Prof. Jifeng He graduated from the mathematics department at Fudan University of China in 1965. He was Senior Research Fellow at the Programming Research Group in the Oxford University Computing Laboratory. Since 1986, Jifeng He has been Professor of Computer Science at East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. He was elected as Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005.

This book mainly introduces the research overview, results, and achievements of ¿The Fundamental Research for Trustworthy Software¿, a major research plan of NSFC. The Plan focuses on four key scientific issues:
(i) measurement and modeling of software trustworthiness;
(ii) construction and verification of trustworthy software;
(iii) evolution and control of trustworthy software;
(iv) trusted environment construction and evaluation.This book aims to establish a research framework for fundamental research on trustworthy software by focusing on the trustworthiness of embedded software and network application software, as well as the trustworthiness of software in key application fields in China. This book is intended for researchers who have been following the evolution of and trends in the trustworthy software; the book is also a valuable reference resource for practitioners and scholars at various levels and in various fields.

Chapter 1. Project Overview.-  Chapter 2.  The Situation of Research at Home and Abroad.- Chapter 3.  Major Results of the Research.- Chapter 4  Outlook.