Dr. Zongwei (William) Liu

Associate Professor of School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

Assistant Director of Tsinghua Automotive Strategy Research Institute (TASRI)

Address: Room A345, Lee Shau Kee Science & Technology Building, Tsinghua University

Postcode: 100084

E-mail: liuzongwei@tsinghua.edu.cn

Education

September 2004 – July 2007: PhD in Vehicle Engineering, Jilin University

September 2001 – July 2004: Master in Vehicle Engineering, Jilin University

September 1997 – July 2001: Bachelor in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering (ICE), Jilin University

Employment

May 2013 – now: Associate Professor of School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University; Assistant Director of Tsinghua Automotive Strategy Research Institute (TASRI)

September 2019 – December 2020: Visiting Scholar, Sloan Automotive Laboratory of MIT

November 2012 – April 2013: Senior Specialist (VP level) of Geely Automotive Research Institute

June 2011 – April 2013: Director Assistant (VP level) of Geely Automotive Research Institute, responsible for product strategy and planning, intellectual property management, business management, etc. and assisted the operation and management of the research institute

June 2010 – June 2011: Director of Product Strategy and Planning Department, Geely Automotive Research Institute

September 2009 – June 2010: Senior Project Manager of Project Management Department, Geely Automotive Research Institute

September 2008 – September 2009: Deputy Director of Technology Management Department, Geely Automotive Research Institute

July 2007 – September 2008: Professional Manager of Technology Department, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

Professional Activities

Council Member of the 9th Committee & Senior Member of China-SAE

Secretary General of the Technical Management Committee, Deputy Secretary General of the Digitalization and Smart Manufacturing Committee, and Inaugural Member of the Talents Evaluation Committee of China-SAE

Executive Council Member of China Auto Talents Society

Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Innovation (English Version)

Research Area

Mainly research on automotive industry development strategies, technology innovation system building, and technology path evaluations and decisions, etc.

Honors & Awards

The book titled “Automotive Industry Innovation” (as the co-author) was selected as one of the “Best Ten Books for the Automotive Industry” at the Commemoration of World Reading Day & Third Automotive Book Selection Ceremony in 2023

The book titled “Zhao Fuquan’s Insights into Auto Industry (Volume IV)” (as the editor-in-chief) was selected in the “List of Books for the Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of China Machine Press” in 2022

Won the Gold Medal of the China Automotive S&T Award for the “Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap Project” in 2021

Won the Top 10 Books on Auto Industry During the 13th Five-Year Plan Period by the Automotive Branch of China Machine Press for the books named “Zhao Fuquan’s Insights into Auto Industry” as the editor-in-chief in 2021

Won the Silver Medal of the Eighth Outstanding Achievement Award (Humanities & Social Science) for Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities for the consulting report “Build China’s National Strength in the Automotive Sector” in 2020

Won the Silver Medal of “2018 China Automotive Industry Awards for Science and Technology” for the project of “Automotive Industry Security Theory Research and Application to Development of Important Industry Policies”

Won the China Industry-University-Research Collaboration & Promotion Award in 2018

Won the China Automotive Industry Award for Outstanding Young Talent of Science and Technology in 2017

Won the Silver Medal of “2016 China Automotive Industry Awards for Science and Technology” for the project “Gap Analysis of China’s Building of Strong Automotive Sector and the Reinvigoration Strategy”

Won the Gold Medal of the 19th “National Modernized Corporate Management Innovative Achievements” in 2012 for the project “Knowledge Management System Development for R&D Capability Improvement”

Won the Gold Medal of “Zhejiang Provincial and Hangzhou Municipal Corporate Management Modernized Innovation Achievements” in 2012 for the project “Building Knowledge Management System for Modern Automotive R&D Technological Quality”

Rated as a talent under the “131” Young and Middle-Aged Talents Program of Hangzhou in 2011

Rated as a talent under the “211 Talents Project” of Taizhou City in 2009

Academic Achievements

Involved in over 50 strategy research projects at national, industry-wide and corporate levels in recent years:

As a member of the research group experts and the third author, Dr. Liu got involved in the compilation of research reports under the National Research Project on Strategies for a Stronger Manufacturing Country of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a member of the research groups for major indictors and automotive technology roadmap; participate in the compilation of the report entitled Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap (Version 1.0 and 2.0) and “Auto+” Crossover Integration Project from Implementation Plans for Eight Key Projects of the Mid-to Long-Term Development Plan for the Automotive Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China

Thirteen Books:

Zhao Fuquan's Insights on the Automotive Industry (Volume V) (in Chinese), Editor-in-Chief, published by China Machine Press in 2023

Zhao Fuquan's Insights on the Automotive Industry (Volume IV) (in Chinese), Editor-in-Chief, published by China Machine Press in 2022

Zhao Fuquan's Insights on the Automotive Industry (Volume III) (in Chinese), Editor-in-Chief, published by China Machine Press in 2021

Zhao Fuquan's Insights on the Automotive Industry (Volume II) (in Chinese), Editor-in-Chief, published by China Machine Press in 2020

Zhao Fuquan's Insights on the Automotive Industry (Volume I) (in Chinese), Editor-in-Chief, published by China Machine Press in 2017

Automotive Industry Ecosystem Innovation (in Chinese), written by Fuquan Zhao, Zongwei Liu, and Qingzhu Ma and published by China Machine Press (2023)

Automotive Product Innovation, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2021

Automotive Industry Innovation, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2020

Automotive Technology Innovation, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2019

Chinese Auto Supply Chain Best Practices, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2018

Chinese Auto OEMs Best Practices, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2017

Exploring a Way for a Stronger Auto Industry, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2016

Insights for a Stronger Auto Industry, Co-author, published by China Machine Press in 2015

Involved in the compilation of seven books:

The author of the “Chapter IV: Predication of Talents Demand in the NEV Industry” and one of the authors for some sections of other chapters of the “Report on Talents Demand Forecast in the NEV Industry”, published by Beijing Institute of Technology Press in 2022

The author for the “Chapter IV: Predication of Talents Demand in the ICV Industry” and one of the authors for some sections of other chapters of the“Report on Talents Demand Forecast in the ICV Industry”, published by Beijing Institute of Technology Press in 2021

One of the authors for the“Chapter I: Overall Technology Roadmap”of the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap (Version 2.0), published by China Machine Press in 2020

One of the authors for the“Thematic Report V: Innovation-Driven Transport Development Strategy”and the“Thematic Report VII: Strategy for the Innovation of Transportation Equipment and System”of the Strategy for Building China's National Strength in the Transportation Sector, published by China Communications Publishing & Media Management Co., Ltd. in 2019

The author for“Chapter III: Changes of Auto Talents Characteristics and Demands in the Context of New Technological Revolution”and the co-author for“Chapter V: Predictions on the Talent Demand of China's Automotive Manufacturing Industry in the Medium and Long Term”of the “Study on Middle and Long-Term Talents Development in China Auto Industry”, published by Beijing Institute of Technology Press in 2018

One of the authors for the“Chapter I: Overall Technology Roadmap”of the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap (Version 1.0), published by China Machine Press in 2016

One of the authors for the“Chapter VI: Strategic Research on Building an Automobile Manufacturing Power”of Strategic Research on Building a Manufacturing Power, published by Publishing House of Electronics Industry of China Industry and Information Technology Publishing & Media Group in 2015

Others:

Published more than 60 papers and won 15 granted patents

Compilation of research reports on corporate, product and technological strategies of approximately 1 million words.

Frequently invited to deliver keynote speeches at prominent domestic and international forums and publish articles on mainstream industry journals