Forging shields with code

Vision and mission

On Wang Ji's desk, two monitors stand along with a keyboard. There is also an electronic display screen for discussions with his team.

The office is modest, but the work carried out there has long been at the forefront of the field. Since the 1990s, Wang has devoted himself to software technology research, a pursuit he describes as his lifelong dream. High-confidence software technology is part of it.

Wang Huaimin, a professor at the university and an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said he was impressed by Wang Ji's pioneering spirit and his exceptionally broad research perspective. "Even after returning to work, he has maintained a vigorous and ambitious mindset, demonstrating remarkable persistence and resilience," he added.

Wang Ji said the university's spirit and traditions have profoundly shaped his career. As the birthplace of China's first supercomputer and a leader in the country's supercomputing development, the university instilled in him the importance of technological self-reliance.

"We cannot rely on technologies controlled by others," he said. "Key and core technologies must be mastered by ourselves."

Established in 1953, the university has overcome a large number of cutting-edge technological challenges and achieved a series of breakthroughs in the research and development of advanced weapons and equipment.

As the chief technical expert, Wang led his team in developing a project that won the First Prize of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award in 2025.

Wang encourages students to base their research on reality instead of intuition. "Scientific research is not a sprint to chase the latest trends, but a marathon that keeps pace with the nation's needs," he said. So far, Wang has trained more than 120 master's and doctoral students in the field.

As defense systems undergo an intelligent transformation, Wang and his team are focusing on the reliability of artificial intelligence, aiming to ensure that AI can better serve the country's major strategic needs.

Though he cannot take part in conventional warfare, Wang said, "I can still stand on the front line of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, forging shields with code."