On Aril 16th, Committee Meeting of MOE International Joint Lab of Trustworthy Software was held at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis. It was the first Committee meeting hosted by a foreign partner since the establishment of the Joint Lab.

The Lab’s development in the last year was introduced to all partners in the meeting. When discussing future plans, Prof. Jifeng He proposed to establish an International School under the framework of the Joint Lab, in order to strengthen the bond and cooperation among partners of the lab and to train high-quality students in software engineering. Other topics of international collaboration, including Joint Master Programs and Open Research Project, are also discussed at the meeting.

Besides members from East China Normal University, partners participating the Committee meeting this year include Prof. Robert de Simone from INRIA, Prof. Eric Madelaine and Prof. Frederic Mallet from University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Prof. Marcello Bonsangue from Leiden University, and Prof. Frederic Vivien from ENS Lyon.