The CIST has 157 faculty members, including one academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, one national specially-appointed expert, one recipient of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, one fellow of Chinese Society of Automation, one recipient of National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. The college also invites well-known scholars at home and abroad to lecture and supervise students, including Turing Award winners, academicians of the International Academy of Nuclear Energy, as honorary professors and guest professors, which further enhances the college's academic influence.