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Microsoft
Research, located just half an hour from the university across
Lake Washington, is the research organization of Microsoft
Corporation. The Theory
Group is a new fundamental research group at MSR, whose
members
include a number of internationally-known mathematicians, including
Fields medalist Michael
Freedman and Knuth prize winner László
Lovász. The Theory Group focuses on a statistical physics
approach to discrete probability theory, combinatorics, and theoretical
computer science. The Mathematics Department is developing close
ties with the group, most of whose permanent members are affiliate
professors in the UW Mathematics Department, which means they are
available to advise graduate students and offer occasional graduate
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