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Yuanchang Liu is an Associate Professor and Programme Director of the MSc Power Systems Engineering at University College London. His academic journey includes earning a PhD in Marine Control Engineering and an MSc in Power Systems Engineering at the same institution. Prior to his current role, he was a Research Fellow in Robotic Vision for Autonomous Vehicles at the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey. His research interests are centered on automation and autonomy in marine environments, particularly focusing on technologies related to sensing, perception, and the guidance and control of intelligent autonomous vehicles. His contributions to the field have been recognized, as he has been listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2022 in the domains of Ocean Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. In 2023, he received the prestigious Denny Medal from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) for his innovative work in marine autonomy and automation. Liu has also been awarded the Kan Tong Po International Fellowship by the Royal Society for 2025 and serves on the editorial boards of leading international journals in his field.
University College London • London, ENG
Chair of Marine Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey •
Focused on robotic vision for autonomous vehicles.