Lili Cheng
CVP & Managing Director Of Microsoft Research NYC, New England, And Montreal
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolLili Cheng is a veteran technology leader and product-minded researcher who currently heads Microsoft Research in NYC, New England, and Montreal, guiding AI efforts that bridge academia, industry, and product teams. With over three decades of cross-disciplinary experience—from architecture and urban design to human-computer interaction and production AI—she has steered the creation of foundational conversational AI and Copilot tooling used across Microsoft products and enterprise customers. As former CTO of Business Applications AI and founder of Copilot Studio, she combines deep research sensibilities with pragmatic engineering to help organizations build custom agents and business-focused copilots. Her work founding FUSE Labs and contributions to the Bot Framework reflect a long-standing focus on conversational experiences, social computing, and developer tooling. Based in Bellevue, she is known for translating human-centered design into scalable AI systems that prioritize societal and economic impact. An unexpected throughline in her career is the blend of architectural thinking and interactive design, which informs her systems-level approach to AI product strategy.
7 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Interactive Telecommunications | Computer Programming | Design, Master’s Degree Interactive Telecommunications | Computer Programming | Design at New York UniversityBachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Architecture at Cornell University
Github Skills (17)
vsix10
get-started10
bots10
microsoft-cognitive-services10
yeoman10
sdk10
bot-framework10
javascript9
dotnet9
python9
csharp9
telegram-bot9
dotnet-core8
typescript8
nodejs7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lilich/Parents-Association-of-Plomari
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
lilich/BotBuilder
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Bot Builder provides the most comprehensive experience for building conversation applications
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
botconversationbuilderdialogue-systemschatbot
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