1963年8月从北京大学毕业分配到北京天文台工作,先后任助理研究员、副研究员、研究员、台长。现为中国科学院院士、国家天文台研究员、博士生导师。
A Positioning System based on Communication Satellites and the Chinese Area Positioning System (CAPS) Guo-Xiang Ai, Hu-Li Shi, Hai-Tao Wu, Yi-Hua Yan, Yu-Jing Bian, Yong-Hui Hu,Zhi-Gang Li, Ji Guo & Xian-De Cai(Chin. J. Astron. Astrophys. Vol. 8 (2008), No. 6, 611–630)
The principle of the positioning system based on communication satellites GuoXiang AI, HuLi SHI, HaiTao WU, ZhiGang LI & Ji GUO(Sci China Ser G-Phys Mech Astron Mar. 2009 vol. 52 no. 3 472-488)
Barometric altimetry system as virtual constellation applied in CAPS GuoXiang AI, PeiXuan SHENG, JinLin DU, YongGuang ZHENG, XianDe CAI, HaiTao WU, YongHui HU, Yu HUA & XiaoHui LI(Sci China Ser G-Phys Mech Astron Mar. 2009 vol. 52 no. 3 376-383)