Si Qin

About

Si Qin is a Sr. Principal Researcher and Research Manager in the Data, Knowledge, and Intelligence (DKI). Since joining Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) in November 2018, he has been dedicated to advancing AI for IT Operations (AIOps), focusing on leveraging signal processing, machine learning, and optimization technologies to develop high-quality cloud services. In June 2024, Si Qin joined Microsoft AI, where his research and applied science efforts have centered on developing large language model (LLM)-based retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and agent frameworks. These include the widely recognized open-source projects Taskweaver and UFO. He has received multiple awards from Microsoft, including the Distinguished Contribution Award at the 2021 Microsoft Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science Conference, Best Tech Transfers of the Year Award at Microsoft Research Asia, and Team Award at Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D.

Prior to joining Microsoft, he conducted research in array signal processing and received his Ph.D degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Villanova University under the supervision of Prof. Yimin D. Zhang (opens in new tab) and Prof. Moeness G. Amin (opens in new tab) in 2016. He is a globally recognized expert in signal processing, AIOps, LLMs, and AI agents. He has authored over 50 research papers in top-tier conferences and journals and holds more than 10 patents. His academic contributions have also been widely acknowledged by the research community, earning him several prestigious honors, including Best Student Paper Award at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, First Prize in the Student Paper Competition at the 2014 IEEE Benjamin Franklin Symposium on Microwave and Antenna Sub-systems, 2018 Young Author Best Paper Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society, and 2021 Best Paper Award from the European Association for Signal Processing.

In 2022, he was elevated to IEEE Senior Member. His book “LLM-powered GUI Agents: A New Era of Human-Computer Interaction” was published in 2025.