On April 14th, the leaders and researchers from three Organizations (Information Science and Technology Division of SARI, the Intelligent Sensing Network Advanced Research Institute of Tongji University and the Information Science and Technology Advanced Research Institute of East China Normal University) participated in the signing and opening ceremony of “Future Network Technology Joint Research Lab” in Pudong Science and Technology Park. First of all, Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI , introduced the development and construction of Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and discussed the significance and historical opportunities of developing future network technology  jointly by the three parties.

Professor JIANG Changjun, Vice President of Tongji University, introduced the recent four strategic layouts and four major research directions in information area of Tongji University. Academician HE Jifeng and Director of Scienceand Technology Department Mr. SUN Zhenrong from East China Normal University introduced the achievements and main research directions in both information and other characteristic disciplines of East China Normal University respectively.

During the meeting, the three parties reached a strategic cooperative intention for the joint research of future network technology area. Prof. CHEN Xiaodong, Professor XIANG Yang and Professor CHEN Yixiang signed the agreement of "Future Network Technology Joint Research Lab" on behalf of respective parties.

The three parties will work together to combine their advantages, and integrate resources and research achievements, aiming to build a platform of network technology on basic research, technology application, standards and university-industry cooperation for future network, and establish a research and development center with great influence on international future network technology. At the same time, Based on two major laboratories of Ministry of Education and one major laboratory of Shanghai, researchers from the three parties will strive to improve the joint research laboratory to national major laboratory or national engineering center as soon as possible.