Distinguished Professor, School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1982 and master's degree in 1984 from Hefei University of Technology. In 1995, he obtained his Ph.D. from Imperial College London and subsequently served as a Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the same institution. In 2000, he joined the R&D department of Jaguar Cars UK, where he held positions including Project Engineer, Team Leader, Technical Specialist, and Lead of the UK CHARGE@CHASE project. He also served as a member of Ford Motor Company's global HCCI Technology Steering Committee.
In 2005, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham as an Associate Professor and was appointed Chair Professor in 2009. He currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Vehicle Technologies and the Director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), a Fellow of SAE International, and serves as Chair of the SAE Hybrid Propulsion Committee. He is also Vice Chair of the UK Association of Chinese Professors, Chair of the UK Association of Chinese Automotive Engineers, and Chair of the Global Federation of Overseas Chinese Automotive Engineers. Additionally, he serves as Associate Editor for the international journals Applied Energy and International Journal of Automotive Manufacturing and Materials, and as Executive Editor of International Journal of Powertrains.
He is a pioneering researcher in the field of artificial intelligence-based optimization and control of automotive powertrains. He has published over 300 journal papers and more than 200 conference papers, and has supervised nearly 50 Ph.D. students to completion. His work ranks among the top internationally in terms of H-index in the field of engine research.
