On June 28, 2019, the "Science Chinese 2018 Person of the Year" was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Researcher Liu Jizhan, director of the Institute of Agricultural Information Technology of our institute, was elected as the "Scientific Chinese Person of the Year" in the agricultural field. Liu He and Jiang Jianchun, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, presented the award.