Dr. Zheng Liu

Professor

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Biography

Zheng Liu received his Doctorate in Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan in 2000 and earned a second Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 2007. He started his career as a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, followed by various research positions at the National Research Council of Canada, including his role as a Research Officer. Later, he became a full professor at the Toyota Technological Institute in Nagoya, Japan from 2012 to 2015. Since August 2015, he has been a professor at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC, Canada. His research interests include non-destructive inspection and evaluation, condition assessment, predictive maintenance, data and information fusion, computer/machine vision, machine learning, digital twin technologies, and smart sensor networks. He is a Fellow of SPIE and a senior member of IEEE, and he has held various editorial and leadership positions in professional societies and publications. Liu has been recognized for his contributions to the field of instrumentation and measurement, and he actively supervises graduate students in innovative research projects.

Research Interests

Intelligent Sensing Measurement Instrumentation Diagnostics Prognostics Health Management Predictive Maintenance Digital Twin Computational Intelligence Data Fusion Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Machine Vision Data Analytics Machine Learning

Experience

Professor

2020-07-01 — Present

University of British Columbia Okanagan • Kelowna, BC, Canada

Associate Professor

2015-08-01 — 2020-06-30

University of British Columbia Okanagan • Kelowna, BC, Canada

Professor

2012-04-01 — 2015-08-01

Toyota Technological Institute • Nagoya, Japan

Research Officer

2002-04-01 — 2012-04-01

National Research Council Canada • Ottawa, Canada

Visiting Fellow

2001-04-01 — 2002-03-31

National Research Council Canada • Ottawa, Canada

Research Fellow

2000-03-01 — 2001-03-31

Nanyang Technological University • Singapore

Courses

Predictive Data Analytics Machine Learning Algorithms Multi-Sensor Data Fusion: System Architecture Applications Applied Machine Vision Engineers Multicriteria Optimization Design Experiments Smart Cities Pipeline Integrity Management Instrumentation Data Analysis

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.