(Reported by Zhao Xuemei) The opening ceremony of Qinhuangdao Sub-center of the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation for Process Industries --- IntelliSense and Photoelectric Detection Technology Research Center was held at the Northeastern University Qinhuangdao Campus on May 31st. Chai Tianyou, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, director of the Information Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and director of the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation of Process Industry, Zhang Ruishu, deputy secretary of the CPC municipal committee and mayor Committee, attended and jointly unveiled the Qinhuangdao Sub-center of the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation of Process Industries.
The State Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation for Process Industry ranked first in the field of information science across the country. It was established under the leadership of academician Chai Tianyou and relied on the first-level national key discipline of Northeastern University and the national “Double-First Class” discipline --- Control Science and Engineering. In recent years, the laboratory has undertaken a large number of national major scientific research projects, solved a series of key scientific and technical issues, obtained a large number of high-quality research results, and trained a large number of academic leaders and leading people. After the establishment of the Qinhuangdao Branch Center, more than 20 outstanding talents, including academicians, “Cheung Kong Scholars” and “Distinguished Young Scholars”, will bring together to work for the theory research, technology development and application of Intelligent Marine, Intelligent Medical Treatment, Intelligent Manufacturing and Intelligent Plant in order to meet the national major needs and the rapid development of science and technology.