Dr. Liu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from QUB in 2009 through joint training with Zhejiang University. With a strong foundation in mathematics, her work bridges core power systems and intelligent data analytics.

Dr. Liu teaches key modules in power systems and supervises postgraduate research at the intersection of electrical engineering and data science. Her research specializes in applying artificial intelligence and data-driven methods to address challenges in power system stability, smart meter analytics, and energy market intelligence. She has authored over 80 publications in leading international journals and conferences and actively collaborates with industry partners to solve real-world energy problems.

She served as the QUB Principal Investigator on the €6.7 million INTERREG SPIRE2 project (Sep 2020–Dec 2022), leading QUB's £1 million research contribution on integrating energy storage into renewable energy systems. Her team's diagnostic tools for grid oscillations have been adopted by major transmission operators, including EirGrid and SONI. This work is detailed in the publication “Very low‑frequency oscillation source localization on Ireland’s power system” (IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications, 2022), which advanced understanding of these challenges and marked the first successful localization of very low-frequency oscillations in the Irish power system. Notably, one of the SPIRE2 outcomes, the paper "The Impact of Different Control Strategies on Residential Battery Degradation," co-authored with Ahmed A. Raouf Mohamed, Robert J. Best, and D. John Morrow, was awarded 1st Prize in the Graduate Student Poster Contest at the 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting.

Dr. Liu currently leads several industry-driven projects, including:

• Oscillation diagnostics using PMU data (with transmission system operators)
• Behind-the-meter analytics for enhancing low-voltage network visibility and consumer flexibility (in partnership with both distribution and transmission system operators)
• Energy market intelligence, leveraging smart meter data analytics, behavioural profiling, and demand-side response strategies

Dr. Liu is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of IEEE Women in Power, a Member of CIGRE, and an Associate Editor for IET Energy Conversion & Economics. Previously, she served as Programme Director for the MSc in Electronics at QUB (Sep 2018 - Dec 2020).

Dr. Liu has successfully supervised 13 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral researchers, most of whom are now employed as innovation engineers at local distribution and transmission system operators (DSOs and TSOs), directly contributing to the energy industry’s talent pipeline. She welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD applicants and visiting students interested in this field.