Member - Liu, H., Professor


Hao LIU, PhD

Professor of Biomechanical Engineering
Division of Artificial Systems Science
Gradual School of Engineering
Chiba University

1-33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba
263-8522 Japan
Phone: +81-43-290-3228  
Facsimile: +81-43-290-3228
E-mail: hliufaculty.chiba-u.jp
Present Major Fields of Activities (Research Interests)
(1) Biomechanics
(2) Biomimetics
(3) Computational mechanics (CFD and CSD)
(4) Biomechanics in swimming
(5) Biomechanics in insect & bird flights
(6) Low Reynolds number aerodynamics
(7) Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) and unmanned vehicles
(8) Biomechanics in cardiovascular system
(9) Multi-scale, multi-physics modeling of circulatory system

Education
PhD: Doctor of Engineering, Yokohama National University, March, 1992
MS: Master of Engineering, Yokohama National University, March, 1989
BS: Bachelor of Applied Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, China, Aug. 1985

Professional appointment history
Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University since 2007
Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University since 2003
Senior Research Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 2000-2003
Assistant Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology, 1997-2000
Postdoctoral Researcher: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 1993-1997
Research Fellow: Ship Research Institute, Ministry of Transportation, 1992-1993

Awards and honoraries
Chair Professorship, Chang Jiang Scholars Program (China), 2008-2011
Sir David Anderson Bequest Professorship, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, 2009
Guest Chief Scientist of RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), 2003-present
Guest Professor of Shanghai Jiao-Tong University (China), 2007-present
Excellent presentation award, the 9th National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Taiwan, 2002
Guest Professor of Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Graduate School (China), 2001-present
Guest Professor of China Science and Technology University (China), 2001-present
Who’s Who in the World, 2002-present

Membership and fellowship
Chair, Aero-and Aqua-Biomechanism Research Group, 2008-2010
Member, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), 2007
Member, APS (American Physics Society), 2006
Member, SEB (Society of Experimental Biology), 2009
Member, JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers), 1998
Member, JSMBE (Japan Society for Medical and Biological Engineering), 2003
Member, JACM (Japan Association of Computational Mechanics), 2003

Activities of journal editorial board and international conferences
Associate Editor, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2008-present
Editorial board member, Journal of Bionics, 2004-present
Editorial board member, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Technology, 2007-present
Chair, ISABMEC09 (The 4th International Symposium on Aero-and aqua-BioMechanism), Shanghai, China, 2009
Co-chair, International Workshop on MAVs and UUVs, Chiba, Japan, 2008
Co-chair, ISABMEC06 (The 3rd International Symposium on Aero-and aqua-BioMechanism), Okinawa, Japan, 2006
Co-chair, ISABMEC03 (The 2nd International Symposium on Aero-and aqua-BioMechanism), Hawaii, USA, 2003


News media
1) “Insect-inspired Hi-tech Robotics”, feature program of Science channel network, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 2008
2) “Secrets in Insect Flight: Simulation Breaks A New Ground in Aerodynamics”, feature program of Science channel network, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 2006


RESEARCH
Selected Projects and Grants
1) Principle Investigation: Optimization of low Reynolds number flapping flights for insect-inspired robotics, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2009-2012
2) Principle Investigator: Systems Circulation Integrated Simulation (Integrated Simulation of Living Organs), Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 2007-2012
3) Co-Investigator: Flight control in insect, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2006-2011
4) Principle Investigator: A study on dynamic stability in flapping flight, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2006-2008
5) Principle Investigator: Development of a Multi-Scale Biomechanical Simulator of Circulation System, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2005-2008
6) Principle Investigator: A Bio-inspired Insect Dynamic Flight Simulator, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2002-2006
7) Co-Investigator: Optimal Design in Animal Locomotion, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 1999-2002

