曹向辉/ 男  博士    博士生导师,硕士生导师,全体教师
姓名:曹向辉
地点:四牌楼校区中心楼
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邮箱:xhcao@seu.edu.cn
基本信息

东南大学自动化学院教授、博士生导师，兼任网络空间安全学科博士生导师。曾获获浙江大学竺可桢学院学士、控制学院博士学位，曾在美国伊利诺伊理工学院从事博士后研究。目前主要从事信息物理系统的优化、控制与安全等方向的研究工作，主要应用对象包括工业互联网和自主无人系统集群。主持国家自然科学基金、江苏省前沿技术研发计划等重点项目多项。


曾获教育部自然科学一等奖、江苏省科学技术二等奖、浙江省科学技术二等奖、东南大学十佳导师提名奖等奖励和荣誉。现担任《自动化学报》、《IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatic》等期刊编委、中国自动化学会青年工作委员会副主任、工业系统信息安全专委会委员、信息物理系统控制与决策专委会委员、IEEE IES Technical Committee on Resilience and Security for Industrial Applications委员等。


代表性论文

  1. B. Sun, G. Dán, J. Gross, and X. Cao* (2025), AoI-based Optimal Transmission Scheduling for Multi-process Remote Estimation, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Full Paper), to appear

  2. F. Ye, X. Cao*, L. Cai, and M.-Y. Chow (2025). False Noise Attack Detection for Differentially-Private Distributed Control of Microgrids, Automatica (Regular Paper), to appear

  3. B. Sun, X. Cao*, W. X. Zheng, and Y. Cheng (2025), On Optimal Energy-Efficient Transmission Scheduling for Remote State Estimation, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (CCF-A), DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2025.3574608, to appear

  4. X. Tang, X. Cao*, and W. X. Zheng (2025), A Control-Recoverable Added-Noise-based Privacy Scheme for LQ Control in Networked Control Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 70(4):2730-2737

  5. Y. Wang, S. Liu, X. Cao*, and M.-Y. Chow (2024), An Operator Splitting Scheme for Distributed Optimal Load-side Frequency Control with Nonsmooth Cost Functions, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(9):6442-6449

  6. F. Ye, X. Cao*, M.-Y. Chow and L. Cai (2024). Privacy-Preserving Average Consensus: Fundamental Analysis and A Generic Framework Design. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (CCF-A), 70(4):2870-2885.

  7. T. Chang, X. Cao*, W. X. Zheng (2024), A Lightweight Sensor Scheduler Based on AoI Function for Remote State Estimation over Lossy Wireless Channels, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(3):1697-1704

  8. L. Wang, X. Cao*, H. Zhang, C. Sun and W. X. Zheng (2022). Transmission scheduling for privacy-optimal encryption against eavesdropping attacks on remote state estimation. Automatica (Regular Paper), 137, no. 110145.

  9. F. Ye, Z. Cheng, X. Cao* and M.-Y. Chow (2021). A Random-Weight Privacy-Preserving Algorithm With Error Compensation for Microgrid Distributed Energy Management. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (CCF-A), 16: 4352-4362.

  10. X. Cao, P. Cheng, J. Chen, S. S. Ge, Y. Cheng, and Y. Sun (2014). Cognitive Radio Based State Estimation in Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (CCF-A), 32(3): 489-502.



教育背景
工作经历
学术兼职

  • 中国自动化学会青年工作委员会，副主任

  • 中国自动化学会、中国指挥与控制学会多个专委会委员

  • 自动化学报，编委

  • IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica（中科院一区），编委/2018优秀编委

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics（中科院一区），编委


所获奖励
讲授课程
学生培养

招生专业：控制科学与工程、网络空间安全


欢迎有强烈内驱力和对研究方向感兴趣的同学联系报考


部分学生就业和深造去向：


研究兴趣

  • 基础理论与关键技术：

*    实时系统资源优化调度

*    多机器人协同的自主感知与智能控制

*    信息物理融合的系统安全与隐私保护

  • 应用领域：工业互联网、自主无人系统集群


科研项目
论文发表

代表性论文

  1. B. Sun, G. Dán, J. Gross, and X. Cao* (2025), AoI-based Optimal Transmission Scheduling for Multi-process Remote Estimation, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Full Paper), to appear

  2. F. Ye, X. Cao*, L. Cai, and M.-Y. Chow (2025). False Noise Attack Detection for Differentially-Private Distributed Control of Microgrids, Automatica (Regular Paper), to appear

  3. B. Sun, X. Cao*, W. X. Zheng, and Y. Cheng (2025), On Optimal Energy-Efficient Transmission Scheduling for Remote State Estimation, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (CCF-A), DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2025.3574608, to appear

  4. X. Tang, X. Cao*, and W. X. Zheng (2025), A Control-Recoverable Added-Noise-based Privacy Scheme for LQ Control in Networked Control Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 70(4):2730-2737

  5. Y. Wang, S. Liu, X. Cao*, and M.-Y. Chow (2024), An Operator Splitting Scheme for Distributed Optimal Load-side Frequency Control with Nonsmooth Cost Functions, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(9):6442-6449

  6. F. Ye, X. Cao*, M.-Y. Chow and L. Cai (2024). Privacy-Preserving Average Consensus: Fundamental Analysis and A Generic Framework Design. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (CCF-A), 70(4):2870-2885.

