A three-day seminar on  automation and information sciences opened here Thursday, as part  of the activities to mark the 45th founding anniversary of the  Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (
CASIA).

   The meeting collected 86 papers and invited well-known  academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the  Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the U.S. National Academy of  Sciences.

   Some renowned experts were invited to give lectures, including  Yu-Chi Ho, professor of applied mathematics and system engineering from Harvard University, Benjamin W. Wah, president of the  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)  Computer Society, and Daniel J. Dailey, president of the IEEE  Intelligence Telecommunication Society.

   China has given priority to applying information technology in  its economic and social construction.
   Founded in 1956, the CASIA is the first automation institute in China and has contributed to the development of China's economy  over the years.