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Yuanchang Liu is an Associate Professor and Chair of Marine Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. He is the Programme Director for the MSc in Power Systems Engineering from 2023 to 2025. Prior to joining the department, he served as a Research Fellow in Robotic Vision for Autonomous Vehicles at the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey. Dr. Liu earned his MSc degree in Power Systems Engineering and PhD degree in Marine Control Engineering from University College London in 2011 and 2016, respectively. His research primarily focuses on automation and autonomy in marine environments, with a special emphasis on exploring technologies related to sensing, perception, and guidance control of intelligent autonomous vehicles. Dr. Liu has been recognized in Stanford University's World's Top 2% Scientists list in 2022 for his contributions in Ocean Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. In 2023, he received the prestigious Denny Medal awarded by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) for his innovations in marine autonomy and automation. He also received the Kan Tong Po International Fellowship in 2025 from the Royal Society and serves on the editorial boards of leading international journals such as the Research - Science Partner Journal, Marine Engineering Technology, and Applied Ocean Research.
Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey • Surrey, United Kingdom
Conducted research in robotic vision and autonomous vehicles.
University College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering • London, United Kingdom
Directed MSc Power Systems Engineering program.