He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the Wuhan Institute of Surveying and Mapping (now the School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University), and worked at Hunan Provincial Coalfield Physical Test Team, Xiangtan Mining Institute and Wuhan University.
In 1999, he was elected a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
[1][2][3][4] Liu's early research focused on transformation models in satellite positioning technology, and developed several related software systems.
And under his leadership developed the first GPS satellite positioning data processing system in China.
He also took part in the design of National High Precision GPS Network.