An online research work meeting of the Research Institute of Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (RITAS) was held on April 11, 2025. Attendees included Prof. Joseph Sifakis (Director of RITAS), Prof. Qi Hao (Executive Director of RITAS), Prof. Ke Tang (Member of the Management Committee and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering), Chair Professor Jiang Liu, and center directors, Prof. Yinqian Zhang, Associate Prof. Yepang Liu, Associate Prof. Xuan Song, as well as other faculty members. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Qi Hao.
 

During the meeting, the director of each research center first presented reports on their teams’ current status, research topics, project progress, funding arrangements, main research directions, societal contributions, and future plans.

Prof. Joseph Sifakis expressed full recognition of the recent research achievements made by each center and provided constructive feedbacks. He emphasized the societal impacts of research outcomes and encouraged more collaborative activities among the centers. Prof. Sifakis proposed organizing an industry-university interaction event in October 2025, inviting industry partners to visit the institute and suggesting that each center showcase their research results through demonstrations and presentations to promote more collaborations. He also recommended developing an advanced AI infrastructure for RITAS to support significant scientific innovations and enhance research efficiency and technology transfer capabilities.

Prof. Qi Hao summarized the meeting and suggested holding monthly cross-center seminars, where faculty and students could participate in discussions on specific topics to further strengthen academic exchange. The directors of five centers actively contributed ideas and suggestions for the future development of RITAS.

This meeting helps RITAS to well arrange its next half a year’s research activities.