Dr Huanhuan Li

Dr Li is a Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Recognised Teacher and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with current teaching responsibilities including Ship Manoeuvring and Control and Basic Naval Architecture. She also has teaching experience in Research Methods and Research Skills, Autonomous Systems and Machine Learning, Maritime Economics and Management, Fundamentals of Transport Systems, and Transport Systems Control.

Ship Manoeuvring and Control

Basic Naval Architecture

2025 - Present: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Maritime Engineering, Department of Civil, Maritime and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, UK

2024 - 2025: Senior Research Fellow, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

2021 - 2024: Research Fellow, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

2020 - 2021: Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr Li’s research focuses on maritime safety and security, intelligent transportation systems, green and autonomous shipping, and clean energy for onshore and offshore applications. She has contributed extensively to these areas through national and international research projects, interdisciplinary collaborations, and high-quality academic publications.

To date, she has published nearly 70 SCI-indexed journal papers, including 23 papers in leading Transportation Research journals (Parts C, D, and E), 10 in Reliability Engineering & System Safety, and 4 in Ocean Engineering. Her work has addressed key challenges in transport systems, maritime operations, risk and reliability analysis, decarbonisation, and emerging autonomous technologies.

Dr Li has substantial experience in research and project management, including coordinating project activities, managing interdisciplinary collaborations, supporting funding applications, supervising research staff and students, and contributing to the delivery of large-scale international and industry-oriented projects. Since 2022, she has contributed to the management and coordination of a Horizon Europe project and a Royal Society International Exchanges project, supporting international collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and interdisciplinary research activities.

She is also an active reviewer and editorial contributor for more than 70 leading international journals, reflecting her strong academic standing and commitment to maintaining research quality within her fields.

Alongside her research, Dr Li has extensive teaching and supervision experience across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She has taught a wide range of modules, including Ship Manoeuvring and Control, Research Methods, Operations Research, Autonomous Systems and Machine Learning, Maritime Economics and Management, Fundamentals of Transport Systems, and Transport Systems Control.

Her teaching combines theoretical knowledge with practical and research-informed perspectives, helping students develop critical thinking, technical capability, and interdisciplinary understanding in transport and maritime systems.