The School currently holds 3 doctorate GIFTs: Computer Science and Technology, Traffic Information Engineering & Control, as well as a doctoral degree authorization point of Transportation Engineering. The school is also authorized for master degree awarding in 6 disciplines: Traffic Information Engineering & Control, Intelligent Transportation & Information System Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Network and Information Security, Information and Communication Engineering, and Software Engineering. In addition, there are 8 undergraduate disciplines (programs): Computer Science & Engineering (on Computer Applications Technology), Computer Science & Engineering (on Traffic Information Engineering), Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Electronic Information Engineering, Communication Engineering, Measurement & Control Technology and Instrumentation, and Engineering of Internet of Things. Besides, the school provides programs for engineering master students in the fields of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Computer Technology, and Software Engineering. Among the specialties, the Traffic Information Engineering and Control is entitled as the national key discipline, and also the “Preponderant Discipline on 985 Platform” and “211 Project”.
The school owns distinguished faculty. There are MOC leveled teams for technical innovations, and province leveled key teams for technical creations and teachings. For the 198 staff, there are 160 full-time teachers, including 30 professors and 82 associate professors, as well as 109 master and 45 doctorate tutors. Teachers with doctor degrees amounts to 135, 84.6 % of the total teaching staff. And it has 27 national-level and provincial-level talents.
There are 7 departments affiliated to the school: Department of Computer Science, Department of Traffic Information Engineering, Department of Software Engineering, Department of Electronic Information Engineering, Department of Communication Engineering, Department of Internet of Things & Network Engineering and Department of Fundamental Teaching of Computer Engineering; 3 laboratories (experimental centers): Laboratory of Computer Science, Laboratory of Electronic Information and Communication Engineering, Experimental Teaching Center of Computer Technology; 2 provincial demonstration centers of experimental teaching: Shaanxi Provincial Demonstration Center of Computer Science, Shaanxi Provincial Demonstration Center of Intelligent Transportation and Information; 8 research institutes (R&D center): Research Institute of Computer Application, Research Institute of Electronic Information Engineering, Research Institute of Information and Computer Engineering, Research Institute of Traffic information Engineering, Institute of Traffic Computer Technology, R&D Center of Computer Software, Research Institute of Traffic Technology and Intelligent Transportation of Chang’an University, Research Institute of Traffic Information Standardization Technology; 1 Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of “13115” Project: Shaanxi R&D Center of Intelligent Road &Traffic Detection Equipment Engineering and Technology; 1 Shaanxi off-campus practical education base for college students: Practical Engineering Education Center of Chang’an University—Datang Mobile Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
The school has achieved outstandingly in teaching and research. In the last years, more than 30 teaching materials, including textbooks, research monographs, and translations have been compiled and published. 270 national, provincial and crossing research projects are undertaken with annual contract amount over 40 million RMB. Accordingly, there obtain 5 second awards of national Scientific and Technological Progress, 1 first prize of national Teaching Achievement, 10 more Shaanxi Science and Technology Awards, 3 Science and Technology Awards from China Road Associations, 1 first prize of Science and Technology Awards from China Navigation Associations, and 30 more provincial and ministerial awards in teaching and research. In addition, 150 national patents and 10 international patents are granted, so as 120 more software copyrights. There are 300 high-quality academic research papers published.
The school places great emphasis on international cooperation and exchanges. It has successively established mutual visit and exchange mechanisms with more than 20 renowned foreign universities and enterprises, including those from the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia, Sweden, and Switzerland, thereby enhancing the internationalization level of the school.
