publications

2025

1. [J31] RIS Calibration

   

   Calibration in RIS-aided integrated sensing, localization and communication systems

   Reza Ghazalian, Pinjun Zheng, Hui Chen, and 6 more authors

   IEEE Wireless Communications, 2025

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   @article{ghazalian2024calibration,
     title = {Calibration in RIS-aided integrated sensing, localization and communication systems},
     author = {Ghazalian, Reza and Zheng, Pinjun and Chen, Hui and Ozturk, Cuneyd and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Sciancalepore, Vincenzo and Gezici, Sinan and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2. [J30] Cross-Layer ISAC

   

   Cross-layer Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Joint Industrial and Academic Perspective

   Henk Wymeersch, Nuutti Tervo, Stefan Wänstedt, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2025

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   @article{wymeersch2025cross,
     title = {Cross-layer Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Joint Industrial and Academic Perspective},
     author = {Wymeersch, Henk and Tervo, Nuutti and W{\"a}nstedt, Stefan and Saleh, Sharief and Ahlendorf, Joerg and Akgul, Ozgur and Tsekenis, Vasileios and Barmpounakis, Sokratis and Bai, Liping and Beale, Martin and others},
     journal = {IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

3. [J29] Thz Hexa-X-II

   

   Sub-THz Communications: Perspective and Results from the Hexa-X-II Project

   Italo Atzeni, Gustavo Rodrigues Lima Tejerina, Rafael Berkvens, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2025

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   @article{atzeni2025sub,
     title = {Sub-THz Communications: Perspective and Results from the Hexa-X-II Project},
     author = {Atzeni, Italo and de Lima Tejerina, Gustavo Rodrigues and Berkvens, Rafael and Chen, Hui and Conrat, Jean-Marc and De Guzman, Mar Francis and Desset, Claude and D{\"o}rpinghaus, Meik and Farhadi, Hamed and Fettweis, Gerhard and others},
     journal = {IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

4. [J28] Bi-/Mono-static

   

   Joint Bistatic Positioning and Monostatic Sensing: Optimized Beamforming and Performance Tradeoff

   Yuchen Zhang, Hui Chen, Pinjun Zheng, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2025

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   @article{zhang2025joint,
     title = {Joint Bistatic Positioning and Monostatic Sensing: Optimized Beamforming and Performance Tradeoff},
     author = {Zhang, Yuchen and Chen, Hui and Zheng, Pinjun and Ning, Boyu and Niu, Hong and Wymeersch, Henk and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

5. [J27] MC RIS Loc

   

   Mutual Coupling-Aware Localization for RIS-Assisted ISAC Systems

   Alireza Fadakar, Musa Furkan Keskin, Hui Chen, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2025

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   @article{fadakar2025mutual,
     title = {Mutual Coupling-Aware Localization for RIS-Assisted ISAC Systems},
     author = {Fadakar, Alireza and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Chen, Hui and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

6. [J26] BF Privacy

   

   Privacy Preservation in MIMO-OFDM Localization Systems: A Beamforming Approach

   Yuchen Zhang, Hui Chen, Musa Furkan Keskin, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2025

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   @article{zhang2025privacy,
     title = {Privacy Preservation in MIMO-OFDM Localization Systems: A Beamforming Approach},
     author = {Zhang, Yuchen and Chen, Hui and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Pourafzal, Alireza and Zheng, Pinjun and Wymeersch, Henk and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications Letters},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

7. [J25] Hierarchical UAV

   

   Maneuvering Multiple Hypersonic Flight Vehicles via a Hierarchical Control Framework

   Chong-Yi Sun, Xu Fang, Yan-Hua Ma, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2025

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   @article{sun2025maneuvering,
     title = {Maneuvering Multiple Hypersonic Flight Vehicles via a Hierarchical Control Framework},
     author = {Sun, Chong-Yi and Fang, Xu and Ma, Yan-Hua and Chen, Hui and Sun, Xi-Ming},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

8. [J24] TN+NTN Loc

   

   Integrated 6G TN and NTN Localization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Advancements

   Sharief Saleh, Pinjun Zheng, Xing Liu, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2025

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   @article{saleh2025integrated,
     title = {Integrated 6G TN and NTN Localization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Advancements},
     author = {Saleh, Sharief and Zheng, Pinjun and Liu, Xing and Chen, Hui and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Priyanto, Basuki and Beale, Martin and Ettefagh, Yasaman and Seco-Granados, Gonzalo and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y and others},
     journal = {IEEE Communications Standards Magazine},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

