Xu Xu

Dr Xu Xu serves as Senior Lecturer in Complex Systems Modelling at the University of Sheffield's Department of Computer Science and is affiliated with the INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine. She holds the role of Admissions Tutor and leads research in computational haemodynamics and multi-scale modeling for personalised cardiovascular healthcare, bridging computer science with biomedical applications.

Her academic foundation includes advanced engineering degrees from prestigious institutions:

• BEng in Automation, Xidian University, China
• MSc in Control Systems Engineering (with Distinction), University of Sheffield
• PhD in Nonlinear Systems and Cellular Maps, University of Sheffield

Dr Xu's research program centers on multi-scale lattice Boltzmann simulations of blood flow, compartmental cardiovascular modeling for personalised medicine, uncertainty quantification, and nonlinear control systems. Her work extends to cellular automata applications in swarm robotics and collective behavior, demonstrating interdisciplinary innovation across computational science, biomedical engineering, and control theory to advance in silico healthcare solutions.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a cohesive trajectory toward integrating sensitivity analysis, data assimilation, and parameter identification for cardiovascular personalisation. Her scholarship spans computational fluid dynamics (particularly lattice Boltzmann methods), automotive control systems, and swarm robotics, with increasing emphasis on clinical translation through the INSIGNEO Institute's in silico medicine framework.

She has earned eight institutional awards recognizing excellence across multiple dimensions of academic practice:

• Inspirational teaching
• Research supervision
• Academic advising

Dr Xu has successfully supervised six PhD candidates to completion and secured significant research funding as Principal Investigator. Her grant portfolio demonstrates versatility across biomedical and engineering domains:

• EPSRC-funded cardiovascular assessment project (£451k)
• Electric discharge machining optimization
• Multi-robot path planning systems

As an active member of the Complex Systems Modelling Research Group and INSIGNEO Institute, she collaborates on cutting-edge in silico healthcare initiatives. Her leadership extends to academic governance through roles including Interim Deputy Head of Department and MSc Course Leader, where she achieved top-tier student satisfaction rankings in engineering education.