School of Cyber Science and Technology-Beihang University

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In January 2016, Beihang University was among the first institutions in China authorized to grant doctoral degrees in the field of Cyber Science and Technology. In August 2017, responding to President Xi Jinping's call to "transform our country from a major cyber power into a cyber superpower," Beihang University consolidated resources from various departments to establish the School of Cyber Science and Technology. The following month, the School was designated as one of the inaugural "World-Class Cybersecurity Schools" by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of Education (MOE), marking both a significant honor and a serious responsibility.

Beihang University is committed to serving China's national cyberspace security strategy. Guided by the principle of "strengthening network security, oriented towards real-world applications, fostering innovation, and aiming for excellence," the School prioritizes the development of cyberspace security as a top discipline while carrying out the fundamental task of moral cultivation. The School of Cyber Science and Technology has assembled a Development Strategy Advisory Committee comprising experts from government, academia, research institutions, and leading companies in the cyberspace industry to advise on discipline construction, talent cultivation, and overall development.

Study

To better support the School of Cyber Science and Technology, Beihang has invested in world-class facilities, including a new building on the Xueyuan Road campus, dedicated "Double First-Class" funding, and additional financial support from local and social sources. As the Deputy Director of the Zhongguancun National Laboratory, Beihang actively contributes to the laboratory's construction. The School hosts ten provincial and ministerial-level academic platforms, including key laboratories for aerospace cybersecurity, blockchain and IoT applications, and trusted network computing technology; research bases for cyberspace international governance and postgraduate training in information security; advanced disciplinary initiatives in Beijing universities; and CAC innovation bases for cybersecurity talent development. It also includes a collaborative education demonstration base with Qi An Xin Technology Group Inc., a technical center for cybersecurity engineers, and a postdoctoral research station for cyberspace security.

Aligned with China's national strategy for cyberspace security, the School offers three undergraduate programs: Information Security, Information Countermeasures Technology, and Cyberspace Security, with the first two recognized as national first-class undergraduate programs. The School has established key disciplinary areas such as integrated air-space-ground network and information security, new cryptographic theories and applications, cyberspace countermeasures and training range technology, network content security and governance, and industrial internet security. To better support these fields, it has built six specialized platforms: the Integrated Information Network Scientific and Educational Innovation Platform, Cryptography Technology and Applications Innovation Laboratory, Blockchain Innovation and Application Laboratory, Network Offense and Defense and Training Range Laboratory, Internet Public Opinion and Security Governance Laboratory, and Industrial Control and Intelligent Systems Security Laboratory. Additionally, the School has built four undergraduate teaching labs and one "Great Wall Training Range" for practical learning and research. The School has further expanded its research capabilities through the Cyberspace Security Research Center at the Beihang Hangzhou International Innovation Institute, featuring advanced platforms like the Integrated Space-Air-Ground Emergency Secure Communication Research Platform, the Blockchain and Secure Computing Research Platform, and the "Qiantang Cyber Range."

The School strengthens moral education and cultivates well-rounded individuals, adhering to the educational philosophy of "broad knowledge, practical expertise, strong capability, and innovation." By integrating ideological and political education with professional knowledge, it cultivates national cybersecurity guardians imbued with a commitment to aerospace and national service. To innovate talent development models, the School has established the Undergraduate-to-Doctorate Cybersecurity Excellence Program and the Undergraduate-to-Master's Cybersecurity Specialization Program. It has also collaborated with the National Computer Network and Information Security Management Center to launch the Cybersecurity Advanced Talent Program. Furthermore, partnerships with institutions such as Zhongguancun Laboratory, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and the China Electronics Corporation facilitate the joint training of master's and doctoral students under the Outstanding Engineer Program.

The School has achieved outstanding results in teaching and talent development. Faculty members have authored over 40 high-quality textbooks, more than 10 monographs, and 3 translated works.

"Cybersecurity: Technology and Practice" by Liu Jianwei has received the National Cybersecurity Excellent Textbook Award, MOE High-Quality Textbook Award, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Premium Textbook for Engineering Master's and Doctoral Students Award, and was recognized as a Beijing Higher Education Premium Undergraduate Teaching Material Key Project. This textbook has been adopted by over 210 universities nationwide. Another work, "Security of Communication Networks: Theory and Technology," earned the First Prize for Excellent Textbooks in General Higher Education Institutions. The translated book "The Secret of Cryptography" won the National Excellent Popular Science Work Award, China Communications Society's Information and Communication Popular Science Excellence Award, China Science Writers Association Gold Award for Outstanding Popular Science Works, and the 11th Wenjin Book Award Recommendation Prize.

Guo Hua's "Cryptography Laboratory Manual" was included in MIIT's 14th Five-Year Plan Textbooks, while Bai Lin's monograph received the China Publishing Government Award.

Undergraduate courses such as Information Network Security and C Programming Language were rated National First-Class Undergraduate Courses, and The Secret of Cryptography was recognized as a National Premium Open Online Course. Additionally, the course Cybersecurity was designated a National Online Model Course for Engineering Graduate Students and a MIIT Premium Course for Master's and Doctoral Engineering Students.

15 students have been awarded the China Internet Development Foundation Cybersecurity Scholarship, and 30 students have been named Outstanding Graduates of Beijing. Five students have received provincial or ministerial-level awards for Outstanding Doctoral and Master's Theses from organizations such as the China Electronics Society, the China Cryptography Society, the China Artificial Intelligence Society, and the China Command and Control Society. Four students have won the Outstanding Student Award for the China Cyberspace Security Association's Innovation Funding Program.

