People In 'CASE-V' CASE Automotive ResearchEquipment and facilitiesKey FindingsPeoplePhD opportunitiesSelected Current Publications Back to 'Vehicle Technology Research Centre' Academic staff Professor Hongming Xu Chair in Energy and Automotive EngineeringHead of Vehicle and Engine Technology CentreDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Hongming Xu is Professor of Energy and Automotive Engineering and Head of the Vehicle Technology Research Centre. He is Director of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education Centre. He has 6 years of industrial experience with Jaguar Land Rover and Premier Automotive Group of Ford. He researches synergies between fuel, propulsion and after-treatment technologies for cleaner road vehicles. Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4153Emailh.m.xu@bham.ac.uk Dr Ji Li Assistant ProfessorDeputy Head of CASE Automotive GroupManager of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education CentreDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Ji Li is an Assistant Professor in Control and Automation, Deputy Head of CASE Automotive Group and Manager of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education Centre. Prior to being appointed to this position, he spent two years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and one year as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. His research vision centralizes on the critical ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 3476Emailj.li.1@bham.ac.uk Associate Members Professor Huw Williams Honorary Professor of Automotive EngineeringSchool of Engineering Huw Williams is an Honorary Professor in Automotive Engineering. He is a very well-known leader in the field of automotive engineering with wide industrial experience and significant contribution to research and development of new vehicle technology. Huw is a Fellow and past Vice President of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications and he is also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical ... Emailh.williams.5@bham.ac.uk Dr Dawei Wu Associate Professor in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Engineering Dr Dawei Wu is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, an EPSRC Industry Innovation Fellow, and International Tutor at the School of Engineering. He is a member of the CEE (Clean Energy Engineering) research group and is associated with the CASE (Connectivity, Autonomy, Sharing, and Electrification) Automotive Research and Education Centre. Dr Wu’s research strength lies in ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4127Emaild.wu.1@bham.ac.uk Dr Quan Zhou Assistant Professor in Automotive EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Quan Zhou is Assistant Professor in Automotive Engineering at the University of Birmingham and leads the research on Connected and Autonomous Systems for Electrified Vehicles (CASE-V). He obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2019. He is the sole recipient of the Ratcliffe Prize in 2019 which is awarded by UoB for the best postgraduate research in ... Emailq.zhou@bham.ac.uk Dr Simon Blakey Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Blakey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineeringat the University of Birmingham, where he teaches the “Turbomachinery and Compressible Flows” and “Integrated Design 3” modules. He is also the School Postgraduate Research Lead. He has an interest in energy efficiency and combustion. Much of his research activity has focused on the technical ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4151Emails.g.blakey@bham.ac.uk Dr Jose Herreros Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Jose M. Herreros is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on the integration of clean and efficient powertrain systems with the goal to develop energy-efficient and clean powertrains to be used in vehicular applications. He also researches synergies between fuel, propulsion and ... Emailj.herreros@bham.ac.uk Dr Mehdi Jangi Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Mehdi Jangi is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering. His key research interests are application of computational modelling in decarbonising power and heat and sustainable materials, CFD modelling of complex fluid systems involving chemical reactions, turbulence, and multiphase phenomena, and has published over 70 papers in top ranked journals in this area. Please contact Dr Jangi ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 5140Emailm.jangi@bham.ac.uk Dr George Brinklow Teaching Fellow My current role at The University of Birmingham (UoB) is a Teaching Fellow in Mechanical Engineering. My teaching and research focus is on vehicle engineering. I started my PhD at UoB in 2018 studying emissions from hybrid electric vehicles and their catalytic aftertreatment systems. After completing my