》  Research Fields

Parameter estimation of radio propagation, radio channel characterization and modelling;

Array signal processing, high-resolution parameter estimation algorithms;

Positioning, localization, passive target tracking and identification;

5G/B5G/6G communications;

Radar (vehicular, millimeter-wave, S-band) signal processing and applications.

》  Courses

Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Bachelor mandatory course in English for Grade II.

Fundamentals of Communications, Bachelor mandatory course in English for Grade III.

Digital Signal Processing, Bachelor mandatory course in English for Grade III.

Wireless Communication Theory, Ph.D. course in English.

Propagation Channel Characterization, M. Sc course in English

5G Fundamentals, Bachelor optional course in Chinese for all disciplines.

》  Projects

1. “Millimeter-wave wideband vehicle-to-vehicle channel measurement,characterization, modeling and simulation”, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Reference: 61971313, Dates: 2020/01/01 – 2023/12/31, Budget: 560000RMB

2. “Channel modeling for specified spectrum, scenarios, and requirements of next generation wireless communications” funded by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Dates: 2019/01/01 – 2021/12/31, Budget: 1430000 RMB

3. “Study of vehicular millimeter-wave radar interference detection and mitigation algorithm” funded by Zongmu Technology Co. Ltd, Dates: 2020/01/01 – 2021/5/31, Budget: 300000 RMB

4. “Propagation channel characterization, measurement and modeling for fifth generation wireless communications”, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Reference: 61471268, Dates: 2015/01/01 – 2018/12/31, Budget: 830000RMB

5. “Development of an experimental system involving jointly the 5GKa waveband, low and high frequency bands”, funded by China Ministry of Science and Technology, Reference: 2016ZX03001015, Dates: 2016/01/01 – 2017/12/31, Budget:  677500RMB

6. “Performance Improvement of Time-Varying Channel Parameter Estimation”, funded by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, Dates: 2019/04/01 – 2019/11/30,Budget: 43000000KRW

7. “Study on Milimeter-Wave Time-Varying Modeling Technologies based on Field Measurement Data Analysis”，funded by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, Dates: 2018/05/01 – 2018/10/31，Budget: 45000000KRW

8. “Study on Milimeter-Wave Time-Varying Channel Characterization and Parameter Estimation”，funded by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, Dates: 2017/06/01 – 2017/11/30，Budget: 45000000KRW

9. “Performance Evaluation for TDoA-based positioning systems”, funded by Shanghai Radio Monitoring Station, Dates: 2017/06/01 – 2018/09/31, Budget: 300000RMB

10. “Millimeter-wave space-time channel modeling for 5G wireless communications”， funded by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Reference: YBN2016080017, Dates: 2017/04/01 – 2018/09/31, Budget: 951180RMB

11. “Propagation channel characterization for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wireless Communications”funded by Zhong Xing Telecommunications (ZTE) Equipment Company Ltd. Dates: 2017/04/01 – 2018/09/3, Budget: 300000RMB

12. “Massive MIMO Channel Modeling Based on Measurements” funded by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Dates: 2016/06/01 – 2018/05/31, Budget: 448000 RMB

13. “Study on parametric modeling algorithms and characterization for realistic high frequency channels” funded by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Dates: 2016/06/01 – 2018/05/31, Budget: 450000 RMB

》  Publications

Paper

1. T. Wu, X. Yin, L. Zhang and J. Ning, "Measurement-Based Channel Characterization for 5G Downlink Based on Passive Sounding in Sub-6 GHz 5G Commercial Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 3225-3239, May 2021.

2. Y. Wang, Y. Lv, X. Yin and J. Duan, "Measurement-based experimental statistical modeling of propagation channel in industrial IoT scenario," in Radio Science, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 1-14, Sept. 2020.

3. J. Rodríguez-Piñeiro, T. Domínguez-Bolaño, X. Cai, Z. Huang and X. Yin, "Air-to-Ground Channel Characterization for Low-Height UAVs in Realistic Network Deployments," in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 992-1006, Feb. 2021.

4. J. Rodríguez-Piñeiro, Z. Huang, X. Cai, T. Domínguez-Bolaño and X. Yin, "Geometry-Based MPC Tracking and Modeling Algorithm for Time-Varying UAV Channels," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 2700-2715, April 2021.

5. J. Hong, J. Rodríguez-Piñeiro and X. Yin, "FDD Channel Inference Methods With Experimental Performance Evaluation," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 10491-10502, 2020.

6. T. Wu, X. Yin and J. Lee, "A Novel Power Spectrum-Based Sequential Tracker for Time-Variant Radio Propagation Channel," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 151267-151278, 2020.

7. X. Cheng, Y. Li, C. -X. Wang, X. Yin and D. W. Matolak, "A 3-D Geometry-Based Stochastic Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle MIMO Ricean Fading Channels," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 8674-8687, Sept. 2020.

