takes fund system below makes no sense to me!!!! Natural Science Funds and Astronautic Funds. Here Funds seems wrong. Could be Funding Agency instead of Funds postdoctor mobile station of computer software. Postdoctor is either postdoctoral fellow or Ph.D. level staff. What is a mobile station! "creative work" could be seminal contributions Your Correction is: Prof. Li Wei is a member of "Academic Degrees of Committee of the State Council" Vice Chairman (not associate leader) of Steering Committee of Chinese Hi-Tech Development Programme Intelligent Computing System Project. Director of National Laboratory of Software Development Environment Above Note Programme is British spelling. Americans say Program I have made many changes below but can't do parts in (???) as I don't understand! Note your lab title is funny -- It should I think have Environments not Environment! National Laboratory of Software Development Environments 1. Background Knowledge With the support of State Planning Commission, the State Education Commission and Leading Company of Aviation Industry, the Laboratory started construction in 1991 with a loan from the International Bank and was opened to the outside in October, 1992. In 1995, it passed official inspection. The laboratory (????) takes fund system (????) and the Dean is Professor Li Wei, who is a member of the State Council's Degree Committee, the assistant leader of the expert group of National 863 Advanced Technology Planning Intelligence Computers, the state's distinguished expert and one of the Ten Excellent Teachers of Leading Company of Aviation Industry. Professor Sun ZhongXiue, the academician of China's Academy of Sciences takes the position of the dean of the Academic Committee of the laboratory. Now, the lab has 16 permanent workers, among which are 14 researchers of advanced rank and 2 managers. 2. Main research Interests Evolutionary models of software development, fast algorithms for the (heuristic) solutions of NP complete problems, computer network software environments, software testing environments, parallel algorithms and scalable architecture, logical foundations of artificial intelligence. 3. Conditions for technology development and research In addition to the loan of US$1,200,000 from International Bank, the Laboratory has obtained a fund of Yuan$12,000,000 since 1988, of which Yuan$6,000,000 was used to purchase experimental equipment. Now, the lab has more than 50 advanced work stations of various kinds, including one SUN SPARC- 2000 server and one SUN-670 server, 37 SUN work stations and 8 SGI work stations. These computer facilities are set up as a local-area network with the SUN SPARC-2000 server as its center. Moreover, the network has a full duplex connection with International Internet through the University Campus network and China's Academy of Science network. Thus, it becomes an important research base for the "863" advanced technology effort, and the National "95" Scaling Plan, as well as key projects of Science Engineering Commission, and key projects of Natural Science Funds and Astronautics Funds. 4. Conditions for training professionals The laboratory now has graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral (???) mobile station of computer software (???). It has established the capability to train professionals to the highest international level. The laboratory has 2 doctoral level supervisors, 35 graduates on campus in 1996, 29 Ph.D students (one international) and postdoctoral fellows (one international). Besides, it plans to accept several international students studying for Master's degree or Doctor's degree every year. 5. International communication and cooperation Adhering to the principle of "develop while opening to the outside," the laboratory has many times invited American, British, French and Canadian scholars to come here for academic discussions and collaborative activities. It has also sent many scholars abroad for international conferences and reviews. At present, 5 people of the laboratory are abroad to study for degrees and to do research. The laboratory has agreed to more than 6 months' cooperation and lecturing with Professor Goodman and Professor Pei Min of Michigan University in America, Professor Huang Wenqi of Technical institute of Northeast China, and professor Lin Zuoquan of the Computer Department of Shantou University. 6. Main research achievements Since 1990, the Laboratory has undertaken 254 research projects with a total funding level of Yuan$163,220,000. It has won several prizes among which are 3 national prizes (one first-class prize, 2 second-class prizes), 17 prizes awarded by Aviation Ministry, 5 awards honored as Excellent Software in Beijing area, 3 prizes awarded by Science and Engineering Commission of Civil Defense. Up to now, the laboratory has 327 articles published, among which 65 articles which were published at international conferences, 3 published in international key journals, 12 in Chinese Science, 2 in Science Report and 153 in key domestic computer publications. Many of these articles are frequently quoted both inside and outside China. Some of the articles are regarded as (????) "creative work" (????) by the international academic community. Title: National Laboratory of Software Development Environment Affiliation: Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Address: Xue Yuan Road No.37, Beijing, 100083. Telephone: 010 - 62017251 extention 7614 Telex: Beijing 0085 Fax: 010-52028356 Email: postmaster@cs.sebuaa.ac.cn