition to selling individual products and services, they offer suites of products and services such as consulting to computer system integrators and developers. However, they are mostly known for Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer web browser. More specifically, their products include operating systems for personal computers, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console, Kinect for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 accessories, and Microsoft PC hardware products