Books
1) H. Liu, Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, Wiley, 2009. (MAV section editor)
2) H. Liu, Flight control of insects, Insect Biomimetics, NTS Publisher, 2007.
3) H. Aono and H. Liu, Simulation-based biomechanics in insect flight, Insect Biomimetics, NTS Publisher, 2007.
4) W. Shyy, Y.S. Lian, J. Tang, D. Viieru, and H. Liu, Aerodynamics of low Reynolds Number Flyers. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
5) H. Liu and S. Sunada, Micro-machine design of Animal, Chapter 5, JSME Publisher, 2000. (in Japanese)
6) R. Himeno and H. Liu (editor), Focused on High Performance Computing in RIKEN 2000, RIKEN REVIEW No. 40, 2001.
7) R. Himeno and H. Liu (editor), Focused on High Performance Computing in RIKEN 2001, RIKEN REVIEW No. 48, 2002.
8) H. Liu, Dictionary of Flow: Blood Flow, MARUZEN, 2003. (In Japanese)
9) H. Liu, Dictionary of Flow: Blood Flow in Heart, MARUZEN, 2003. (In Japanese)

Peer-Refereed Papers
1) H. Liu and H. Aono, Size effects on insect hovering aerodynamics: an integrated computational study, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 4, 1-13, 2009.
2) H. Liu, Integrated modeling of insect flight: from morphology, kinematics to aerodynamics, Journal of Computational Physics, 228(2), 439-459, 2009.
3) F. Liang, S. Takagia, R. Himeno, and H. Liu, Biomechanical characterization of ventricular-arterial coupling during aging: a multi-scale model study, Journal of Biomechanics, 42(6), 692-704, 2009.
4) F. Liang, S. Takagia, R. Himeno, and H. Liu, Multi-scale modeling of the human cardiovascular system with applications to aortic valvular and arterial stenoses, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 2009. (accepted)
5) Y. Inada, H. Aono, H. Liu, T. Aoyama, Numerical Analysis of Sound Generation of Flapping Wings of Insect, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2009. (accepted)
6) H. Aono, S. K. Chimakurthi, C. E. S. Cesnik, H. Liu, and W. Shyy, Computational Modeling of Spanwise Flexibility Effects on Flapping Wing Aerodynamics, AIAA Paper 2009-0413, 2009.
7) H. Aono, W. Shyy, and H. Liu , Near wake vortex dynamics of a hovering hawkmoth, Acta Mehcanica Sinica, 25(1), 23-36, 2009.
8) U. K Müller, J. L van Leeuwen, S. van Duin, and H. Liu, An Un-momentous Start to Life: Can Hydrodynamics Explain Why Fish Larvae Change Swimming Style? Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 4(1), 41-53, 2009.
9) Y. Katumata, U. K Müller and H. Liu, Computation of self-propelled swimming in larva fishes, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 4(1), 54-66, 2009.
10) N. Gao, H. Aono and H. Liu, A Numerical Analysis of Dynamic Flight Stability of Hawkmoth Hovering, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 4(1), 105-116, 2009.
11) N. Akazawa, Y. Nozaki, N. Kataoka, F. Liang, H. Liu, T. Matsuzawa, K. Fujii, R. Yamaguchi, Flow structures at bifurcation of renal arteries under pulsation, Transaction of the JSME(B), 74 (745), 1965-1969, 2008. (in Japanese)
12) W. Shyy, Y. Liang, J. Tang, H. Liu, O. Trizila, B. Stanford, L. Bernal, C. Cesnik, P. Friedmann and P.
Ifju, Computational Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Plunging, Pitching and Flexible Wings, Acta Mehcanica Sinica, 24(4), 351-374, 2008.
13) Y. He, R. Himeno, H. Liu, H. Yokota and Z. G. Sun, Finite element analysis of blood flow and heat transfer in three-dimensional image-based finger model, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 18(7/8), 932-953, 2008.
14) Y. He, H. Liu, R. Himeno, J. Sunaga, N. Kakusho, H. Yokota, Finite element analysis of blood flow and heat transfer in an image-based human finger, Computes in Biology and Medicine, 38(5), 555-562, 2008.
15) W. Shyy, Y. Liang, J. Tang, H. Liu, O. Trizila, B. Stanford, L. Bernal, C. Cesnik, P. Friedmann and P.