9. [J23] Zero-AP SL

   

   3D Cooperative Positioning Via RIS and Sidelink Communications With Zero Access Points

   Mustafa Ammous, Hui Chen, Henk Wymeersch, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , 2025

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   @article{ammous20253d,
     title = {3D Cooperative Positioning Via RIS and Sidelink Communications With Zero Access Points},
     author = {Ammous, Mustafa and Chen, Hui and Wymeersch, Henk and Valaee, Shahrokh},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

10. [J22] ISAC D-MIMO

    

    Integrated Communication, Localization, and Sensing in 6G D-MIMO Networks

    Hao Guo, Henk Wymeersch, Behrooz Makki, and 8 more authors

    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2025

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    @article{guo2024integrated,
      title = {Integrated Communication, Localization, and Sensing in 6G D-MIMO Networks},
      author = {Guo, Hao and Wymeersch, Henk and Makki, Behrooz and Chen, Hui and Wu, Yibo and Durisi, Giuseppe and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Moghaddam, Mohammad H and Madapatha, Charitha and Yu, Han and others},
      journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications},
      year = {2025},
      publisher = {IEEE}
    }

11. [J21] KPI -> KVI

    

    6G positioning and Sensing Through the Lens of Sustainability, Inclusiveness, and Trustworthiness

    Henk Wymeersch, Hui Chen, Hao Guo, and 8 more authors

    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2025

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    @article{wymeersch20256g,
      title = {6G positioning and Sensing Through the Lens of Sustainability, Inclusiveness, and Trustworthiness},
      author = {Wymeersch, Henk and Chen, Hui and Guo, Hao and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Khorsandi, Bahare M and Moghaddam, Mohammad H and Ramirez, Alejandro and Schindhelm, Kim and Stavridis, Athanasios and Svensson, Tommy and others},
      journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications},
      volume = {32},
      number = {1},
      pages = {68--75},
      year = {2025},
      publisher = {IEEE}
    }

2024

1. [J20] Polarization

   

   Inferring Direction and Orientation From Polarized Signals: Feasibility and Bounds

   Emad Ibrahim, Hui Chen, Zi Ye, and 5 more authors

   IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2024

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2. [J19] 5GPOS

   

   Experimental Validation of Single BS 5G mmWave Positioning and Mapping for Intelligent Transport

   Yu Ge, Hedieh Khosravi, Fan Jiang, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024

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   @article{ge2024experimental,
     title = {Experimental Validation of Single BS 5G mmWave Positioning and Mapping for Intelligent Transport},
     author = {Ge, Yu and Khosravi, Hedieh and Jiang, Fan and Chen, Hui and Lindberg, Simon and Hammarberg, Peter and Kim, Hyowon and Brunnegard, Oliver and Eriksson, Olof and Olsson, Bengt-Erik and others},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology},
     volume = {73},
     number = {11},
     pages = {16744--16757},
     year = {2024},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

3. [J18] DL BF

   

   Beamforming Inferring by Conditional WGAN-GP for Holographic Antenna Arrays

   Fenghao Zhu, Xinquan Wang, Chongwen Huang, and 5 more authors

   IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2024

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   @article{zhu2024beamforming,
     title = {Beamforming Inferring by Conditional WGAN-GP for Holographic Antenna Arrays},
     author = {Zhu, Fenghao and Wang, Xinquan and Huang, Chongwen and Alhammadi, Ahmed and Chen, Hui and Zhang, Zhaoyang and Yuen, Chau and Debbah, M{\'e}rouane},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications Letters},
     year = {2024},
     volume = {13},
     number = {7},
     pages = {2023--2027},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

4. [J17] Multi-RIS-SL

   

   Multi-RIS-Enabled 3D Sidelink Positioning

   Hui Chen, Pinjun Zheng, Musa Furkan Keskin, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024

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   @article{chen2024multi,
     title = {Multi-RIS-Enabled 3D Sidelink Positioning},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Zheng, Pinjun and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Al-Naffouri, Tareq and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
     volume = {23},
     number = {8},
     pages = {8700--8716},
     year = {2024},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

5. [J16] NF Mag

   

   6G Localization and Sensing in the Near Field: Features, Opportunities, and Challenges

   Hui Chen, Musa Furkan Keskin, Adham Sakhnini, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Wireless Communications, 2024

