Dr Xiao Chen is currently a lecturer in EMD group, EEE department, University of Sheffield. He received his PhD degree in electrical machines from the University of Sheffield in December 2015, before working as a research associate in the same group until May 2018. Then, he joined Dyson Technology Limited as an advanced motor drive engineer from July 2018 to September 2019, before coming back to the University of Sheffield in September 2019.
His current research interests include manufacturing-led innovation in electrical machines, multi-phase fault tolerant electrical machines for more electric aircraft, digital twin of electrical machine and drive, high-speed electrical machines for traction, low-cost electrical machines, and powertrain energy management for electric vehicles.