Ifju, Computational Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Plunging, Pitching and Flexible Wings, AIAA Paper
2008-0523, 2008.
16) H. Aono, W. Shyy, and H. Liu, Vortex dynamics in near wake of a hovering hawkmoth, AIAA Paper 2008-0260,
2008.
17) H. Aono and H. Liu, Near- and far-field aerodynamics in insect hovering flight: an integrated computational study, Journal of Experimental Biology, 211, 239-257, 2008.
18) W. Shyy, and H. Liu, Flapping wings and aerodynamic lift: the role of leading-edge vortices, AIAA Journal, 45(2), 2819-2821, 2007.
19) H. Aono and H. Liu, A Numerical Study of Hovering Aerodynamics in Flapping Insect Flight, Bio-mechanisms of Animals in Swimming and Flying, Springer-Tokyo, 2007.
20) F.Y. Liang, H. Taniguchi, and H. Liu, A multi-scale computational method applied to the quantitative evaluation of the left ventricular functions, Computes in Biology and Medicine, 37, 700-715, 2007.
21) H. Liu, Learning from Insect and bird Flight, Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering, 109(1049), 265-268, 2006. (in Japanese)
22) H. Liu, F.Y. Liang K. Oka, and M. Taniguchi, Multi-scale and multi-physical computational biomechanics of left ventricle and aorta in health and disease, Journal of Biomechanics (Supplement), 39(1), S406, 2006.
23) H. Liu, H. Aono, Y. Inada, and W. Shyy, Size effect in insect flight: leading-edge vortex, trailing-edge vortex and tip vortex, Journal of Biomechanics (Supplement), 39(1), S356, 2006.
24) U.K.Muller, H. Liu, S. van Duin, J.L. van Leeuwen, Swimming in larval fish: can hydrodynamics explain why larvae switch gait? Journal of Biomechanics (Supplement), 39(1), S355, 2006.
25) D. Viieru, J. Tang, Y. S. Liang, H. Liu, and W. Shyy, Flapping and Flexible Wing Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flight Vehicles, AIAA Paper 2006-0503, 2006.
26) H. Aono and H. Liu, Vortical Structure and Aerodynamics of Hawkmoth Hovering, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 1(1), 234-245, 2006.
27) F.Y. Liang and H. Liu, Simulation of hemodynamic responses to the Valsalva maneuver: An integrative computational model of the cardiovascular system and the autonomic nervous system, Journal of Physiological Science, 56(1), 45-65, 2006.
28) F.Y. Liang, R. Yamaguchi, and H. Liu, Fluid Dynamics in Normal and Stenosed Huma Renal Arteries: an experimental and Computational Study, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 1(1), 171-182, 2006.
29) Y. He, M. Shirazaki, H. Liu, R. Himeno, and Z, G, Sun, A numerical coupling model to analyze the blood flow, temperature, and oxygen transport in human breast tumor under laser irradiation, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 36, 1336-1350, 2006.
30) H. Liu, Simulation-based biological fluid dynamics, Transaction of the ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews, 58, 269-282, 2005.
31) H. Wang, Y. Inada, and H. Liu, A numerical analysis of inertial torques in the steering maneuvers of hovering Drosophia, JSME International Journal, Series C. Bioengineering, 48 (4), pp.499-512, 2005.
32) F.Y. Liang and H. Liu, A closed-loop lumped parameter computational model for human cardiovascular system, JSME International Journal, Series C. Bioengineering, 48 (4), pp.484-493, 2005.
33) H. Liu, Multi-scale simulation in circulatory system, Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering, Vol. 71 (12), pp. 1492-1497, 2005.
34) K. Yokoi, H. Liu and K. Fukasaku, Three-dimensional simulation of flows with complex geometries in a regular Cartesian grid and its application to blood flow in cerebral artery with multiple aneurysms, Journal of Computational Physics, 202 (1), 1-19, 2005.
35) Y, He, H. Liu, R. Himeno, and M. Shirazaki, Numerical and experimental study on the relationship between blood circulation and peripheral temperature, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 5(1), 39-53, 2005.
