高级信息工程作为博士生的选修课，主要目的是拓宽博士生在信息领域的广度与深度，选材体现新题、前沿和导向性原则。内容涉及电子、通讯、计算机和信息技术相关的学科，如生物信息、生物医学工程、信息安全、模式识别等。高级信息工程主要涉及当前信息领域的研究热点、进展及发展趋势等，包括“智能技术与系统”、新一代以太网、统计学习理论、生物信息学、生物特征认证、图像与图形的融合、数字内容及信息安全等。并就国际上信息领域的成败案例进行了分析。

Advanced Information Engineering is an elective course for PhD students. The aim of the course is to broaden the knowledge scope and depth of the PhD students in the information field. The materials used express the principles of novelty, advancing front and guidance. The content includes electronics, communication, computer science and other principles related to information technology, such as bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, biometric medical engineering, Information security and pattern recognition, etc.In the course, the hot research fields, progress and trend of development in information field are introduced, including “intelligent technology and system”, new generation Ethernet, statistical learning theory, bioinformatics, biometrics, merge of image and graphics, digital content and information security, etc. The cases of winners and losers in information field are also analyzed.