Student Kou Jing has won the Gold Award in the "Internet+" National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, as well as the Baosteel Excellent Student Award. A total of 152 students have won four Most Entrepreneurial Value Awards and 34 First Prizes in the National College Student Information Security Competition, while 72 students have received two Special Prizes and 16 First Prizes in the National Cryptography Technology Competition. The Orange Team has won ten First Prizes in competitions such as the National College Student Information Security Innovation Practice Competition and the National Industrial and Information Technology Skills Competition (CTF).

The number of student awards ranks among the top nationwide. With an exceptional academic environment and robust support system, the School boasts a postgraduate recommendation rate exceeding 70%, a further education rate surpassing 90%, and a one-time employment rate of over 95%.

Faculty

Beihang University emphasizes a balanced approach to faculty development, combining talent cultivation and global recruitment to attract outstanding experts from around the world. The School currently has 86 faculty members, including four academicians, two national teaching masters, nine national leading talents, and 11 nationally recognized young talents. Additionally, the team includes one National Cybersecurity Outstanding Talent, one National Cybersecurity Outstanding Teacher, three Beijing Teaching Masters, two Beijing Excellent Teachers, and one of the country's first cybersecurity innovation and entrepreneurship mentors.

Liu Jianwei was honored with the National Cybersecurity Outstanding Teacher Award, Beijing Teaching Master Award, Baosteel Outstanding Teacher Special Award, and the Beijing Excellent Teacher Award. Shang Tao also received the Beijing Excellent Teacher Award.

The faculty has earned two Second Prizes for Beijing Teaching Achievements, one Second Prize for Teaching Achievements from the Chinese Association of Automation, and three Special Prizes for Teaching Achievements at Beihang University.

More than 20 faculty members, including Wu Qianhong, Shang Tao, Guan Zhenyu, Mao Jian, Gao Ying, Guo Hua, Zhang Zongyang, Sun Yu, Lü Jiqiang, and Yao Yanqing, have received the Excellent Instructor Award in the National College Student Information Security Competition and the National Cryptography Technology Competition. Liu Yizhong, Yang Liqun, and Zhang Qianyun have won first prizes in the China Internet Security Competition. Guan Zhenyu, Sun Yu, and Li Dawei have been awarded first prizes in the National Industrial Internet Security Technology and Skills Competition.

Research

The School explores a collaborative education mechanism involving the government, industries, universities and research institutes. It has established an innovation and entrepreneurship base in Shining Building of Beihang University. Cyberspace enterprises' experts are invited to serve as innovation and entrepreneurship mentors, forming an innovative education model. The School has built 20 high-level joint laboratories and training bases with leading cyberspace enterprises such as 360 Technology, Tencent, Qi An Xin, Topsec, Isecu, DBAPPSecurity, VenusTech, NSFOCUS, Bangcle, Iseclab, Sangfor and Antiy, carrying out textbook compilation, practical teaching and research on topics. It has jointly established a joint laboratory on the security of domestic operating systems with UnionTech and KylinSoft to cultivate talents in domestic operating system security. In cooperation with open-source communities such as OpenAnolis, Kylin, openEuler and HarmonyOS, it has set up an open-source system software security laboratory, which has won the Open Source Lighthouse Award of the Kylin Community and obtained nearly 200 original vulnerability certificates of CVE and CNVD. The School has jointly launched a lecture course with cyberspace enterprises, inviting over 40 experts to hold various lectures. More than 10 teachers have been sent to cyberspace enterprises for temporary job assignments to give full play to their specialties and contribute to the development of the network security industry.

The School has strengthened its foundational and forward-looking research, achieving a series of high-level innovative results. It pioneered the theory and technology system of dynamic cryptography, with its technological achievements receiving the first prize of National Technology Invention Award and the National Defense Technology Invention Award. The School has made breakthroughs in key areas such as integrated air-ground-space network security, industrial internet security, network content security, blockchain applications, cyber ranges, and vehicular network security, earning 1 Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 19 First Prizes and 13 Second Prizes of provincial and ministerial level science and technology awards.

The School is leading 30 national key projects, including those under the Ministry of Science and Technology's Key R&D Program, the National Natural Science Foundation's Key Projects, and enterprise joint funds. It has also secured 5 National Outstanding Youth Funds and Excellent Young Scientist Funds, 45 General and Youth Projects, 2 Youth Changjiang Scholars Projects funded by MOE, and 1 Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Fund.

International Cooperation

The School has promoted international cooperation and exchanges, signing strategic partnership agreements with the University of Manchester, the University of Surrey, and Queen Mary University of London in the UK. These agreements have established student exchange programs and facilitated faculty and student interactions. In collaboration with institutions such as the National University of Science and Technology, the Air Force University, and the College of Engineering and Advanced Sciences in Pakistan, the School co-founded an international cybersecurity program for international students, established a joint cybersecurity laboratory, and initiated research collaborations and academic exchanges. Additionally, a faculty and student exchange program has been set up with the National University of Cryptography and Information Security in Indonesia, enabling the sharing of teaching resources and the promotion of teaching and research cooperation.

Striving for excellence through dedication and hard work, the entire faculty and student body unite to forge ahead, achieving outstanding accomplishments across all fields. In 2021, the School was awarded the title of "National Cybersecurity Advanced Group" by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and CAC. The School of Cyber Science and Technology at Beihang University has already demonstrated vibrant energy and enthusiastic passion, confidently advancing towards its established goals. It is committed to building itself into a world-class institution.

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