The main research area covers Database Theory and Application Technology, Data Mining Theory and Method, Network Computing and Big Data Problem.

The laboratory has undertaken two National Scientific and Technological Projects, one National "863" Project, one National Technology-support project, six NSFC projects, and over ten projects of Ministry of Science, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Security, etc. The laboratory was awarded second class prize of Progress in National Science once, first class prize in Scientific and Technological Progress of the Ministry of Machinery Industry once, and many other provincial and ministerial rewards, more than 260 academic papers have also been published.

The teaching work focuses on the building of database programs, including the principle of database (awarded excellent course from Ministry of Education and IBM), database and security, object-oriented database, and distributive database. Database teaching team was awarded the excellent teaching team of Jilin Province. Database Principle was awarded the excellent course of the Ministry of Education-IBM, and Jilin Province.