36) Y. He, H. Liu, R. Himeno and M. Shirazaki, Numerical and Experimental Study of the Effect of Blood Circulation on the Human Finger Temperature, Transaction of the JSME(B), 71 (702), 641-648, 2005. (in Japanese)
37) Y. Inada, K. Kawachi, and H. Liu, Experimental and analytical study of schooling motion of fish based on two observed individual motions: approaching motion and parallel orientating motion, Biomechanics in Swimming and Flying, Springer-Verge Tokyo, 2005.
38) N. Kato, H. Liu and H. Morikawa, Biology-inspired precision maneuvering of underwater vehicles,
Biomechanics in Swimming and Flying, Springer-Verge Tokyo, 112-125, 2005.
39) N. Kato, H. Liu and H. Morikawa, Biology-inspired precision maneuvering of underwater vehicles-Part 3, International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 15 (2), 81-87, 2005.
40) W. Hu, Y. Yu, B. Gang and H. Liu, A Numerical and Analytical Study on A Tail-Flapping Model for Fish Fast C-start, Acta Mehcanica Sinica 20(1), 16-23, 2004.
41) H. Liu, H. Iwase, N. Kataoka, T. Yamamoto, R. Yamaguchi, F. Kajiya and R. Himeno, A Numerical Analysis of Renal Arterial Hemodynamics in an Medical Image-based Model, Transaction of the JSME(A), 70 (697), 1247-1253, 2004.(in Japanese)
42) H. Liu and N. Kato, A numerical study of unsteady hydrodynamics of a mechanical pectoral fin, Journal of Bionetic Engineering, 1(2), 108-120, 2004.
43) H. Liu, Computational, Multi-scale Biomechanics in Circulation System, Transaction of the Japan Society of Biomechanics, 28 (4), 173-178, 2004. (in Japanese)
44) K. Fujii, R. Yamaguchi, N. Kataoka, T. Yamamoto, F. Kajiya, H. Liu, Hemodynamic Structure around Flow Model Simulated Renal Arterial Branch, Transaction of the JSME(B), 70 (696), 2051-2956, 2004. (in Japanese)
45) H. Liu, A CFD-based View on the Flying Animal Design, Transaction of the Japan Society of Design Engineering, 39 (7), 22-25, 2004. (in Japanese)
46) Y. He, H. Liu and R. Himeno, A one-dimensional thermo-fluid model of blood circulation in the human upper limb, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 2735-2745, 2004.
47) H. Iwase, H. Liu, S. Fujimoto, and R. Himeno, Computational modeling of left ventricle dynamics and flow based on ultrasonographyic data, JSME International Journal, Series C. Bioengineering, 46 (4), 1321-1329, 2003.
48) H. Iwase, H. Liu, N. Kataoka, F. Kajiya, T. Yamamoto and R. Himeno, An Auto-Extracting Method of blood
vessels and Blood Simulation in Renal Arteries, Transaction of the JSCES, Paper No. 20030018, 2003. (in Japanese)
49) H. Wang, L. J. Zeng, H. Liu, and C.Y. Jin,, Measuring wing kinematics, flight trajectory and body attitude during forward flight and turning maneuvers in dragonflies , Journal of Experimental Biology, 206, 745-757, 2003.
50) H. Liu, Computational biological fluid dynamics: digitizing and visualizing swimming and flying, Special issue on Dynamics and Energetics of Animal Swimming and Flying, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42 (5), 1050-1059, 2002.
51) N. N’Dri, W. Shyy, H. Liu and R. Tran-Son-Tay, Multi-Scale Modeling Spanning Receptor, Cell and Blood Vessel Scales, Multi-Scale Mechanics, edited by Costas Pozrikidis, Chapter 3, 11–93, 2003.
52) T. Kitakawa, M. Shimizu, R. Himeno, and H. Liu, One-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Visco-elastic
Tube: With consideration of Unsteady Viscous Resistance and Visco-elasticity of the Tube, Transaction of the JSME(B), 69 (677), 55-61, 2003. (in Japanese)
53) H. Liu, T. Yamaguchi, R. Himeno, Blood Simulation of Cardiovascular System, Medical Imaging Technology,
Special issue on Biomechanical Simulation, 20 (6), 615-621, 2002. (in Japanese)
54) N. Matsunaga, H. Liu and R. Himeno, Numerical analysis of two-dimensional incompressible viscous flow in orthogonal coordinates, Information, 5 (3), 319-326, 2002.