8. X. Cai, W. Fan, X. Yin and G. F. Pedersen, "Trajectory-Aided Maximum-Likelihood Algorithm for Channel Parameter Estimation in Ultrawideband Large-Scale Arrays," in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 7131-7143, Oct. 2020.

9. Hao, L.; Rodríguez-Piñeiro, J.; Yin, X. & Wang, H. Measurement-Based Massive MIMO Polarimetric Channel Characterization in Outdoor Environment. IEEE Access, 2019, 7, 171285-171296

10. Ye, X.; Rodríguez-Pineiro, J.; Liu, Y.; Yin, X. & Yuste, A. P. A novel experiment-free site-specific TDoA localization performance-evaluation approach MDPI Sensors, MDPI AG, 2020, 20, 1035

11. Cai, X.; Rodríguez-Pineiro, J.; Yin, X.*; Wang, N.; Ai, B.; Pedersen, G. F. & Yuste, A. P. An Empirical Air-to-Ground Channel Model Based on Passive Measurements in LTE IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019, 68, 1140-1154

12. Xuesong Cai , Chao Zhang, José Rodríguez-Piñeiro, Xuefeng Yin*, Wei Fan, and Gert Frølund Pedersen, Interference Modeling for Low-Height Air-to-Ground Channels in Live LTE Networks, IEEE Antennas and wireless propagation letters, accepted. 2018

13. Ling, C.; Yin, X.; Müller, R.; Häfner, S.; Dupleich, D.; Schneider, C.; Luo, J.; Yan, H. & Thomä, R. Double-Directional Dual-Polarimetric Cluster-Based Characterization of 70-77 GHz Indoor Channels IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2018, 66, 857-870

14. Dominguez-Bolaño, T.; Rodriguez-Piñeiro, J.; Garcia-Naya, J. A.; Yin, X. & Castedo, L. Measurement-Based Characterization of Train-to-Infrastructure 2.6 GHz Propagation Channel in a Modern Subway Station IEEE Access, IEEE, 2018, 6, 52814-52830

15. Cai, X.; Peng, B.; Yin, X. & Yuste, A. P. Hough-Transform-Based Cluster Identification and Modeling for V2V Channels Based on Measurements IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2018, 67, 3838-3852

16. Wang, H.; García-Lozano, M.; Mutafungwa, E.; Yin, X. & Boque, S. R. Performance Study of Uplink and Downlink Splitting in Ultradense Highly Loaded Networks Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Article ID 1439512, 2018, 2018, 1-12 2017

17. Yin, X. * ; Ji, Y. & Yan, H. Measurement-based Characterization of 15 GHz Propagation Channels in a Laboratory Environment IEEE Access, 2017, 4, 1-11

18. Yin, X. * ; Wang, S.; Zhang, N. & Ai, B. Scatterer Localization using Large-scale Antenna Arrays based on A Spherical Wavefront Parametric Model, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepted.

19. Y. Ji, X. Yin* , H. Wang, S. X. Lu and C. Cao, "Antenna De-Embedded Characterization for 13–17-GHz Wave Propagation in Indoor Environments," in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, no. , pp. 42-45, 2017.

20. J. Chen, X. Yin* , L. Tian and M. D. Kim, "Millimeter-Wave Channel Modeling Based on A Unified Propagation Graph Theory," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 246-249, Feb. 2017.

21. J. Chen, X. Yin*, X. Cai and S. Wang, "Measurement-Based Massive MIMO Channel Modeling for Outdoor LoS and NLoS Environments," in IEEE Access, vol. 5, no. , pp. 2126-2140, 2017.

22. X. Ye; X. Yin*; X. Cai; A. Perez Yuste; H. Xu, "Neural-network-assisted UE Localization Using Radio-channel Fingerprints in LTE Networks," in IEEE Access , vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-1

23. Y. He; X. Yin*; H. Chen, "Spatiotemporal Characterization of Self-interference Channels for 60-GHz Full-duplex Communication," in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters , vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-1

24. S. Wang, Y. Ji, D. Gibbins and X. Yin, "Impact of Dynamic Wideband MIMO Body Channel Characteristics on Healthcare Rehabilitation of Walking," in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, no. , pp. 505-508, 2017.

25. Yin, X. * ; Ouyang, L. & Wang, H. Performance Comparison of SAGE and MUSIC for Channel Estimation in Direction-Scan Measurements, IEEE Access, 2016, 4, 1163-1174

26. Yin, X. * ; Ling, C. & Kim, M. Experimental Multipath-Cluster Characteristics of 28-GHz Propagation Channel, IEEE Access, 2016, 3, 3138-3150

27. Yin, X. *; Meng Tian; Luxia Ouyang; Xiang Cheng; Xuesong Cai; Li Tian; Jiajing Chen; Pinlu Yang, "Modeling City-Canyon Pedestrian Radio Channels Based on Passive Sounding in In-Service Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 7931-7943, Oct. 2016.

