Yesterday, Zhang Yaqin, the former chairman of Microsoft Asia Pacific R&D Group, just announced his departure from Microsoft. Baidu announced today that Zhang Yaqin officially joined Baidu as president, responsible for emerging businesses. Before joining Baidu, Zhang Yaqin was the senior vice president of Microsoft and chairman of Microsoft Asia Pacific R&D Group, responsible for the overall layout of Microsoft's research and product development in the Asia Pacific region.

Li Yanhong, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said, "We are very happy to welcome Dr. Zhang Yaqin to our senior management team. Dr. Zhang Yaqin has profound technical attainments and rich business experience, and will make valuable contributions to our entry into emerging business fields."

"I am very excited to join Baidu at such a critical turning point in the Internet industry," said Zhang Yaqin

Zhang Yaqin joined Microsoft in 1999 and is one of the founders of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA). He once served as the president and chief scientist of Microsoft Research Asia, the global vice president of Microsoft, and the chairman of Microsoft China. In 2006, it founded Microsoft Asia Pacific R&D Group, integrating Microsoft Asia Research Institute, Microsoft Asia Engineering Institute, Microsoft Asia Internet Engineering Institute, Microsoft Asia Business Software Division, Microsoft Asia Hardware Technology Center, Microsoft (China) Cloud Computing and other departments, covering basic research, technology incubation, product development and strategic cooperation.

Zhang Yaqin is also a world-class scientist and leader in the field of communication and software. At the age of 12, he was admitted to the junior class of the University of Science and Technology of China, and at the age of 23, he received a doctor's degree in electrical engineering from George Washington University in the United States. In 1997, he was awarded the title of IEEE Fellow, and became the youngest scientist to win this honor in the 100 year history of the Association. Zhang Yaqin has more than 60 US patents, more than 500 academic papers and 11 monographs.

In recent years, Baidu has attracted many outstanding scientists around the world. In May this year, Wu Enda, the founder of Google Brain, joined Baidu as the chief scientist. Analysts believe that Zhang Yaqin's alliance will further expand Baidu's advantages in technology research and development, and help Baidu expand more new business areas in the mobile era.

PS： Ever since I saw Microsoft KO Nokia with a Trojan horse, when important Microsoft employees change jobs, I always feel a little chilly

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