AutoGen core contributor leaves Microsoft after nearly five years across MSR and Core AI
vykthur · x · 2026-09-23
vykthur announces his last day at Microsoft after nearly five years across Microsoft Research and Core AI. There he worked on evaluation metrics for GitHub Copilot, helped build LIDA, AutoGen and AutoGen Studio, saw AutoGen grow into the Microsoft Agent Framework, and most recently took the Foundry Agent Optimizer service from a blank page to public preview. He is taking a short break for family time and writing.
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