控制科学与工程学院教授、博士生导师、CCF高级会员，中科院1区期刊《Swarm and Evolutionary Computation》副主编。研究方向包括复杂条件下（如复杂约束、多目标、动态环境、数据/知识驱动）的智能优化方法、机器学习、图像/视觉、数据挖掘、知识自动化、工业人工智能、工业系统智能管控、航电系统优化设计等。

近年已在IEEE TEVC, IEEE TCYB, IEEE TPDS、IEEE TSMC, IEEE TIP等重要刊物发表论文60余篇，其中第一作者/通讯作者SCI检索论文20余篇（含中科院1区/CCF A类IEEE汇刊长文15篇），出版《数据挖掘》专著1部，授权国家发明专利6项。 于2017年带领团队获得国际进化计算大会（CEC2017）竞赛冠军、2017年获得首届江苏省青年科技人才托举工程资助, 2015、2017和2019年获得江苏省优秀硕士学位论文的指导老师；2018年获首届江苏省“十佳”优秀研究生导师团队荣誉（全省所有学科共10个团队），2020年IEEE SMC企业信息系统专委会杰出青年杰出科学家奖，2021年获南京紫金山高层次人才资助。

近五年主持国家自然科学基金面上、民机重大专项子课题等项目10余项，科研经费近400万元。相关技术已在中航615所等大型企业成功应用，取得显著的经济社会效益。

招收控制科学与工程、系统工程、模式识别与智能系统专业研究生。2023预计年招收博士研究生2名，硕士研究生2-3名，博士后1-2名。

近五年部分论文：

[1] X. Cai, H. Xu, X. Li, K. Wang, L. Chen, R. Ruben, Q. Zhang, A bi-objective learn-and-deploy scheduling method for bursty and stochastic requests on heterogeneous cloud servers, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed System, vol. 33, no. 12, 4547-4562, DOI: 10.1109/TPDS.2022.3196475, 2022. (CCF A类)

[2] X. Cai*，Q. Sun, Z. Li, Y. X, Y. Mei, Q. Zhang and X. Li, Cooperative Coevolution with Knowledge-based Dynamic Variable Decomposition for Bilevel Multiobjective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, DOI: 10.1109/TEVC.2022.3154057, in press, 2021. (影响因子：16.497，中科院1区论文)

[3] X. Cai*, Y, Xiao, M. Li, H. Hu, H. Ishibuchi, X. Li, A Grid-Based Inverted Generational Distance for Multi/Many-Objective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 21-34, 2021. (影响因子：16.497，中科院1区)

[4] X. Cai*, Y, Xiao, Q. Sun, H. Xu, M. Li, H. Ishibuchi, A Kernel-based Indicator for Multi/Many-Objective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 602 - 615, 2022. (影响因子：16.497，中科院1区)

[5] X. Cai*, C. Xia, Q. Zhang, Z. Mei, H. Hu, L. Wang, J. Hu， The Collaborative Local Search based on Dynamic Constrained Decomposition with Grids for Combinatorial Multiobjective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 2639-2650, 2021. (影响因子：19.118，中科院1区)

[6] X. Cai*, W. Sun, M. Misir, K. C. Tan, X. Li, T. Xu and Z. Fan, A Bi-objective Constrained Robust Gate Assignment Problem: Formulation, Instances and Algorithm, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 4488 - 4500, 2021. (影响因子：19.118，中科院1区)

[7] X. Cai*, H. Sun, Q. Zhang, Z. Fan. A Grid Weighted Sum Pareto Local Search for Combinatorial Multi and Many-Objective Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 49, no. 9, pp. 3586-3598, 2019. (影响因子：19.118，中科院1区)

[8] X. Cai*, Z. Mei, Z. Fan, Q. Zhang: A Constrained Decomposition Approach With Grids for Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 564-577, 2018 (影响因子：16.497，中科院1区)

[9] X. Cai*, Z. Mei, Z. Fan: A Decomposition-Based Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm With Two Types of Adjustments for Direction Vectors. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 48, no. 8, pp.2335-2348, 2018(影响因子：19.118，中科院1区)

[10] X. Cai, Z. Yang, Z. Fan*, Q. Zhang. A Decomposition-based Sorting and Angel-based Selection for Multi- and Many-objective Evolutionary Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 2824-2837, 2017.（影响因子：19.118, 中科院1区）