55) N. Matsunaga, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, A new, image-based, computational fluid dynamic method for cardiovascular blood flow, JSME International Journal, Series C. Bioengineering, 45 (4), 2002.
56) B.V.R. Kumar, T. Yamaguchi, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, A 3D unsteady flow analysis in a doubly constricted arterial vessel, Biorheology, 39 (3-4), 351-357, 2002.
57) B.V.R. Kumar, T. Yamaguchi, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, A numerical study of an unsteady laminar flow in a doubly constricted 3D vessel, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids, 38, 1159-1176, 2002.
58) H. Liu and K. Kawachi, Leading-edge vortices of flapping and rotary wings at low Reynolds number,
Flapping, Fixed and Rotary Wing Vehicles at Low Reynolds Numbers, AIAA, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 195, 275-285, 2001.
59) H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, Waveform dependence of pulsatile flow in a stenosed channel, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 123, 88-96, 2001.
60) H. Liu, Computational biological fluid dynamics, Special issue on Advances in Biomechanics, Springer- Verlag Beijing, 2001.
61) H. Liu and K. Namba, A numerical study of micro-fluid dynamics of undulatory locomotion, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 50, 257-270, 2001.
62) B.V. R. Kumar, T. Yamaguchi, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, A parallel 3D unsteady incompressible flow solver on VPP700, Parallel Computing, 27, 1687-1713,2001.
63) B.V. R. Kumar, T. Yamaguchi, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, 3D parallel solver for LV hemodynamics, RIKEN Review, 40, 29-33, 2001.
64) H. Liu, Significance of the vortical flow in blood vessel, Special issue on Computational Biomechanics, JSME-BME, 14 (10), 9-13, 2000. (in Japanese)
65) H. Liu, Computation of the vortical flow in human aorta, ASME-IMECE, H01212, 3-14, 2000.
66) B.V.R. Kumar, T. Yamaguchi, H. Liu, and R. Himeno, A parallel MIMD cell partitioned ADI solver for parabolic PDEs on VPP700, RIKEN Review, 30, 25-30, 2000.
67) B.V.R. Kumar, H. Liu and R. Himeno, A 3D unsteady flow analysis in a doubly constricted tube, ASME-IMECE, H01212, 3-16, 2000.
68) H. Liu, A computational fluid dynamic study of the helical flow in aorta, ICTAM special issue on Mechanics for a new Millennium, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
69) H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, Computational fluid mechanics of the vortical flow in blood vessel, Clinical Application of Computational Mechanics to the Cardiovascular System, Springer-Verlag Tokyo, 136-156, 2000.
70) D. Mori, H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, Computational simulation of flow in the aortic arch (Influence of the 3-D distortion on flows in the ordinary helix circular tube), JSME Intl Series C, 43 (4), 862-866, 2000.
71) H. Liu and K. Kawachi, A numerical study of undulatory swimming, Journal of Computational Physics, 155, 223-247, 1999.
72) T. Yamaguchi, Y. Yamamoto and H. Liu, Computational mechanical model studies on the spontaneous emergent morphogenesis of the cultured endothelial cells, Journal of Biomechanics, 33 (1), 115-126, 1999.
73) H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, Effects of pulsation and geometry on post-stenotic oscillatory flow, JSME International Journal, Series C. Bioengineering, 612-620, 1999.
74) H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, Validation in CFD modeling of biological and physiological flows, ASME/FEDSM 99-6787, 1999.
75) H. Liu and T. Yamaguchi, A computer modeling of fluid dynamics related to myocardial bridge in coronary artery, Biorheology 36, 373-390, 1999.
