Bio
Yetong Cao is a tenure-track professor in the School of Computer Science and Technology at Shandong University. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2023, advised by Prof. Fan Li, and her B.E. from Shandong University in 2017. She also worked as a visiting student and postdoctoral research fellow at the College of Computing and Data Science at Nanyang Technological University from 2021 to 2024, advised by Prof. Jun Luo.
Research Interests
Her research interests include Smart Sensing, Mobile Computing, Mobile Health, and Security & Privacy. She is primarily devoted to integrating artificial intelligence with signal processing techniques to create innovative applications. Her work places a significant emphasis on system implementation and validation in real-world scenarios, with a focus on ensuring user-friendliness and practicality.
Hiring
I am looking for highly motivated PhD, Master, and undergraduate students with strong background in CS, EE and Math.
现面向广大学子招收：2025级博士研究生1名（申请考核或直博），硕士研究生2名，以及若干名本科生。欢迎对科研充满热情，拥有扎实编程功底、出色英文写作能力和优秀数学素养的同学加入我们的学术大家庭！我承诺为每位有志于从事高水平科研工作的学生量身定制科研计划。对于科研表现优异的学子，还将提供多种形式的国内/海外学术交流访问和升学机会。
请感兴趣的同学将成绩单、个人简历及科研经历等有关自身基本学习和科研情况的材料，通过邮件（yetong.cao@sdu.edu.cn）与我取得联系。期待着与你携手，共同开启一段充满挑战与收获的科研之旅！
News
[19/7] our paper “Enabling Passive User Authentication via Heart Sounds on In-Ear Microphones” accepted at TDSC.
[20/3] our paper “BrailleReader: Braille Character Recognition Using Wearable Motion Sensor” accepted at TMC.
[18/1] Yetong Cao has been honored with the Doctoral Dissertation Incentive Program\ 博士学位论文激励计划 by the China Institute of Communications.(https://www.china-cic.cn/Detail/24/5290/5290)
[1/12] our paper “hBP-Fi: Contactless Blood Pressure Monitoring via Deep-Analyzed Hemodynamics” accepted at INFOCOM'24.
[1/12] our paper “PPGSpotter: Personalized Free Weight Training Monitoring Using Wearable PPG Sensor” accepted at INFOCOM'24.
[23/11] our paper “Live Speech Recognition via Earphone Motion Sensors” accepted at TMC.
[23/05] our paper “EarAce: Empowering Versatile Acoustic Sensing via Earable Active Noise Cancellation Platfor” accepted at ACM IMWUT/Ubicomp.
Selected Publications
Conference Papers
[INFOCOM'24] Yetong Cao, Shujie Zhang, Fan Li, Zhe Chen, Jun Luo, hBP-Fi: Contactless Blood Pressure Monitoring via Deep-Analyzed Hemodynamics, to appear. PDF Slides
[INFOCOM'24] Xiaochen Liu, Fan Li, Yetong Cao, Shengchun Zhai, Song Yang, Yu Wang, PPGSpotter: Personalized Free Weight Training Monitoring Using Wearable PPG Sensor, to appear. PDF
[IMUWT/UbiComp'23] Yetong Cao, Chao Cai, Anbo Yu, Fan Li, Jun Luo, EarAce: Empowering Versatile Acoustic Sensing via Earable Active Noise Cancellation Platform, In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 7(2), 1-23. 2023. PDF
[INFOCOM'23] Yetong Cao, Chao Cai, Fan Li, Zhe Chen, Jun Luo, HeartPrint: Passive Heart Sounds Authentication Exploiting In-Ear Microphones, In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2023, 1-10. PDF Slides
[INFOCOM'23] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Huijie Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Chunhui Duan, Yu Wang, I Can Hear You Without a Microphone: Live Speech Eavesdropping From Earphone Motion Sensors, In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2023, 1-10. PDF Slides
[IMWUT/UbiComp'22] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Huijie Chen, Xiaochen liu, Li Zhang, Yu Wang, Guard Your Heart Silently: Continuous Electrocardiogram Waveform Monitoring with Wrist-Worn Motion Sensor, In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 6(3), 1-29, 2022. PDF Slides
[MobiCom'21] Yetong Cao, Huijie Chen, Fan Li, Yu Wang, Crisp-BP: Continuous Wrist Ppg-Based Blood Pressure Measurement, In Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2021, 378-391. PDF Slides
[INFOCOM'21] Yetong Cao, Huijie Chen, Fan Li, Song Yang, Yu Wang, AWash: Handwashing Assistance for the Elderly With Dementia via Wearables. In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2021, 1-10. PDF Slides
[INFOCOM'21] Yetong Cao, Huijie Chen, Fan Li, Yu Wang, CanalScan: Tongue-Jaw Movement Recognition via Ear Canal Deformation Sensing. In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2021, 1-10. PDF Slides
[INFOCOM'20] Yetong Cao, Qian Zhang, Fan Li, Song Yang, Yu Wang, PPGPass: Nonintrusive and Secure Mobile Two-Factor Authentication via Wearables, In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2021, 1917-1926. PDF Slides
Journal Articles
[TDSC] Yetong Cao, Chao Cai, Fan Li, Zhe Chen, Jun Luo, Enabling Passive User Authentication via Heart Sounds on In-Ear Microphones, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, Accepted for publication.
[TMC] Xiaochen Liu, Fan Li, Yetong Cao, Yu Wang, BrailleReader: Braille Character Recognition Using Wearable Motion Sensor, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Accepted for publication.
[TMC] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Huijie Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Shengchun Zhai, Song Yang, Yu Wang, Live Speech Recognition via Earphone Motion Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(6), 7284-7300, 2024.
[TMC] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Huijie Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Yu Wang, Tongue-Jaw Movement Recognition Through Acoustic Sensing on Smartphones, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 23(1), 879-894, 2024. PDF
[TOSN] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Xiaochen Liu, Song Yang, Yu Wang, Towards Reliable Driver Drowsiness Detection Leveraging Wearables, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 19(2), 1-23, 2023. PDF
[TMC] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Huijie Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Song Yang, Yu Wang, Leveraging Wearables for Assisting the Elderly With Dementia in Handwashing, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(11), 6554-6570, 2023. PDF
[TMC] Yetong Cao, Fan Li, Qian Zhang, Song Yang, Yu Wang, Towards Nonintrusive and Secure Mobile Two-Factor Authentication on Wearables, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(5), 3046-3061, 2023. PDF