个人简介

曹辉，武汉理工大学信息工程学院副教授、硕士生导师，香港城市大学博士；主要从事无源定位，信号参数估计，阵列信号处理，光纤传感信号处理研究，主持/参与多项项目，包括国家级、省部级项目、企业委托项目等10余项；发表学术论文30余篇，授权/申请发明专利4项；指导学生获学科竞赛省部级及以上奖励20余项等。

联系方式：iehuicao@whut.edu.cn

教育和工作经历

2017/11-至今，  武汉理工大学，信息工程学院，讲师、副教授

2014/09-2017/10，香港城市大学，电子工程学系，博士

主要研究方向

无源定位，信号参数估计，阵列信号处理，光纤传感信号处理

代表性学术成果

Journals

1. X. Gui, H. Liu, L. Wu, Y. Li, H. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Gan, H. Cao, Z. Li, "A High-Precision Positioning Method for Automated Guided Vehicles Based on a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Array," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 15387-15396, 15 May15, 2026.

2. C. Zhou, H. Cao*, J. Zhang, K. Wang. “G-ESPRIT: Graphformer-Enhanced Direction-of-Arrival Estimation with Differentiable ESPRIT,” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Electrical Engineering, 2025.

3. Weijian Liu, Hui Cao, Gaoqing Xiong, Jun Liu, Chongying Qi, “GLRT-based detectors with enhanced selectivity for mismatched signals through a random-signal approach,” Signal Processing, vol. 240, 2026.

4. Z. Yang, H. Cao*, J. Zhang, K. Wang. “DOA Estimation Based on Golden Ratio-Inspired Coprime Array,” Mathematics. 13(22):3617, 2025.

5. Y. Wu, H. Cao*, J. Zhang, K. Wang. “Robust DOA Estimation for Sparse Arrays under Sensor Failures via Structured Matrix Completion,” Signal, Image and Video Processing, 19, 937, 2025.

6. Gaoqing Xiong, Hui Cao*, Weijian Liu, Jialiang Zhang, Kehao Wang, and Kai Yan. "Design of Selective Detector for Distributed Targets Through Stochastic Characteristic of the Fictitious Signal," Sensors, no. 3: 736, 2025.

7. G. Xiong, H. Cao*, W. Liu, et al. “Adaptive Robust Subspace Detection Based on GLRT, Rao, Wald, Gradient, and Durbin Tests,” Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 43, pp.6351–6372, 2024.

8. Fan Zhang, Hui Cao*, and Kehao Wang. "Coherent DOA Estimation Algorithm with Co-Prime Arrays for Low SNR Signals," Sensors, no. 23: 9320. 2023.

9. K. Wang, J. Xu, X. Li, P. Liu, H. Cao, K. Liu. “Joint Trajectory Planning, Time and Power Allocation to Maximize Throughput in UAV Network.” Drones, 7, 68. 2023.

10. Y. Liu, H. Cao, Y. Wu, K. Wang. “Fast and accurate approach for DOA estimation of coherent signals,” Wirel. Commun. Mob. Comput. 2022, pp. 1–7, 2022.

11. R. Liu, Q. Liu, H. Zhu and H. Cao, "Multistage Deep Transfer Learning for EmIoT-Enabled Human–Computer Interaction," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 16, pp. 15128-15137, 15 Aug.15, 2022.

12. Jindong Liu, Jie Yang, Zhiqiang Guo, Hui Cao and Yongmei Ren. “Simulation of unmanned ship real-time trajectory planning model based on Q-learning,” International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, vol. 16, No. 4, Nov. 2021.

13. Yingna Fei, Hui Cao*, Yuntao Wu, Xitong Chen, Li Chen. "DOA estimation in non-uniform noise using matrix completion via alternating projection," IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2, pp. 281-285, 2021.

14. H. Cao*, Y. T. Chan and H. C. So. "Efficient sensing for compressive estimation of frequency of a real sinusoid," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 744-750, Aug. 2020.

15. Q. Liu, X.P. Li and H. Cao, "Two-dimensional localization: Low-rank matrix completion with random sampling in massive MIMO system", IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 3628-3631, Sept. 2021.

16. H. Cao and Q. Liu, "Fast rank-revealing QR factorization for two-dimensional frequency estimation," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1240-1243, Jun. 2020.

17. Mengyi Liu, Hui Cao* and Yuntao Wu, "Improved subspace-based method for 2D DOA estimation with L-shaped array," IET Electronics Letters, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 402-405, 2020.