[11] X. Cai, Y. Li, Z. Fan*, Q. Zhang. An External Archive Guided Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm based on Decomposition for Combinatorial Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 19, no. 4, pp.508–523, 2015. （影响因子：16.497, 中科院1区）

[12] X. Cai*, H. Sun, Z. Fan, A Diversity Indicator Based on Reference Vectors for Many-objective Optimization, Information Science. vol. 430, pp. 467-486, 2018（影响因子：8.233, 中科院1区）

[13] X. Cai*, M. Hu, et al., A Decomposition-based Coevolutionary Multiobjective Local Search for Combinatorial Multiobjective Optimization, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 49, pp. 178-193, 2019. (影响因子：10.267, 中科院1区)

[14] 蔡昕烨*, 马中雨, 张峰, 李楠, 程会林, 孙祺, 肖禹舜, 李小平,基于自适应分解的多任务协作型昂贵多目标优化算法, 计算机学报，vol. 44, no. 9，pp. 1934-1948, 2021.

[15] Z.Li, S. Zhang, X. Cai* and Q. Zhang, Z. Xiao, Z. Fan, X. J, Noisy Optimization by Evolution Strategies with Online Population Size Learning, IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics: System, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 5816-5828, 2022. (影响因子：11.471， 中科院1区)

[16] S. Han, K. Zhu, M. Zhou, and X. Cai, Information-Utilization-Method-Assisted Multimodal Multiobjective Optimization and Application to Credit Card Fraud Detection. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social System, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 856-869, 2021.

[17] Z. Fan, J. Lu, C. Wei, H. Huang, X. Cai*, X. Chen. A Hierarchical Image Matting Model for Blood Vessel Segmentation in Fundus Image, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 28, no. 5, pp.2367-2377, 2019. (影响因子：9.34, 中科院1区，CCF A类)

[18] Z. Fan, Y. You, X. Cai*, H. Zheng, et al., “Analysis and Multi-objective Optimization of a Kind of Teaching Manipulator”, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, DOI: 10.1016/j.swevo.2019.06.011, press online, 2019. (影响因子：10.267, 中科院1区)

[19] Z. Fan, W. Li, X. Cai*, H. Li, C. Wei, Q. Zhang, K. Deb and E. Goodman, Difficulty Adjustable and Scalable Constrained Multiobjective Test Problem Toolkit, Evolutionary Computation, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 339-378, 2020. (影响因子：3.469, 中科院2区)

[20] Q. Zhou, J. Wang, G. Zhang, K. Guo, X. Cai*, L. Wang, Y. Huang,"A Two-Phase Multiobjective Local Search for the Device Allocation in the Distributed Integrated Modular Avionics," IEEE Access, vol. 8, 1-10, 2019. (影响因子 3.933, 中科院2区)

[21] Z. Fan, Y. Rong, X. Cai, J. Lu, W. Li, H. Lin, and X. Chen. Optic Disk Detection in Fundus Image Based on Structured Learning, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 224–234, 2018. (影响因子：5.223, 中科院2区)

[22] X. Cai, X. Chen, Z. Fan*, L. Wang. An Adaptive Memetic Framework for Multi-objective Combinatorial Optimization Problems: Studies on Software Next Release and Travelling Salesman Problems. Soft Computing, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 2215-2236, 2017. （影响因子：3.05, 中科院3区）

[23] Z. Fan, Y. Fang, W. Li, X. Cai*, C. Wei, and E. Goodman, MOEA/D with Angle-based Constrained Dominance Principle for Constrained Multi-objective Optimization Problems, Applied Soft Computing, vol. 74, pp. 621-633, 2019. (影响因子8.263，中科院2区)

[24] Z. Fan*, W. Li, X. Cai, H. Li, C. Wei, Q. Zhang, K. Deb, and E. Goodman, Push and Pull Search for Solving Constrained Multi-objective Optimization Problems, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 44, pp. 665-679, 2019. (影响因子：10.267, 中科院1区)

[25] Z. Fan, W. Li, X. Cai*, H. Huang, Y. Fang, Y. You, J. Mo, C. Wei, E. Goodman: An Improved Epsilon Constraint-handling Method in MOEA/D for CMOPs with Large Infeasible Region, Soft Computing, vol. 23, no. 23, pp. 12491-12510, 2019.（影响因子3.05, 中科院3区）