School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology was established in July 2002 by integrating the original Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Automatic Control, Department of Photo-electric Engineering, and Department of Electronic Engineering. This is an important measure of organization reform for the university to fit in with the development of higher education and science and technology; to adapt to the demands of future processes for social information and intelligence; and to promote rapid progress and discipline-crossing in information science disciplines. The first-grade disciplines it contains cover precisely the four big components of information sciences defined by Ministry of Science & Technology and National Fund Commission: electronics and semi-conductor micro-electronics, photonics and photo-electronics, computer science, and automatic sciences. The School will take discipline construction as its focus, and work hard to achieve big progress in teaching qualities, scientific researches, management standards, benefits of running the school and international exchanges and cooperation, so as to improve the overall strength of the university in the area of information science and technology. Discipline System The School of Information Science and Technology has a complete and perfect system (Table 1) and a reasonable distribution of specialty structure (Table 2), with its principal disciplines covering six first-grade disciplines. Currently, in the School, there are over 5300 undergraduates, 1480 master-degree students, 606 doctoral students, and 13 post-doctoral students. Table 1. Discipline System of School of Information Science and Technology Name of First-grade Discipline First-grade Discipline Authorization Post-doctoral Mobile Station Name of Second-grade Discipline Key Discipline Doctoral Program Master’s Program National Ministerial Control Science and Engineering Ö Ö Control Theory and Control Engineering Ö Ö Ö Ö Mode Recognition and Intelligence System   Ö Ö Ö DetectionTechnology&AutomaticDevice     Ö Ö System Engineering     Ö Ö Navigation, Guidance and Control     Ö Ö Optic Engineering Ö Ö   Ö Ö Ö Ö Instrument Science and Technology Ö Ö Testing and Metering Technology & Instruments   Ö Ö Ö Precise Instruments and Machinery     Ö Ö Electronics Science &Technology Ö Ö Physical Electronics Ö Ö Ö Ö Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology   Ö Ö Ö Electric Circuit and System     Ö Ö Microelectronics and Solid Electronics     Ö Ö Information and Communication Engineering Ö Ö Communication and Information System Ö Ö Ö Ö Signal and Information Processing   Ö Ö Ö Computer Science and Technology Ö Ö Computer Applied Technology   Ö Ö Ö Computer Software and Theory     Ö Ö Computer System Structure       Ö Mechanical Engineering     Mechanical Electronic Engineering       Ö Weaponry System and Technology     Weapon System and Application Engineering     Ö Ö Biological Medicine and Engineering             Ö Total 6 6   4 9 17 20 Table 2. Undergraduate Specialties of School of Information Science and Technology Name of Specialty Key Specialty Automation Measuring and Control Technology  & Instruments Electronics Science &Technology Information Engineering Information Antagonism Technology Computer Science & Technology Software Engineer- ing Communication Engineering Electronic Information Engineering Key Specialty of National Defense Working Commission of Science   Ö   Ö Ö Ö     Prestigious Specialty of the School Ö   Ö Ö       The above disciplines and specialties are basically “211 Project” Phase I key construction programs of Beijing Institute of Technology, and are also the key construction programs of “211 Project” Phase II and “985 Project”. During the “Tenth Five–Year Plan” period, the investment for discipline construction of the School will exceed 60 million Yuan for further development and expansion. Academic Echelon The teacher contingent of the School is enormous. At present there are over 450 teachers and staff, among whom are 4 academicians of Chinese Academy of Science /Academy of Engineering, 4 specially invited professor posts for National Changjiang Awards, 73 supervisors of Ph.D., 105 professors, over 140 associate professors, with over 100 teachers being Ph.D. Scientific Research The School has an overall superiority in carrying out interdisciplinary major research projects. Now it is committed to undertake the projects of National 973 Plan, 863 Plan, National Natural Science Fund, National Defense Model Equipment, National Defense Science and Technology Specialized Items, National Defense Key Pre-research, National Defense Pre-research Fund, National Defense Working Commission of Science Basic Research, National Defense Working Commission of Science Fund, special items and funds of Ministry of Education, as well as Beijing Science and Technology Plan and Olympiad Plan, Province-University Collaboration Plans and other projects of scientific research and development, and has completed a range of major/key scientific research projects. The area covered by scientific research is broad, and the potential of the foundation and applied foundation is big. In 2002, the School had a total expenditure for R&D 83.66 million Yuan, and won one First Grade Prize of National Science and Technology Development Award, one First Grade Prize, 2 Second Grade Prizes and 3 Third Grade Prizes of National Defense Science and Technology Development Awards, 3 national invention patents and 12 filings for national invention patents. Laboratory Conditions The School of Information Science and Technology occupies an area for laboratories near 30,000 square meters. It offers two national key discipline specialty laboratories (“Signal Collection and Processing Laboratory” and “Color Science and Engineering Laboratory”), “Information Optics Open Laboratory” of Ministry of Education, as well as two Beijing key laboratories (“Mode Recognition and Intelligence System Laboratory” and “Intelligence Information Technology Laboratory”. It is responsible for the laboratory teaching centers facing to the whole university including “Three Electric Center” and “ Computer Center”. The scientific research laboratories, research institutes, and research centers of the School provide a good laboratory foundation and scientific research environment for the discipline programs to undertake high level scientific research and to train upper grade professionals as well as for the external service and development.  Academic Exchanges The disciplines covered by School of Information Science and Technology hold a high academic position both at home and abroad. They have sponsored, undertaken or participated many international academic conferences, and also organized many domestic big academic conferences and seminars. Many professors and experts have undertaken important posts in both domestic and overseas academic organizations. The associations linked up with the School are, mainly, Life Electronics Branch, Microwave Branch and Committee of Electromagnetic Compatibility Specialty of Chinese Electronics Society, Committee of Photronics Technology Specialty and Committee of Thin Film Technology Specialty of Chinese Optics Society, Committee of Optics Specialty of Chinese Ordinance Society, Terminology Committee and Working Committee for The Youth of Chinese Automation Society, Committee of Intelligence Network Specialty of Chinese Artificial Intelligence Society, Committee of Image Technology Specialty of Chinese Illumination Society, Committee of Radar Specialty and Association of Insertion Monolithic Processor of Beijing Electronics Society, Monolithic Processor Branch of Beijing Computer Society, Committee of Electronics Specialty of Beijing Aviation and Space Society, Electric Circuit Theoretical Research Party of Beijing Society of Higher Education, etc..