Prof Yang Liu

Team Members

Consultant Clinicians:

Postdoctoral Research Fellows/Associates:

  • Dr Kenneth Omokhagbo Afebu, MRC knowledge exchange fellow, since September 2021
  • Dr Yahui Sun, Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellow, since October 2023
  • Dr Gengxiang Wang, Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellow, since October 2023

PhD Students (Primary Supervisor):

  • Mr Xizheng Fang, since Sep 2023
  • Mr Siyuan Wang, since Sep 2023
  • Mr Andrew Bickerdike, On the piecewise-smooth dynamics of robot-cancer interaction at microscale, since Sep 2021
  • Mr Bo Tian, Design and optimization of micro-robots moving in the gut for biopsy, since Sep 2021
  • Mr Zepeng Wang, Design of a proof-of-concept vibro-impact capsule system for medical diagnosis and therapy, since Nov 2020
  • Mr Ahmed Al Shekaili, Numerical and experimental investigation of drill-string dynamics for oil and gas drilling, since Sep 2019

Visiting Scholars:

  • N/A

PhD Graduates:

  • Dr Zhi Zhang, Postdoctoral research associate at Newcastle University (UK)
    • Thesis title: Control of coexisting attractors in nonsmooth dynamical systems, August 2021
  • Dr Kenneth Omokhagbo Afebu, MRC knowledge exchange fellow at the University of Exeter
    • Thesis title: Intelligent models for optimisation of the vibro-impact drilling system, August 2021
  • Dr Jiajia Zhang, Electrical engineer, Hunter Stoves (UK)
    • Thesis title: Prototype design and testing of a self-propelled vibro-impact capsule system for lower gastrointestinal endoscopies, May 2023
  • Dr Jiyuan Tian, German Cancer Research Center (Germany)
    • Thesis title: Biomechanics of a vibro-impact capsule robot self-propelling in the lower gastrointestinal tract, October 2023 

Former Postdocs:

  • Prof. Bingyong Guo, Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University (China)
  • Dr Shan Yin, Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellow, since October 2021

Former Visiting Scholars:

  • Mr Wei Lin (CSC Visiting Scholar), School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
  • Dr Xiaojun Dai (CSC Visiting Scholar), School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
  • Dr Kuilin Huang, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
  • Dr Shiwei Niu, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
  • Mr Yiwei Han (CSC Visiting Scholar), School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
  • Prof. Yundong Li (CSC Visiting Scholar), School of Mathematics and Statistics, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China
  • Dr Feng Zhou (CSC Visiting Scholar), School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
  • Miss Shuning Deng (CSC Visiting PhD Student), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, China
  • Mr Haohao Bi (CSC Visiting PhD Student), Department of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
  • Mr Zhao Tan (CSC Visiting PhD Student), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, China