Liu Honghai

Honghai Liu is a Professor at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He holds the positions of Lecturer, Reader, and Professor since September 2005. His research focuses on Autistic Intervention, Medical Devices and Systems, Intelligent Robotics, and Stroke Rehabilitation. He has held prior roles including Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen (2003-2005) and Research Assistant at King’s College London (2002-2003).

His academic contributions are highlighted by his Fellowships:

• Fellow of IEEE (2020)
• Fellow of IET (2011)

Research Interests span interdisciplinary areas including:

• Multi-modal sensing for clinical applications
• Machine learning in medical diagnostics
• Human motion analytics for rehabilitation
• Development of intelligent robotic systems

His work intersects engineering and healthcare, particularly in neurorehabilitation and autism diagnosis technologies.

Notable contributions include pioneering work in closed-loop functional networks for stroke recovery and advanced muscle synergy analysis. His publications emphasize clinical translation of engineering innovations, with recent focus on wearable ultrasound and sEMG-based interfaces.