Wangxuan institute of computer technology (WICT) , formerly the institute of  computer science & technology (ICST)  of Peking University， was established in 1983. Its founder, renowned Professor WANG Xuan, is a world-leading computer scientist. He was the winner of the "National Highest Science and Technology Award" in 2001 and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Third World Academy of Sciences. WICT is structured into five research areas: digital publishing, multimedia information processing, digital content processing, natural language processing, and information security. WICT is an umbrella institute hosting a number of research laboratories, namely, National Engineering Research Center for Electronic Publishing New Technology, Center for Chinese Font Design and Research, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Press Media Technology, Network and Information Security Laboratory of Peking University (Zhongguancun Open Laboratory).