PhD I worked as a Research Fellow in decarbonisation technologies for a year before starting ... Telephone+44 (0)7365144656Emailg.brinklow@bham.ac.uk Dr Soheil Zeraati Rezaei Current research Members Research Fellows Dr Gengxin Zhang - Premixed Combustion Flame Instability Characteristics PhD and MRes Students Miss Hua Min (06/2021-06/2025) - PhD project: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-time Control of Electrified Vehicles Mr. Xu He (09/2021-09/2025) - PhD project: Data-oriented intelligent development of the dedicated hybrid engine in the HEV Mr. Fanggang Zhang (11/2021-11/2025) - PhD project: Energy Management of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Mr. Chengqing Wen (01/2022-01/2026) - PhD project: Improvement of Energy Management System for Electric Vehicles Mr. Hongyu Sun (11/2022-11/2026) - PhD project: Path-planning and energy management control of the autonomous vehicle Mr. Abdul Azis Abdillah - (11/2022-11/2026) - PhD project: Observation and Prediction State Variables for the Lithium-ion Battery using Machine Learning Miss Shiyi Yin (03/2023-03/2027) - PhD project: Sustainable Traffic Management and Battery Efficiency Mr. Zhaofeng Gao (06/2024-06/2028) - PhD project: Optimal energy management strategies for hybrid electric vehicles Mr. Qirui Miao - (09/2024-09/2028) - PhD project: Adaptive engine and vehicle dynamics control systems based on learning algorithms for intelligent driving Mr. Yifan Xiong - (09/2023-09/2025) - MRes project: Game theorical traffic assignment Miss Shuo Wang (04/2024-04/2026) - MRes project: Development of predictive cold starting strategy for a fan cooling PEM fuel cell system based on the data-driven model Current Visiting Research Members Visiting Research Fellows Dr. Sijin Guo- Wuhan University of Technology (China) Visiting PhD students Miss Dandan Wu (04/2024-04/2025) - PhD project: Traffic dynamic assignment based on game theory - Northwestern Polytechnical University (China) Miss Shuo Wang (01/2025-01/2026) - PhD project: Long-combination Vehicle Dynamics and Control - Tsinghua University (China) Alumni Graduate PhD students Dr Cetengfei Zhang - optimization of multi-mode hybrid vehicle - Offer pending Dr Zeyu Sun - Battery thermal management - Research fellow in the University of Oxford Dr Bin Shuai - CAV and reinforcement learning based control - Research fellow in Tsinghua University Dr Yinglong He - Vehicle platoon control and optimization - Lecturer at University of Surrey Dr Ji Li - Man-machine system in electrified vehicles - Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham Dr Ziyang Li - GDI engine control and optimization - Project Manager at China National Petroleum Corporation Dr Quan Zhou - Design and control optimization of off-highway vehicles - Professor at Tongji University Dr Scott Cash - HEV modelling and control - Sr. Hybrid Powertrain Software Development Engineer at Czinger Vehicles Dr Yunfan Zhang - Calibration and optimization for dual-loop EGR system - Software engineer at JLR Dr Cheng Tan - Model based control for diesel engines - Senior Investment Manager at Huawei Previous Research Fellows Dr Haoye Liu - Advanced Fuel and Engine Combustion - Professor at Tianjin University Dr Guoxiang Lu - Engine Production Development - Director of the Product R&D Centre at BYD Auto Industry Co Dr Wei Zhang - HEV energy management - Engineer at AVL Dr He Ma - optimal Feedback control for engines - Principal Engineer at TAE Power Solutions Previous Visiting PhD students/Research Fellows Research fellow Dr Xiulan Song (04/2023-04/2024) - Intelligent connected vehicles - Associate Professor at Zhejiang University of Technology PhD Students Mr Kun Jiang (02/2024-08/2024) - PhD project: Multi-agent reinforcement learning- Southeast University (China) - Offer pending Miss Yiqi Jia (02/2024-06/2024) - PhD project: Diagnostic and prognostics for Lithium-ion batteries - Politecnico di Milano (Italy) - Offer pending Dr Yanhong Wu (03/2023-03/2024) - PhD project: Data-Driven Multi-Objective Predictive Control for Electric Vehicular Platoon - Tianjin University (China) - Offer pending Dr Zhong ren (01/2023-01/2024) - PhD project: Intelligent control algorithm for new energy vehicle power system - Wuhan University of Technology (China) – Lecturer at Xihua University (China) Dr Jinhai Wang (04/2022-04/2023) - PhD project: New energy vehicle power control - Wuhan University of Technology (China) - Offer pending Dr Zhou Ze (09/2021-09/2022) - PhD project: Dynamic Collision Behaviors of a Hydrous Ethanol Droplet on a Heated Surface - Wuhan University of Technology (China) - Offer pending Dr Wan Chen (09/2021-09/2022) - PhD project: Acoustic engineering optimisation - Wuhan University of Science and Technology (China) – Postdoc Research Fellow at Wuhan University of Technology Dr Mengzhu Zhang (03/2019-03/2021) -Vehicle engine emission control and optimisation - Beijing Institute of Technology (China) - Faculty member at Beijing Institute of Technology
