Yuchao Liu

Dr. Yuchao Liu is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Physics & Electrical Engineering at Northumbria University since January 2023. Previously, she held academic roles at Harbin Engineering University (2019–2021) and the University of Nottingham (2021–2022 as a Research Fellow in the PEMC Group). She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (2019) and was a visiting scholar at Imperial College London (2017–2018).

Her research focuses on power electronics, renewable energy integration, and control systems. Key areas include power converter design, model predictive control (MPC), multi-terminal DC transmission (MTDC), and motor drives. She has contributed to EU Horizon 2020 projects like the IMOTHEP initiative.

Her publications span topics such as battery state-of-health estimation, DC-DC converter optimization, and grid stability analysis. She actively seeks PhD students and has collaborated internationally on projects addressing sustainable energy challenges.

Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in enabling clean energy transitions and advancing sustainable infrastructure.