On May 19, the 2019 Shanghai Science and Technology Awards Ceremony was held at Shanghai Exhibition Center. Academician He Jifeng, founder of the Software Engineering Institute of ECNU and his team won a special award for their technologies of software testing, analyzing and assessment that ensure the development of safety critical control software for key industrial equipment. 

The technologies have been used in many important space missions in China, including the launch of the satellite.

Prof. He Jifeng and his team members

The Shanghai Science and Technology Awards is established by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government in order to reward individual and organizations that have made outstanding contributions in the scientific and technological progress of Shanghai. The 2019 Shanghai Science and Technology Awards honored in total 308 scientigic breakthroughs and researchers.