28. Cai, X.; Yin, X. * ; Cheng, X. & Yuste, A. P.   An Empirical Random-Cluster Model for Subway Channels Based on Passive Measurements in UMTS, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2016, 64, 3563-3575,

29. Tian, L.; Degli-Esposti, V.; Vitucci, E. M. & Yin, X. *   Semi-Deterministic Radio Channel Modeling Based on Graph Theory and Ray-Tracing, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,2016,64,2475-2486

30. Chen, J.; Wang, S. & Yin, X. *      A Spherical-Wavefront-Based Scatterer Localization Algorithm Using Large-Scale Antenna Arrays, IEEE Communications Letters,2016,20, 1796-1799

31. Wang, S. *; Ji, Y.; Gibbins, D. & Yin, X. Impact of dynamic wideband MIMO body channel characteristics on healthcare rehabilitation of walking IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2016, PP, 1-4

32. Yin, X. * ; He, Y.; Ling, C.; Tian, L. & Cheng, X. Empirical Stochastic Modeling of Multipath Polarizations in Indoor Propagation Scenarios Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on, 2015, 63, 5799-5811

33. Yin, X.; Cai, X.; Cheng, X. *; Chen, J. & Tian, M. Empirical Geometry-Based Random-Cluster Model for High-Speed-Train Channels in UMTS Networks Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on, 2015, PP, 1-12

34. Yin, X. *; Ling, C.; Kim, M.-D. & Chung, H. Parameter estimation using the sliding-correlator's output for wideband propagation channels EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2015, 2015, 165

35. Ling, C.; Yin, X. *; Boque, S. R. & Garcia-Lozano, M. Power minimization of cooperative beamforming networks with spectrum sharing, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2015，72，1-15

36. Ling, C.; Yin, X. *; He, Y. & Boque, S. R.      Attitude Estimation for In-Service Base Station Antenna Using Downlink Channel Fading Statistics,  International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2015, no. 898631

37. Zheng, X.; Liu, E. *; Zhang, Z.; Qu, X.; Wang, R.; Yin, X. & Liu, F. An Efficient Pilot Scheme in Large-Scale Two-Way Relay Systems Communications Letters, IEEE, 2015, 19, 1061-1064

38. Cheng, X. *; Li, Y.; Ai, B.; Yin, X. & Wang, Q. Device-to-device channel measurements and models: a survey Communications, IET, 2015, 9, 312-325

39. Chen, J.; Yin, X. *; Tian, L.; Zhang, N.; He, Y.; Cheng, X.; Duan, W. & Boque, S. R.  Measurement-Based LoS/NLoS Channel Modeling for Hot-Spot Urban Scenarios in UMTS Networks, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014,no.  454976， 1-12

40. Tian, L.; Yin, X. *; Zhou, X. & Zuo, Q.   Spatial cross-correlation modeling for propagation channels in indoor distributed antenna systems, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2013, 183,1-11

41. Zheng, K. *; Yin, X.; Chatzimisios, P. & Xin, Y. Advances in Massive MIMO Antenna Design, Channel Modeling, and System Technologies International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014, Article ID 160431

42. Wen, M.; Cheng, X. *; Yin, X.; Yang, L. & Jiao, B. A General Framework for BER Analysis of OFDMA and Zero-Forcing Interleaved SC-FDMA over Nakagami-m Fading Channels with Arbitrary m Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE, 2013, 2, 395-398

43. Wang, Y.; Liu, E. *; Jian, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Zheng, X.; Wang, R.; Liu, F. & Yin, X. NLL: A Complex Network Model with Compensation for Enhanced Connectivity IEEE Communications Letters, 2013

44. Park, J.-J. *; Kim, M.-D.; Kwon, H.-K.; Chung, H. K.; Yin, X. & Fu, Y. Measurement-Based Stochastic Cross-Correlation Models of a Multilink Channel in Cooperative Communication Environments ETRI Journal, 2012, 34, 858-868

45. Pedersen, T. *; Pedersen, C.; Yin, X. & Fleury, B. Optimization of Spatiotemporal Apertures in Channel Sounding Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on, 2008, 56, 4810 -482

46. Czink, N. *; Yin, X.; Ozcelik, H.; Herdin, M.; Bonek, E. & Fleury, B. Cluster Characteristics in a MIMO Indoor Propagation Environment Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on, 2007, 6, 1465-1475

Monograph

1. Yin, X. & Cheng, X. Propagation Channel Characterization, Parameter Estimation, and Modeling for Wireless Communications John Wiley & Sons, IEEE, 2016

2. Yin, X. & Yan, H. Fundamentals of 5G Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, 2020.08

3. Yin. X. & Cheng. X. Wireless Channel Characterization, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, 2021.06

4. Wang, P, Wang, C, Liu, F. Huang, X, Yin. X. Vehicular Networks: Protocols, Standards and Implementations. Mechanical Industry Press, 2018 

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