Professor Hongming Xu Chair in Energy and Automotive EngineeringHead of Vehicle and Engine Technology CentreDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Hongming Xu is Professor of Energy and Automotive Engineering and Head of the Vehicle Technology Research Centre. He is Director of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education Centre. He has 6 years of industrial experience with Jaguar Land Rover and Premier Automotive Group of Ford. He researches synergies between fuel, propulsion and after-treatment technologies for cleaner road vehicles. Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4153Emailh.m.xu@bham.ac.uk
Dr Ji Li Assistant ProfessorDeputy Head of CASE Automotive GroupManager of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education CentreDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Ji Li is an Assistant Professor in Control and Automation, Deputy Head of CASE Automotive Group and Manager of Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education Centre. Prior to being appointed to this position, he spent two years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and one year as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. His research vision centralizes on the critical ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 3476Emailj.li.1@bham.ac.uk
Professor Huw Williams Honorary Professor of Automotive EngineeringSchool of Engineering Huw Williams is an Honorary Professor in Automotive Engineering. He is a very well-known leader in the field of automotive engineering with wide industrial experience and significant contribution to research and development of new vehicle technology. Huw is a Fellow and past Vice President of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications and he is also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical ... Emailh.williams.5@bham.ac.uk
Dr Dawei Wu Associate Professor in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Engineering Dr Dawei Wu is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, an EPSRC Industry Innovation Fellow, and International Tutor at the School of Engineering. He is a member of the CEE (Clean Energy Engineering) research group and is associated with the CASE (Connectivity, Autonomy, Sharing, and Electrification) Automotive Research and Education Centre. Dr Wu’s research strength lies in ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4127Emaild.wu.1@bham.ac.uk
Dr Quan Zhou Assistant Professor in Automotive EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Quan Zhou is Assistant Professor in Automotive Engineering at the University of Birmingham and leads the research on Connected and Autonomous Systems for Electrified Vehicles (CASE-V). He obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2019. He is the sole recipient of the Ratcliffe Prize in 2019 which is awarded by UoB for the best postgraduate research in ... Emailq.zhou@bham.ac.uk
Dr Simon Blakey Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Blakey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineeringat the University of Birmingham, where he teaches the “Turbomachinery and Compressible Flows” and “Integrated Design 3” modules. He is also the School Postgraduate Research Lead. He has an interest in energy efficiency and combustion. Much of his research activity has focused on the technical ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 4151Emails.g.blakey@bham.ac.uk
Dr Jose Herreros Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Jose M. Herreros is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on the integration of clean and efficient powertrain systems with the goal to develop energy-efficient and clean powertrains to be used in vehicular applications. He also researches synergies between fuel, propulsion and ... Emailj.herreros@bham.ac.uk
Dr Mehdi Jangi Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Dr Mehdi Jangi is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering. His key research interests are application of computational modelling in decarbonising power and heat and sustainable materials, CFD modelling of complex fluid systems involving chemical reactions, turbulence, and multiphase phenomena, and has published over 70 papers in top ranked journals in this area. Please contact Dr Jangi ... Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 5140Emailm.jangi@bham.ac.uk
Dr George Brinklow Teaching Fellow My current role at The University of Birmingham (UoB) is a Teaching Fellow in Mechanical Engineering. My teaching and research focus is on vehicle engineering. I started my PhD at UoB in 2018 studying emissions from hybrid electric vehicles and their catalytic aftertreatment systems. After completing my PhD I worked as a Research Fellow in decarbonisation technologies for a year before starting ... Telephone+44 (0)7365144656Emailg.brinklow@bham.ac.uk