  7. T. Chang, X. Cao*, W. X. Zheng (2024), A Lightweight Sensor Scheduler Based on AoI Function for Remote State Estimation over Lossy Wireless Channels, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(3):1697-1704

  8. C. Yang, X. Cao*, L. He and H. Zhang (2023). Distributed Multiple Attacks Detection via Consensus AA-GMPHD Filter. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 53(12):7526-7536.

  9. C. Yang, X. Cao* and Z. Shi (2023). Road-Map Aided Gaussian Mixture Labeled Multi-Bernoulli Filter for Ground Multi-Target Tracking. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(6):7137-7147.

  10. F. Ye, X. Cao*, Z. Cheng and M.-Y. Chow (2023). CASL: A Novel Collusion Attack against Distributed Energy Management Systems. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14(6):4717-4728.

  11. X. Cao, J. Wang, Y. Cheng and J. Jin (2023). Optimal Sleep Scheduling for Energy-Efficient AoI Optimization in Industrial Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(11):9662-9674.

  12. J. Wang, X. Cao*, B. Yin and Y. Cheng (2022). Sleep-Wake Sensor Scheduling for Minimizing AoI-Penalty in Industrial Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(9): 6404-6417.

  13. L. Wang, X. Cao*, H. Zhang, C. Sun and W. X. Zheng (2022). Transmission scheduling for privacy-optimal encryption against eavesdropping attacks on remote state estimation. Automatica (regular), 137: 110145-110145.

  14. F. Ye, Z. Cheng, X. Cao* and M.-Y. Chow (2021). A Random-Weight Privacy-Preserving Algorithm With Error Compensation for Microgrid Distributed Energy Management. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (CCF-A), 16: 4352-4362.

  15. L. Wang, X. Cao*, B. Sun, H. Zhang, and C. Sun (2021). Optimal Schedule of Secure Transmissions for Remote State Estimation Against Eavesdropping. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 17(3): 1987-1997.

  16. W. Shen, Y. Cheng, B. Yin, J. Du, and X. Cao (2021). Diffie-Hellman in the Air: A Link Layer Approach for In-Band Wireless Pairing. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(11): 11894-11907.

  17. G. Chen, X. H. Cao*, and J. Jin (2021). Joint Scheduling and Channel Allocation for Kalman Filtering Over Multihop WirelessHART Networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 17(5): 3555-3565.

  18. L. Xue, and X. Cao* (2019). Leader Selection via Supermodular Game for Formation Control in Multiagent Systems. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 30(12): 3656-3664.

  19. G. Chen, X. Cao*, L. Liu, C. Sun, and Y. Cheng (2019). Joint Scheduling and Channel Allocation for End-to-End Delay Minimization in Industrial WirelessHART Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(2): 2829-2842.

  20. L. Mo, P. You, X. Cao*, Y. Song, and A. Kritikakou (2019). Event-Driven Joint Mobile Actuators Scheduling and Control in Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 15(11): 5877-5891.

  21. L. Peng, L. Shi, X. Cao, and C. Sun (2018). Optimal Attack Energy Allocation against Remote State Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(7): 2199-2205.

  22. X. Cao, L. Liu, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen (2018). Towards Energy-Efficient Wireless Networking in the Big Data Era: A Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 20(1): 303-332.

  23. X. Cao, R. Ma, L. Liu, H. Shi, Y. Cheng, and C. Sun (2018). A Machine Learning-Based Algorithm for Joint Scheduling and Power Control in Wireless Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 5(6): 4308-4318.

  24. X. Cao, L. Liu, W. Shen, A. Laha, J. Tang, and Y. Cheng (2017). Real-Time Misbehavior Detection and Mitigation in Cyber-Physical Systems Over WLANs. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 13(1): 186-197.

  25. X. Cao, D. Shila, Y. Cheng, Z. Yang, Y. Zhou, and J. Chen (2016). Ghost-in-ZigBee: Energy Depletion Attack on ZigBee-Based Wireless Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 3(5): 816-829.

  26. X. Cao, L. Liu, W. Shen, and Y. Cheng (2016). Distributed Scheduling and Delay-Aware Routing in Multihop MR-MC Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 65(8): 6330-6342.

  27. X. Cao, L. Liu, Y. Cheng, L. Cai, and C. Sun (2016). On Optimal Device-to-Device Resource Allocation for Minimizing End-to-End Delay in VANETs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 65(10): 7905-7916.

  28. X. Cao, X. Zhou, L. Liu, and Y. Cheng (2015). Energy-Efficient Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Enabled Remote State Estimation Over Wireless Channels. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 14(4): 2058-2071.

  29. Y. Cheng, H. Li, D. Shila, and X. Cao (2015). A Systematic Study of Maximal Scheduling Algorithms in Multiradio Multichannel Wireless Networks. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (CCF-A), 23(4): 1342-1355.

  30. H. Liu, X. H. Cao*, J. He, P. Cheng, C. Li, J. Chen, and Y. Sun (2015). Distributed Identification of the Most Critical Node for Average Consensus. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 63(16): 4315-4328.

  31. X. Cao, J. Chen, Y. Cheng, X. Shen, and Y. Sun (2015). An Analytical MAC Model for IEEE 802.15.4 Enabled Wireless Networks With Periodic Traffic. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 14(10): 5261-5273.

  32. L. Liu, X. Cao*, Y. Cheng, and Z. Niu (2014). Energy-Efficient Sleep Scheduling for Delay-Constrained Applications Over WLANs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 63(5): 2048-2058.

  33. X. Cao, P. Cheng, J. Chen, S. S. Ge, Y. Cheng, and Y. Sun (2014). Cognitive Radio Based State Estimation in Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (CCF-A), 32(3): 489-502.


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