Junqi Xu, Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor, serves as Director of the Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D Center and concurrently as Associate Dean of the School of Transportation Engineering. He has long been engaged in technological innovation and engineering applications of maglev trains, with a major research focus on stability control technology for levitation and operation of both high-speed and medium-low-speed maglev systems. He has presided over multiple national-level projects, including key and general programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 60 papers, been granted over 20 invention patents, authored one monograph, and contributed to the development of six national and industry standards. As the primary awardee, he has received several provincial and ministerial-level awards, including the Shanghai Technology Invention Award and the Wu Wenjun AI Science and Technology Progress Award.
Education
Doctor Southwest Jiaotong UniversityRail transit electrification and information technology
Master Southwest Jiaotong UniversityPower electronics and power transmission
Bachelor Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityIndustrial automation
Experience
2012.10-Present Tongji University Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D Center
2003.07-2012.09 Shanghai Maglev Transportation Engineering Technology Research Center
Research interests
Supported by key R&D programs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, major initiatives of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, and key special projects in Hunan Province, and building upon R&D advances across three generations of trial vehicles, two engineering test lines, and three commercial maglev lines, significant technological breakthroughs have been achieved. The levitation controller developed under his leadership has been successfully applied in projects including the Changsha Maglev Express and the Phoenix Maglev Line. Appraisal and acceptance evaluations have recognized the system as groundbreaking, delivering substantial social and economic benefits.
He has led over 30 government-supported and industry-sponsored projects, including key programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and sub-projects of national key R&D plans. His work has been honored with eight provincial- and ministerial-level awards, including first and second prizes, as well as awards from leading industry associations.
Under his direction, the Levitation Control Technology Team at Tongji University ranks among the top three research groups in China with core expertise in maglev levitation control technologies.
Honors & Awards
First Prize of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
Second Prize of Shanghai Technology Invention Award
Second Prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award
Second Prize of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
Second Prize of Wu Wenjun AI Science and Technology Progress Award
Publications
He has authored more than 60 academic papers, including more than 30 SCI/EI papers by the first or corresponding author.