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   @article{chen20246g,
     title = {6G Localization and Sensing in the Near Field: Features, Opportunities, and Challenges},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Sakhnini, Adham and Decarli, Nicolo and Pollin, Sofie and Dardari, Davide and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications},
     year = {2024},
     volume = {31},
     number = {4},
     pages = {260--267},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2023

1. [J15] MCRB HWI

   

   Modeling and Analysis of OFDM-based 5G/6G Localization Under Hardware Impairments

   Hui Chen, Musa Furkan Keskin, Sina Rezaei Aghdam, and 6 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023

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   @article{chen2023modeling,
     title = {Modeling and Analysis of OFDM-based 5G/6G Localization Under Hardware Impairments},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Aghdam, Sina Rezaei and Kim, Hyowon and Lindberg, Simon and Wolfgang, Andreas and Abrudan, Traian E and Eriksson, Thomas and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
     volume = {23},
     number = {7},
     pages = {7319--7333},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2. [J14] JRCUP RIS

   

   JrCUP: Joint RIS Calibration and User Positioning for 6G Wireless Systems

   Pinjun Zheng, Hui Chen, Tarig Ballal, and 3 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023

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   @article{zheng2023jrcup,
     title = {JrCUP: Joint RIS Calibration and User Positioning for 6G Wireless Systems},
     author = {Zheng, Pinjun and Chen, Hui and Ballal, Tarig and Valkama, Mikko and Wymeersch, Henk and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
     volume = {23},
     number = {6},
     pages = {6683--6698},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

3. [J13] 3D Array

   

   Coverage Cnalysis of Joint Localization and Communication in THz Systems with 3D Arrays

   Pinjun Zheng, Tarig Ballal, Hui Chen, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023

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   @article{zheng2023coverage,
     title = {Coverage Cnalysis of Joint Localization and Communication in THz Systems with 3D Arrays},
     author = {Zheng, Pinjun and Ballal, Tarig and Chen, Hui and Wymeersch, Henk and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
     volume = {23},
     number = {5},
     pages = {5232--5247},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

4. [J12] Self LOC

   

   RIS-Enabled and Access-Point-Free Simultaneous Radio Localization and Mapping

   Hyowon Kim, Hui Chen, Musa Furkan Keskin, and 5 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023

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   @article{kim2023ris,
     title = {RIS-Enabled and Access-Point-Free Simultaneous Radio Localization and Mapping},
     author = {Kim, Hyowon and Chen, Hui and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Ge, Yu and Keykhosravi, Kamran and Alexandropoulos, George C and Kim, Sunwoo and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
     volume = {23},
     number = {4},
     pages = {3344--3360},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

5. [J11] JRCUP HRIS

   

   Joint User Localization and Location Calibration of a Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface

   Reza Ghazalian, Hui Chen, George C Alexandropoulos, and 3 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2023

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   @article{ghazalian2023joint,
     title = {Joint User Localization and Location Calibration of a Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface},
     author = {Ghazalian, Reza and Chen, Hui and Alexandropoulos, George C and Seco-Granados, Gonzalo and Wymeersch, Henk and J{\"a}ntti, Riku},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology},
     volume = {73},
     number = {1},
     pages = {1435--1440},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

6. [J10] RIS Sidelink

   

   RISs and sidelink communications in smart cities: The key to seamless localization and sensing

   Hui Chen, Hyowon Kim, Mustafa Ammous, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Communications Magazine, 2023

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   @article{chen2023riss,
     title = {RISs and sidelink communications in smart cities: The key to seamless localization and sensing},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Kim, Hyowon and Ammous, Mustafa and Seco-Granados, Gonzalo and Alexandropoulos, George C and Valaee, Shahrokh and Wymeersch, Henk},
     journal = {IEEE Communications Magazine},
     volume = {61},
     number = {8},
     pages = {140--146},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2022

1. [J9] 6G Pos Sen

   Positioning and Sensing in 6G: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities

   Ali Behravan, Vijaya Yajnanarayana, Musa Furkan Keskin, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 2022

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   @article{behravan2022positioning,
     title = {Positioning and Sensing in 6G: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities},
     author = {Behravan, Ali and Yajnanarayana, Vijaya and Keskin, Musa Furkan and Chen, Hui and Shrestha, Deep and Abrudan, Traian E and Svensson, Tommy and Schindhelm, Kim and Wolfgang, Andreas and Lindberg, Simon and others},
     journal = {IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine},
     volume = {18},
     number = {1},
     pages = {40--48},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2. [J8] Antenna Sel.