18. H. Cao, Q. Liu, Y-T. Wu, "Transform domain: design of closed-form joint 2-D DOA estimation based on QR decomposition," Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, vol. 39, pp. 5318-5329, 2020.

19. H. Cao*, Y. T. Chan and H. C. So," Compressive TDOA estimation: Cramer-Rao bound and incoherent Processing," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 3326-3331, Aug. 2020.

20. K. Wang, G. Chen, Q. Ai, H. Cao, P. Zhou and D. Wu, "Reversible data hiding based on structural similarity block selection," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 20375-20385, 2020.

21. H. Cao, L-T. Huang, Y-T. Wu and Q. Liu, “Multidimensional single-tone frequency estimation based on QR decomposition,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 68153-68159, May 2019.

22. Hui Cao*, Yiu Tong Chan and Hing Cheung So, “Maximum likelihood TDOA estimation from compressed sensing samples without reconstruction,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 564-568, May 2017.

23. Kefei Liu, Hui Cao*, Hing Cheung So and Andreas Jakobsson, “Multi-dimensional sinusoidal order estimation using angles between subspaces,” Digital Signal Processing, vol. 64, pp. 17-27, May 2017.

24. Hui Cao*, Hing Cheung So and Yiu Tong Chan, "Optimum time delay estimation for complex-valued stationary signals," Signal Processing, vol. 131, pp. 434–440, Feb. 2017.

25. Qiangde Xiang, Hui Cao* and Hing Cheung So, “Fast and accurate estimator for two-dimensional cisoids based on QR decomposition,” Signal Processing, vol. 120, pp. 553-561, Mar. 2016.

26. Hui Cao, Yuntao Wu and Amir Leshem, “R-D frequency estimation of multidimensional sinusoids based on eigenvalues and eigenvectors,” Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 26, issue.3, pp. 777-786, Jan. 2014.

27. Yuntao Wu, Longting Huang, Hui Cao and Yanbin Zhang, “HOSVD-based subspace algorithm for multidimensional frequency estimation without pairing parameters,” Chinese Journal of Electronics, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 729-734, Oct. 2014.

28. Jianfeng Chen, Yuntao Wu, Hui Cao and Hai Wang, “Fast algorithm for DOA estimation with partial covariance matrix and without eigendecomposition,” Journal of Signal and Information Processing, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 266-269, Nov. 2011.

29. Longting Huang, Yuntao Wu, Hui Cao and Gengsheng Zheng, “2-D frequency estimation of multiple damped sinusoids based on propagator method,” International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Application, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 368-374, 2011.

Conferences

1. S. Lei and H. Cao.“Robust DOA estimation via covariance calibration and multi-loss complex-valued CNN.” 2026 International Conference on Optoelectronic Information and Optical Engineering (OIOE 2026) (2026).

2. L. Fan, H. Cao, J. Zhang and K. Wang. “Improved DOA Estimation Based on Complex-Valued Convolutional Neural Networks with Attention Mechanism,” 2026 IEEE International Conference on Radio Frequency and Antenna Technologies (IEEE RFAT 2026). Shenzhen, China.

3. H. Liu and L. Wu and J. Li and H. Cao and X. Gui.“A positioning method for automated guided vehicles based on a fiber Bragg grating array sensor.” Conference on Optics and Machine Vision (2026).

4. Z. Zong, H. Cao, J. Zhang and K. Wang, "An Optimized Spatial Smoothing Technique with QR_ESPRIT Algorithm for DOA-Estimation," 2025 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Image Processing and Computer Applications (ICIPCA), pp. 1-5. 2025, Shenyang, China.

5. Q. Liu, H. Cao, Y-T. Wu and C. Huang. "DOA estimation based on two-dimensional interpolation in the presence of mutual coupling," IEEE SAM 2020. pp. 1-5, Hangzhou, China.

6. H. Cao, Q. Liu. "Accurate DOA estimation based on real-valued singular value decomposition," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and Data Processing (ICSIDP2019) (Best Paper Award), pp. 1-4, Dec. 2019, Chongqing, China.

7. Cao Hui, Wu Yuntao, Zhang Yanbin and Huang Longting. “3-D frequency estimation of multiple damped sinusoids using subspace approach,” IET International Radar Conference 2013, pp. 1-4, 2013. Xi’an, China.

8. Hai Wang, Yuntao Wu, Yanbing Zhang and Hui Cao,“Joint frequency-elevation-azimuth estimation without pairing using L-shaped array,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing (ICSPCC2012), pp. 320 – 325, Aug. 2012, Hong Kong.