Dr. Qinglei Bu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechatronics and Robotics at the School of Advanced Technology, where he is the programme director of BEng Mechatronics and Robotic Systems (MRS). He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a member of IEEE and IET. Dr. Bu's research focuses on mechatronics product design and renewable power conversion systems, and his work has been published in esteemed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. He also serves on the editorial board for SCI journal Frontiers in Energy Research and is a regular reviewer for reputable SCI journals. In addition, he has been invited to serve as a Session Chair and Co-session Chair for IEEE IPEC-ECCE Asia 2022 and IEEE ICAC 2024, respectively. Since 2022, he led student teams, won 6 provincial-level and 5 national-level prizes, and was awarded the Outstanding Supervisor of Jiangsu Province in 2024.

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Mechatronics product design

Bidirectional DC-DC Converter

Renewable Power Conversion System

10/2023 - Present, Programme Director (BEng MRS)- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

08/2022 - Present, Assistant Professor- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

SAT006 - Foundations of Computer Science and Engineering (co-teaching)

MEC202 - Industrial Awareness and Group Project (co-teaching)

MEC108 - Introduction to Mechatronics (Module Learder)

SAT001 - Explore Advanced Technology (co-teaching)

• Best Poster Award. ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ACM ISS 2024).
• Second prize and Third prize, The 7th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations, 2024 (Chinese Ministry of Education: Class A level. First supervisor)
• Outstanding Supervisor in Jiangsu Province, The 7th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations. 2024 (Chinese Ministry of Education: Class A level)
• 2 First prizes, The 3rd Jiangsu Provincial University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovation, 2024 (First supervisor)
• Highly cited paper in ESI 2024. “Constant Power Load Stabilization with Fast Transient Boundary Control for DAB Converters-based Electric Drive Systems,” in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 1863-1874, Feb. 2024
• Best Paper Award, The 11th International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications, 2023
• First prize, The 8th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, 2023 (Co-Supervisor), 
• First prize, The 6th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations, 2023 (Chinese Ministry of Education: Class A level. First supervisor)
• 2 Second prizes, The 2nd Jiangsu Provincial University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovation, 2023 (First supervisor)
• Third prize of Eastern division, The 10th National University Students' Opt-Sci-Tech Competition, 2022 (Chinese Ministry of Education: Class A level. Supervisor)
• Second prize, The 7th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, 2022 (Co-supervisor)
• Third prize, The 2nd JITRI Innovation Cup Competition, 2022