   

   Antenna Selection in Switch-based MIMO Arrays via DOA Threshold Region Approximation

   Hui Chen, Tarig Ballal, Mohammed E Eltayeb, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2022

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   @article{chen2022antenna,
     title = {Antenna Selection in Switch-based MIMO Arrays via DOA Threshold Region Approximation},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Ballal, Tarig and Eltayeb, Mohammed E and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology},
     volume = {71},
     number = {11},
     pages = {12344--12349},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

3. [J7] GNSS

   

   Constrained Wrapped Least Squares: A Tool for High-Accuracy GNSS Attitude Determination

   Xing Liu, Tarig Ballal, Hui Chen, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2022

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   @article{liu2022constrained,
     title = {Constrained Wrapped Least Squares: A Tool for High-Accuracy GNSS Attitude Determination},
     author = {Liu, Xing and Ballal, Tarig and Chen, Hui and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement},
     volume = {71},
     pages = {1--15},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

4. News & Views

   

   Phone signals can help you find your way in cities even without GPS

   Hui Chen, and Henk Wymeersch

   2022

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   @misc{chen2022phone,
     title = {Phone signals can help you find your way in cities even without GPS},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Wymeersch, Henk},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK London}
   }

5. [J6] THz Localization

   

   A tutorial on terahertz-band localization for 6G communication systems

   Hui Chen, Hadi Sarieddeen, Tarig Ballal, and 3 more authors

   IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2022

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   @article{chen2022tutorial1,
     title = {A tutorial on terahertz-band localization for 6G communication systems},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Sarieddeen, Hadi and Ballal, Tarig and Wymeersch, Henk and Alouini, Mohamed-Slim and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Communications Surveys \& Tutorials},
     volume = {24},
     number = {3},
     pages = {1780--1815},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2021

1. [J5] THz Simulator

   

   TeraMIMO: A channel simulator for wideband ultra-massive MIMO terahertz communications

   Simon Tarboush, Hadi Sarieddeen, Hui Chen, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021

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   @article{tarboush2021teramimo,
     title = {TeraMIMO: A channel simulator for wideband ultra-massive MIMO terahertz communications},
     author = {Tarboush, Simon and Sarieddeen, Hadi and Chen, Hui and Loukil, Mohamed Habib and Jemaa, Hakim and Alouini, Mohamed-Slim and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology},
     volume = {70},
     number = {12},
     pages = {12325--12341},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2. [J4] DOA

   

   DOA estimation with non-uniform linear arrays: A phase-difference projection approach

   Hui Chen, Tarig Ballal, and Tareq Y Al-Naffouri

   IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2021

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   @article{chen2021doa,
     title = {DOA estimation with non-uniform linear arrays: A phase-difference projection approach},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Ballal, Tarig and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications Letters},
     volume = {10},
     number = {11},
     pages = {2435--2439},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

3. [J3] TDOA

   

   A maximum-likelihood TDOA localization algorithm using difference-of-convex programming

   Xiuxiu Ma, Tarig Ballal, Hui Chen, and 2 more authors

   IEEE signal processing letters, 2021

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   @article{ma2021maximum,
     title = {A maximum-likelihood TDOA localization algorithm using difference-of-convex programming},
     author = {Ma, Xiuxiu and Ballal, Tarig and Chen, Hui and Aldayel, Omar and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE signal processing letters},
     volume = {28},
     pages = {309--313},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2020

1. [J2] Air-Writing

   

   Air writing via receiver array-based ultrasonic source localization

   Hui Chen, Tarig Ballal, Ali Hussein Muqaibel, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2020

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   @article{chen2020air,
     title = {Air writing via receiver array-based ultrasonic source localization},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Ballal, Tarig and Muqaibel, Ali Hussein and Zhang, Xiangliang and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement},
     volume = {69},
     number = {10},
     pages = {8088--8101},
     year = {2020},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }

2. [J1] TDOA-PDOA

   

   A joint TDOA-PDOA localization approach using particle swarm optimization

   Hui Chen, Tarig Ballal, Nasir Saeed, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2020

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   @article{chen2020joint,
     title = {A joint TDOA-PDOA localization approach using particle swarm optimization},
     author = {Chen, Hui and Ballal, Tarig and Saeed, Nasir and Alouini, Mohamed-Slim and Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y},
     journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications Letters},
     volume = {9},
     number = {8},
     pages = {1240--1244},
     year = {2020},
     publisher = {IEEE}
   }