The College of Computer Science and Technology in Jilin University was founded in 1976, by Dr. Wang Xianghao, the famous educator, mathematician, scientist of computer science and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1958, Dr. Wang first recognized the significance of research on computer science, resolutely turned his research direction from algebra to computer science, set up the specialty of cybernetics, pursued research on computer theory and obtained achievements which were on international advanced level. All these cultivated cadremen for computer science and made Jilin University one of the earliest institutions that endeavored to research on computer science and technology. In May, 2001, the former Department of Computer Science, Jilin University, together with the former Department of Computer Engineering and Technology, Jilin Technical University, Department of Computer Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology and Department of Computer Science, Changchun Post and Telecommunication Institute was merged into the new College of Computer Science and Technology.

In 1958, academician Wang set up the laboratory of Cybernetics and studied the system structure of computer. In the 1960s, he obtained international leading achievements on “multi-value logic” and “theory of automaton”. From 1960 to 1975, he developed 6 computers. In 1974, he accomplished “ALGOL60 Compiling System 74”. In 1977, Dr. Wang first launched the orientation of “Artificial Intelligence” in China which promoted the domestic research on artificial intelligence. In the same year, “NOVA multi-user BASIC” analysis and TQ-6“FORTRAN Compiling system” were completed. The college has various categories of disciplines and also has solid science research strength, seasoned teams, domestic top-ranking equipments and devices and has advantage in the specialties such as Computer Software and Theory, Computer Application Technology and Computer System Structure. In the front edge fields of computer science such as Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Theorem Proving, Intelligent Planning and Automated Reasoning, Knowledge Engineering and Agent System, Software Engineering and Software Automation, Distributed System, Computer Graphics, Computer Network and Computational Intelligence, the college has accomplished many generally accepted achievements, and they are always in the leading ranks.

The college contains a Computer Science and Technology and Network and Information Security undergraduate specialty, 1 national key discipline and 3 Jilin Province key disciplines, 2 undergraduate program of Computer Science and Technology (including Network and Information Security) and Internet of Things Engineering, 3 master program institute of Computer Software and Theory, Computer Application Technology and Computer System Structure and Network, and Bioinformatics 4 doctoral program of Computer Software and Theory, Computer Application Technology and Computer System Structure, a first class discipline doctoral grant institute of Computer Science and Technology. The college also has a postdoctoral mobile station for scientific research, a national key discipline, three Jilin Province key discipline, an engineering center of the Ministry of Education,1 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 1 key Laboratory of Defense Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, a key laboratory of the Ministry of Information Industry, 2 key laboratory of Jilin province, a provincial engineering research center, 2 key disciplines of 211, a second period science and technology innovation platform of 985. The college has 18 research groups and 6 teaching laboratory. Currently, the college has 209 teachers including 48 professors (including 28 Ph.D. candidate supervisors), 55 associate professors, and 161 persons having doctoral degree. The college also has 1 academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 member of discipline senate of committee of degree of the State Council, 1 Qianren Program Chair professor, 1 Changjiang Chair professor, 5 excellent personnel of the Ministry of Education in the new century, 3 persons enjoying allowance from the State Council, 3 High-level Experts of Jilin Province, 6 middle aged or young experts who have outstanding contributions to Jilin Province and 4 winners of funds for Excellent Youth of Jilin Province, 1 person enjoying allowance from the City Council, and 9 Tang Aoqing Chair professors.

Currently, the college has 2719 undergraduates, 772 postgraduates and 208 doctoral candidates. The college has been making cultivating high quality, high level and special computer talent that could adapt to social needs as it tenet for decades. By many years' efforts, it has now had the characteristic of fusing the discipline of computer and mathematics and also intercrossing with other related disciplines and talent cultivating. All these have cultivated many excellent talents who have solid theoretical background, precise style of study, ability to solve problems and could do scientific research independently for our country.