2009年获湖南大学建筑工程专业学士学位并保送继续攻读硕士学位；

2012年获湖南大学结构工程专业硕士学位；

2017年获湖南大学结构工程专业博士学位。

2015年12月至2016年8月期间在韩国首尔国立大学交流访问。

曾作为主要参与人员及课题秘书全程参与了国家重点基础研究计划（973计划）子课题“FRP及其增强结构在极端荷载下的动力响应及控制方法研究”。

在国内外学术期刊及国际会议上发表论文9篇，其中国际顶尖SCI(中科院分区为二区)收录论文2篇。

[1] Tao Liu and Yan Xiao (2017). “Impact Behavior of CFRP-Strip Wrapped RC Beams without Stirrups”. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, 21(5), 04017035-1-14. (SCI)

[2] Tao Liu, Yan Xiao, Jiao Yang, and Bosheng Chen (2017). “CFRP Strip Cable Retrofit of RC Frame for Collapse Resistance”. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, 21(1), 04016067-1-11. (SCI)

[3] Tao Liu and Yan Xiao (2016). “Experimental and Numerical Investigate on Impact Loading Behaviors of CFRP Retrofitted RC Beams without Stirrups”. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE2016), Hong Kong, China.

[4] Tao Liu, Thomas Kang, and Yan Xiao (2016). “Numerical Simulation of CFRP Strengthened RC Beams under Impact Loading”. Proceedings of the 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM 2016), Jeju Island, Korea.

[5] Tao Liu; Yuyu. Li; Zhenru Shu, et al. (2013). “Experimental Studies on Flexural Behavior of Double-steel Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Proceedings of the 10th Pacific Structural Steel Conference (PSSC 2013), Singapore, pp 43-48.

[6] Tao Liu, Yuyu Li, Yan Xiao, et al. (2012). “Experimental Studies on Double-Steel Encased Transfer Beam and SRC Column Connections”. Proceedings of the 10th International conference on advances in steel concrete composite and hybrid structures (ASCCS), Singapore, pp 725-732.