Binbin Liu

About

Full Professor and Head of the Chair of Rail Vehicles at TU Dresden, with expertise in rail vehicle dynamics, wheel–rail contact mechanics, and railway systems engineering. Associate Editor of Vehicle System Dynamics and member of the Leadership Committee of the International Collaborative Research Initiative (ICRI) on Rolling Contact Fatigue and Wear of Rails and Wheels. Member of the Scientific Committee for the 28th and 29th IAVSD Symposia.

Holds a Ph.D. cum laude from Politecnico di Milano, where research focused on rail vehicle dynamics and wheel–rail contact using full-scale roller rigs. Has held academic positions ranging from postdoctoral researcher to Associate Professor. Earned B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University.

Brings extensive international academic and industrial experience, including visiting research appointments at TU Dresden and the University of Salford, and professional experience as an engineer at the China Academy of Railway Sciences.

Research interests include rail vehicle dynamics; wheel–rail contact and damage prediction; rolling contact fatigue; and active and semi-active suspension systems.

Employment

• TUD Dresden University of Technology Academic Staff, Full Professor
  2025 - Present
• Politecnico di Milano Associate Professor
  2025 - 2025
• Politecnico di Milano Assistant Professor
  2018 - 2025
• Politecnico di Milano Postdoctoral Researcher
  2015 - 2017
• Politecnico di Milano Research assistant
  2012 - 2012
• China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited Engineer
  2010 - 2014

Education

• University of Salford Academic Visitor
  2015 - 2015
• Politecnico di Milano PhD
  2012 - 2015
• Southwest Jiaotong University BSc, MSc
  2003 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (50)

• Hunting stability analysis of high-speed trains with nonsmooth elements controlled by delayed yaw feedback
  Nonlinear Dynamics 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11071-026-12813-0
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• Effects of conformal wheel/rail contact modelling on the dynamic responses of a wheelset
  Vehicle System Dynamics 2026 DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2025.2480819
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• Non-Hertzian wheel-rail contact modelling for real-time simulation: a case study in hardware-in-the-loop test
  International Journal of Rail Transportation 2026 DOI: 10.1080/23248378.2025.2527122
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• A new perspective on rail corrugation and its practical implications
  Wear 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2025.205743
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• An Exact Linear Tangential Contact Theory for Railway Rolling Noise Modelling in Curves
  Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_91
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• Application of Non-Hertzian Creep Force Models in Rail Vehicle Dynamics Simulation
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_120
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• Assessment of Simplified Models of Conformal Wheel-Rail Rolling Contact
  Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_60
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• Dynamics and Control of MR Damper in Railway Vehicle Semi-active Primary Suspension
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_56
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• Review of conformal wheel/rail contact modelling approaches
  Vehicle System Dynamics 2024 DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2023.2228438
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• Modelling, hardware-in-the-loop tests and numerical simulation of magneto-rheological semi-active primary suspensions in a railway vehicle
  Vehicle System Dynamics 2024 DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2023.2239391
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