76) H. Liu and K. Kawachi, A numerical study of insect flight, Journal of Computational Physics, 146 (1), 124-156, 1998.
77) S. Sunada and H. Liu, Calculation of aerodynamic forces acting on insect wings, JSCES, 1998. (in Japanese)
78) H. Liu, C.P. Ellington, K. Kawachi, Coen van den Berg and A. P. Willmott, A computational fluid dynamic study of hawk moth hovering, Journal of Experimental Biology, 201 (4), 461-477, 1998.
79) L. J. Zeng, H. Liu, H. Matsumoto and K. Kawachi, Scanning focus-sensing method for measuring the surface shape of a fish scale, Measurement Science and Technology, 9, 250-255, 1998.
80) H. Liu, R. Wassersug and K. Kawachi, The three dimensional hydrodynamics of tadpole locomotion, Journal of Experimental Biology, 200 (2), 2807-2819, 1997.
81) H. Liu and K. Kawachi, A new method of streakline tracing for time-periodic biofluids, Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 3 (3), 299-310, 1997.
82) L. J. Zeng, H. Liu, H. Matsumoto and K. Kawachi, Time-sharing collimation method for measuring the beating force of an insect, SPIE, 36 (12), 3343-3348, 1997.
83) L. J. Zeng, H. Liu and K. Kawachi, Measurement and flow visualization of a beating bumblebee wing,
Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 3 (3), 319-332, 1997.
84) H. Liu and K. Kawachi, Leading-edge vortex during up/down stroke of 3D hovering wing, ASME/FEDSM 97-3308, 1997.
85) H. Liu, R. Wassersug and K. Kawachi, A computational fluid dynamics study of tadpole swimming, Journal of Experimental Biology, 199 (6), 1245-1260, 1996.
86) H. Liu, A numerical study of jet-stream propulsion of oscillating bodies, Journal of The Society of Naval Architects of Japan, 178, 101-112, 1995.
87) H. Liu, S. Sunada and K. Kawachi, Time-accurate solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with the pseudo-compressibility method, ASME/JSME-FED215, 102-112, 1995.
88) H. Liu and M. Ikehata, Computation of free surface waves around an arbitrary body by a NS solver using
the pseudo-compressibility technique, International Journal for Numerical Methods in FLUIDS, 19, 395-431, 1994.
89) H. Liu and M. Ikehata, Numerical simulation of free surface viscous flows around a ship model, Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, 3 (2), 187-204, 1994.
90) H. Liu and Y. Kodama, Computation of waves and flows generated by a ship using a NS solver with global conservation, Journal of The Society of Naval Architects of Japan, 173, 1-12, 1993.
91) M. Ikehata, H. Liu, T. Ihashi and A. Yoshihara, Observation and measurement of flow around the model of shaft brachet and CFD computation of flow around juncture of strut and flat Plate, Transactions of The West- Society of Naval Architects, 87, 1-13, 1993. (in Japanese)
92) H. Liu and M. Ikehata, On interaction problem between boundary layer and wave around hips, Journal of The
Society of Naval Architects of Japan, 167, 110-112, 1990. (in Japanese)
Invited Lectures & Seminars
1) H. Liu, Computational biomechanics: from bioflights and micro air vehicles to the cardiovascular system, Seminar at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, May 5th, 2009.
2) H. Liu, Simulation-based biomechanics: from animal locomotion to the cardiovascular system, Seminar at Med-X, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China, March 25th, 2009.
3) H. Liu, Simulation-based biomechanics: from animal locomotion to the cardiovascular system, Seminar at MOX, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, June 8th, 2008.
4) H. Liu, Computer Simulation of fluid dynamics in fish locomotion, Biomimetic Flow Control in Aquatic Systems and its Application to Bioinspired Autonomous Underwater Systems, CIMETC2008 – 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, Acireale, Sicily, Italy, June 8-13, 2008.
