Academic Staff

Brief Biosketch

Dr. Haibao Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU). He obtained his BEng in Industrial Engineering from Chengdu University of Technology, China; his MEng in Agricultural Mechanisation Engineering from Jilin University, China; and his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, UK. Prior to joining ISE, he worked as a Research Associate at Imperial College London, a Lecturer in Aerospace Structures at Cranfield University, and a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary University of London. His main research areas encompass: 1) advanced experimental methods for materials characterisations; 2) high-fidelity computational modelling and damage prediction; and 3) data-driven multiscale material design and optimisation. In 2019, he received the Excellent Paper Award from the International Conference on Lightweight Materials and Manufacture and the Bronze Award of the Written Paper Prizes from the Royal Aeronautical Society. He also serves as a Committee Member of the British Society for Strain Measurement and as the Assistant Editor of the International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture.

Research Specialities

Experimental Mechanics, Computational Modelling, Machine Learning, Impact Engineering, Multifunctional Composites

Committees and Memberships

• Member of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, 02/2024 to date
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 06/2024 to date
• Committee Member of British Society for Strain Measurement, 05/2023 to date
• Assistant Editor of International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 09/2021 to date

Representative Publications

1. Liu H*, Liu J, Hall ZEC, Brooks RA, Crocker JWM, Joesbury AM, Harper LT, Blackman BRK, Kinloch AJ, Dear JP. Modelling the effects of patch-plug configuration on the impact performance of patch-repaired composite laminates. Composites Science and Technology. 2023; 233: 109917.
2. Liu H*, Zhou J, Zhang D, Li S, Giannopoulos I. Effects of contact friction and ply blocking on the crush behaviour of thin-walled composite structures: A numerical study. Thin-Walled Structures. 2023; 182: 110214.
3. Liu H, Liu J, Kaboglu C, Zhou J, Kong X, Li S, Blackman BRK, Kinloch AJ, Dear JP*. Modelling the quasi-static flexural behaviour of composite sandwich structures with uniform- and graded-density foam cores. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2022; 259: 108121.
4. Liu H, Liu J, Ding Y, Hall ZE, Kong X, Zhou J, Blackman BRK, Kinloch AJ, Dear JP*. A three-dimensional elastic-plastic damage model for predicting the impact behaviour of fibre-reinforced polymer-matrix composites. Composites Part B Engineering. 2020; 201: 1-30.
5. Liu H, Liu J, Ding Y, Zheng J, Kong X, Zhou J, Harper LT, Blackman BRK, Kinloch AJ, Dear JP*. The behaviour of thermoplastic and thermoset carbon-fibre composites subjected to low-velocity and high-velocity impact. Journal of Materials Science. 2020; 55: 15741-15768.
6. Liu H, Liu J, Ding Y, Zhou J, Kong X, Harper LT, Blackman BRK, Falzon BG, Dear JP*. Modelling damage in fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite laminates subjected to three-point bend loading. Composite Structures. 2020; 236: 111889.
7. Liu H, Falzon BG*, Dear JP. An experimental and numerical study on the crush behaviour of hybrid unidirectional/woven carbon-fibre reinforced composite laminates. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2019; 164: 105160.
8. Liu H, Falzon BG, Li S, Tan W, Liu J, Chai H, Blackman BRK, Dear JP*. Compressive failure of woven fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites with an open-hole: an experimental and numerical study. Composite Structures. 2019; 213: 108–17.
9. Liu H, Falzon BG*, Tan W. Experimental and numerical studies on the impact response of damage-tolerant hybrid unidirectional/woven carbon-fibre reinforced composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2018; 136: 101-118.
10. Liu H, Falzon BG*, Tan W. Predicting the Compression-After-Impact (CAI) strength of damage-tolerant hybrid unidirectional/woven carbon-fibre reinforced composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2018; 105: 189–202.