The School of Information Engineering, affiliated with Dalian Ocean University, is an engineering college distinguished by its "Information + Marine" characteristic. Adhering to the Blue University educational philosophy, the school focuses on national strategic needs in smart ocean and smart fisheries, committed to cultivating high-quality applied talents with international perspectives, innovative spirit, and practical abilities. Relying on strong faculty resources, advanced scientific research platforms, and close industry connections, the school has formed an educational ecosystem integrating industry-education collaboration and science-education synergy, with significant advantages in marine information technology, intelligent sensing, big data analysis, and other fields.
I. College Overview
1.1 History and Mission
The school originated from the Department of Electronic Engineering established in 1994. After development stages including the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering (2000), it was officially renamed the College of Information Engineering in 2003. Based in Liaoning and serving the nation, the school supports the development of marine and information industries. With the core mission of enhancing students' practical abilities and innovation awareness, it actively promotes school-enterprise collaborative education, striving to become a distinctive high-level talent cultivation and scientific research base in the field of marine information technology.
1.2 Faculty Strength
The school has a well-structured, dynamic, and high-level faculty team. Currently, there are 87 faculty and staff members, including 9 professors, 32 associate professors, 39 with doctoral degrees, and 37 master's supervisors. The faculty includes 1 Liaoning Xingliao Yingcai Teaching Master, 6 Teaching Masters, 1 Most Beautiful Teacher; 3 at the Thousand-level and 5 at the Ten-thousand-level of the Liaoning Hundred, Thousand, and Ten-thousand Talents Project; 1 Liaoning Provincial Outstanding Young Scholar in Higher Education; 3 Dalian Science and Technology Stars. The school has 4 Liaoning Provincial Curriculum Ideology and Political Education Teaching Masters, 3 Outstanding Young Backbone Teachers; and 2 recipients of awards in the Liaoning Provincial Teaching Innovation Competition.
1.3 Teaching and Research Platforms
The school has established multiple provincial and municipal-level scientific research and teaching platforms, with equipment worth over 17.5 million yuan, providing solid support for talent cultivation and scientific research. It possesses provincial and municipal-level key laboratories including the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Information Technology, Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Detection Technology, and Dalian Key Laboratory of Smart Fisheries. The Big Data Industry College is a provincial-level modern industry college that deeply integrates school and enterprise resources. The teaching experiment center is equipped with advanced instruments and equipment, covering professional experiments and innovation practice needs in electronics and information, computer science, automation, data science, and other fields.
II. Scientific Research and Innovation
2.1 Research Characteristics and Core Platforms
The school's scientific research closely revolves around national maritime strategies, focusing on cutting-edge fields such as intelligent sensing and transmission of marine information, marine big data analysis and mining, intelligent detection and control systems, smart fisheries technology and equipment, and interdisciplinary applications of artificial intelligence and marine information.
In recent years, the school's research capabilities have continuously improved. It has undertaken over 110 research projects at various levels, including National Natural Science Foundation projects, and published more than 260 academic papers, including over 130 high-level papers indexed by international authoritative databases such as SCI and EI, demonstrating solid research foundations and sustained innovation capabilities. Multiple technological achievements have been applied in fields such as smart ocean and smart fisheries, serving regional economic development.
2.2 Representative Research Teams
The school has formed several distinctive research teams led by high-level talents, such as the Smart Fisheries Innovation Team focusing on fisheries informatization, intelligent equipment, and system development, and the Intelligent Detection and Marine Information Technology Team dedicated to intelligent sensing of marine environments, data processing, and transmission technologies. Other teams have solid research foundations and industry service capabilities in fields such as marine big data and intelligent control.
III. Academic Programs and Majors
3.1 Degree System
The school has established a complete undergraduate and master's degree cultivation system. It has 2 first-level discipline academic master's programs in Computer Science and Technology and Control Science and Engineering, and 1 professional degree category in Electronic Information. Undergraduate education confers Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees.
3.2 Undergraduate Majors and Characteristics
The school has six departments: Electronic Information Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Automation, Information and Computing Science, Data Science and Big Data Technology, and Computer Fundamentals. Among them, the Computer Science and Technology program has been selected as a National First-class Undergraduate Program Construction Site, and the Electronic Information Engineering program has been selected as a Liaoning Provincial First-class Undergraduate Program, highlighting the advantageous position of discipline construction. Computer Science and Technology and Automation programs are Liaoning Provincial Demonstration Programs for Applied Transformation. Automation and Information and Computing Science programs are university-level characteristic construction programs. Data Science and Big Data Technology is a New Engineering program. All programs offer Marine Information related characteristic courses, strengthening the interdisciplinary integration of Information + Marine. Deeply integrating industry resources, through project-based learning, enterprise internships, and co-construction of industry colleges, the school cultivates students' practical abilities to solve complex engineering problems.
IV. Talent Cultivation Effectiveness
4.1 Teaching Achievements
Student-centered, the school continuously deepens education and teaching reforms with fruitful achievements. It has undertaken over 80 teaching reform projects at or above the university level, and received nearly 50 teaching achievement awards, including 1 provincial first prize, 8 provincial second prizes, 2 provincial third prizes, 7 university-level first prizes, 16 university-level second prizes, and 14 university-level third prizes. The school has 1 national excellent teaching case in curriculum ideology and political education for higher agricultural and forestry institutions, 1 provincial curriculum ideology and political education demonstration course, 1 provincial curriculum ideology and political education teaching team, 1 university-level curriculum ideology and political education demonstration team, 5 university-level curriculum ideology and political education demonstration courses, and 18 university-level typical curriculum ideology and political education cases. It has 1 national first-class course, 12 provincial first-class courses, 2 provincial-level excellent courses, 41 university-level course construction projects; 1 provincial virtual teaching and research office, 1 provincial textbook team. Faculty members have edited or participated in compiling over 60 textbooks, including 2 Liaoning Provincial Excellent Textbooks and 1 textbook included in the first batch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' 14th Five-Year Plan planned textbooks.
4.2 Student Achievements and Development Prospects
The excellent cultivation system has yielded fruitful results. Students demonstrate outstanding innovation and practical abilities, winning nearly 300 national and provincial awards in top academic competitions such as Internet+ and Challenge Cup. The school currently has nearly 2,000 full-time enrolled students, ranking among the top in the university. Graduates, labeled as solid professional foundation and strong practical ability, are highly favored by leading enterprises such as Huawei, Intel, Neusoft, and marine-related organizations, with consistently high and stable employment rates. The school actively expands international cooperation, providing opportunities for overseas study visits and joint cultivation programs for students, empowering them with international perspectives and future competitiveness.
