Xuanchi "Tom" Liu | PhD
Melbourne, Australia

Dr Xuanchi “Tom” Liu

Geotechnical / Tailings Engineer · PhD Modelling Researcher · Former Associate Professor · Chartered Financial Analyst

Bridging geotechnical engineering, computational modelling and infrastructure risk.

Dr Xuanchi “Tom” Liu is a multidisciplinary geotechnical / tailings engineer, researcher and former Associate Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, with a rare cross-disciplinary background spanning biomedical engineering research, structural engineering, geotechnical consulting, financial analysis and infrastructure risk. A former University of Melbourne Research Fellow and current Honorary Fellow, he brings PhD-level expertise in finite element modelling, porous media, material behaviour and mechanics-based engineering judgement. He is also a CFA Charterholder, having passed all three levels of the CFA Program within 1.5 years with top-10% global performance, adding commercial and risk-informed perspective to complex engineering decisions.

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A Cross-Disciplinary Technical Profile

Not a generic geotechnical CV: a technical profile built across engineering practice, academic research and commercial analysis, unified by a consistent mechanics-based, evidence-led way of working.

Geotechnical & Tailings Engineering

  • Tailings & dams
  • Mining infrastructure
  • Slope stability
  • Seepage analysis
  • Embankments
  • Foundations
  • Retaining structures
  • Pavements
  • Site investigation
  • Construction-phase support
  • Engineering reporting

Numerical Modelling & Advanced Analysis

  • PLAXIS 2D/3D
  • GeoStudio
  • WALLAP
  • L-Pile
  • RocScience
  • ABAQUS
  • COMSOL
  • SpaceGASS
  • Settlement analysis
  • Deformation analysis
  • Excavation stability
  • Tunnel behaviour
  • Ground-structure interaction
  • Finite element modelling
  • Sensitivity analysis

Biomedical Engineering Research & Computational Mechanics

  • Biomedical engineering research
  • Bone fracture healing mechanisms
  • Cartilage lubrication
  • Motion capture systems
  • Muscle loading
  • Finite element modelling
  • Porous media
  • Biomechanics
  • Material behaviour
  • Mechanical characterisation
  • Model validation
  • Parameter interpretation
  • Peer-reviewed publications

Structural Engineering & Infrastructure Experience

  • Structural engineering foundation
  • Ground-structure interaction
  • Construction supervision
  • Major infrastructure projects
  • Bridge abutments
  • Retaining structures
  • Coordination with structural teams
  • Design integration
  • Load path awareness
  • Construction-phase verification

Programming, CAD & Digital Engineering

  • Advanced programming
  • Python programming
  • MATLAB
  • Machine learning
  • Computational workflows
  • Data analysis
  • Automation
  • Civil 3D
  • SolidWorks
  • Rhino 8
  • CAD capabilities
  • Digital modelling

Financial Analysis & Infrastructure Risk

  • CFA Charterholder
  • CFA Program completed
  • Completed within 1.5 years
  • Top-10% global performance
  • Financial analysis
  • Risk-return thinking
  • Asset value awareness
  • Cost-risk-constructability
  • Long-term infrastructure decisions