I&#x27;m in the same boat as you, except that I lack a degree.<p>Although I would love the opportunity to work at Microsoft Research, I accepted the fact that I likely never would.<p>Lately, I&#x27;ve been considering to join and&#x2F;or create a distributed research team. The most challenging part has been to find people whose vision align with mine.<p>Feel free to contact me if that&#x27;s of interest to you.