Yong-Chao Liu was born in Zhuzhou, China. He received a B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, China, in 2013; an M.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), Chengdu, China, in 2016; and a Ph.D. in Automation from Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté/Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, Belfort, France, in 2020. He was a Research Fellow with the Energy Department, FEMTO-ST Institute (UMR 6174), CNRS, Belfort, France. He is currently a Lecturer with the School of Transportation and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China. He is the author or coauthor of over 40 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include advanced control theories and their applications, particularly in motor drive/servo systems and wind energy conversion systems, as well as data-driven statistical inference for complex systems. Dr. Liu has been included in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List (single-year impact) since 2025.