5) H. Liu and H. Aono, Integrated modeling of insect flight: morphology, kinematics and aerodynamics. Mini- symposium: Computational biomechanics: from animal locomotion to the cardiovascular system, APCOPM’07/EPMESC
XI, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 25th, 2007.
6) H. Liu, Simulation-based biomechanics: from animal locomotion to the cardiovascular system, Seminar at Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Sept. 25th,
2007.
7) H. Liu, Novel Mechanisms in Insect Flight and MAV, The Sendai Symposium on Insect Mimetics and Nano- Materials, Sendai, Japan, June 20-21, 2007.
8) H. Liu, Simulation-based biomechanics: from insect flight to the cardiovascular system, Seminar at Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angles (UCLA), March 21st, 2007.
9) H. Liu, K. Oka, T. Taniguchi, Fuyou, Liang, T. Koyama, H. Yokota, and R. Himeno, Multi-scale and multi- physics simulation in cardiovascular system, The 5th Symposium on Integrated Volume-CAD System Research (RIKEN), Wako, Japan, Mach 7-8, 2007.
10) H. Liu, Fuyou, Liang, and T. Koyama, Towards multi-scale and multi-physics simulation in cardiovascular system, The RIKEN Symposium on Computational Biomechanics Research (RIKEN), Wako, Japan, 11-12, Nov. 2007.
11) H. Liu, Toward Multi-scale, Multi-physics, Computational Biomechanics in Cardiovascular System, Japan- Korea Joint-Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, WC 2006, Seoul, 2006. (keynote)
12) H. Liu, What Can A Biology-inspired Dynamic Flight Simulator Tell about Insect Flight? The 3rd ISABMEC, Okinawa, Japan, 2006. (keynote)
13) H. Liu, H. Aono, Y. Inada, and W. Shyy, Size effect in insect flight: leading-edge vortex, trailing-edge vortex and tip vortex, The 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, German, 2006.
14) H. Liu, Multi-scale, Multi-physics, Computational Biomechanics in Cardiovascular System, B-J-K Symposium on Biomechanics, 2006. (keynote)
15) H. Liu, Novel mechanisms in biological flight and applications to Micro Air Vehicle, The workshop on Smart Material System, JSME annual meeting, 2005. (keynote)
16) H. Liu, Towards the ‘in vivo’ Multi-scale, Computational Biomechanics in Cardiovascular System, B-J-K Symposium on Biomechanics, Kanazawa, 2005. (keynote)
17) H. Liu, An integrated approach on free flight mechanisms in insects and birds, Annual meeting of American Physical Society, Chicago, USA, 2005.
18) H. Liu, Recent developments in computational biological fluid dynamics, Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Edinburgh (UK), 2004. (keynote)
19) H. Liu, Simulation-Based Biological Fluid Dynamics in Fish Swimming, ICVM-7, Miami (USA), 2004.
20) H. Liu, Recent developments in computational biological fluid dynamics, Annual Meeting of the Society for
Experimental Biology, Southampton, UK, March, 2003. (keynote)
21) H. Liu, Computational Biological Fluid Dynamics: towards the digitizing animal swimming and flying, The Second International Symposium on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms (ISABMEC2003), Hawaii, 2003. (keynote)
22) H. Liu, Computational biological fluid dynamics: digitizing and visualizing swimming and flying, SICB symposium on Dynamics and Energetics of Animal Swimming and Flying, Anaheim, CA, 2002.
23) H. Liu, H. Iwase, T. Hayasaka, Y. He, N. Matsunaga, T. Shigetani and R. Himeno, Image-based simulation of cardiovascular blood flow and its clinical application, National CFD Conference, Taiwan, 2002. (keynote)
24) H. Liu and R. Himeno, Global computational modeling of cardiovascular blood flow - Analysis of hemodynamics in left ventricle and aorta -,The 6th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Dearborn, MI, 2001.
25) H. Liu, Computational biological fluid dynamics, Symposium on Advances in Biomechanics, Beijing, 2001.

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