The list here is still tentative and subject to change.
If you are interested in presenting papers not in the list but also published in top-tier venues (e.g., MobiCom, MobiSys, SenSys, IMWUT/UBICOMP, NSDI, SIGCOMM, UIST, CHI). We can be flexible in selecting papers as long as the papers are high-quality and relevant to the topics we will discuss.
Mobile Communication & Networking
- [LMA24] Enabling On-Demand Low-Power mmWave Repeaters via Passive Beamforming. MobiCom 2024.
- [XZQ+24] Practical Optical Camera Communication Behind Unseen and Complex Backgrounds. MobiSys 2024.
- [JWC+24] Willow: Practical WiFi Backscatter Localization with Parallel Tags. MobiSys 2024.
Mobile Sensing
- [YLL+24] Enabling Visual Recognition at Radio Frequency. MobiCom 2024.
- [WFK+24] SoilCares: Towards Low-cost Soil Macronutrients and Moisture Monitoring Using RF-VNIR Sensing. MobiSys 2024.
- [SXF+24] Gastag: A Gas Sensing Paradigm using Graphene-based Tags. MobiCom 2024.
- [KKG23] Meta-Sticker: Sub-Terahertz Metamaterial Stickers for Non-Invasive Mobile Food Sensing. SenSys 2023.
- [AKK+23] AgriTera: Accurate Non-Invasive Fruit Ripeness Sensing via Sub-Terahertz Wireless Signals. MobiCom 2023.
- [HZY+24] MeatSpec: Enabling Ubiquitous Meat Fraud Inspection through Consumer-Level Spectral Imaging. MobiCom 2024.
- [YLL+24] PowDew: Detecting Counterfeit Powdered Food Products using a Commodity Smartphone. MobiSys 2024.
- [GWD+24] Invisible Optical Adversarial Stripes on Traffic Sign against Autonomous Vehicles. MobiSys 2024.
- [ZXL24] Face Recognition In Harsh Conditions: An Acoustic Based Approach. MobiSys 2024.
- [CYF+24] Exploring the Feasibility of Remote Cardiac Auscultation Using Earphones. MobiCom 2024.
New Frontiers of Mobile Computing
- [CAL+23] CurtainNet: Enabling precise beamforming with a deformable antenna array on a fabric substrate. SenSys 2023.
- [LYK+24] SweatSkin: Rapidly Prototyping Sweat-Sensing On-Skin Interface Based on Microfluidics. IMWUT/UBICOMP 2024.
- [WMH+24] Design and Fabrication of Multifunctional E-Textiles by Upcycling Waste Cotton Fabrics through Carbonization. IMWUT/UBICOMP 2024.
- [NRP+24] SeaScan: An Energy-Efficient Underwater Camera for Wireless 3D Color Imaging. MobiCom 2024.
- [LLX+24] UWBeacon: Lighting up Centimeter-Level Underwater Positioning. MobiCom 2024.
- [XXZ+24] Deciphering the Enigma of Satellite Computing with COTS Devices: Measurement and Analysis. MobiCom 2024.
- [SCC+24] CosMAC: Constellation-Aware Medium Access and Scheuduling for IoT Satellites. MobiCom 2024.
- [LLL+24] Democratizing Direct-to-Cell Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks. NSDI 2024.
Mobile Security/Privacy
- [LYC+24] ProvCam: A Camera Module with Self-Contained TCB for Producing Verifiable Videos. MobiCom 2024.
- [SNH23] One-time Camera Fingerprint: Unauthorized Photography Detection under Modulated Illumination. SenSys 2023.
- [ZPT+24] Inaudible Backdoor Attack via Stealthy Frequency Trigger Injection in Audio Spectrogram. MobiCom 2024.
- [DSN+24] F2Key: Dynamically Converting Your Face into a Private Key Based on COTS Headphones for Reliable Voice Interaction. MobiSys 2024.
- [YWC+24] TouchTone: Smartwatch Privacy Protection via Unobtrusive Finger Touch Gestures. MobiSys 2024.
Mobile AI/ML
- [WLW+23] SudokuSens: Enhancing Deep Learning Robustness for IoT Sensing Applications using a Generative Approach. SenSys 2023.
- [WL24] Turbocharge Speech Understanding with Pilot Inference. MobiCom 2024.
- [LCL+24] MobileGPT: Augmenting LLM with Human-like App Memory for Mobile Task Automation. MobiCom 2024.
- [LKM+24] MELTing point: Mobile Evaluation of Language Transformers. MobiCom 2024.
Mobile HCI
- [SAW+24] EarHover: Mid-Air Gesture Recognition for Hearables Using Sound Leakage Signals. UIST 2024.
- [TTT+24] Can a Smartwatch Move Your Fingers? Compact and Practical Electrical Muscle Stimulation in a Smartwatch. UIST 2024.
- [TWB+24] picoRing: battery-free rings for subtle thumb-to-index input. UIST 2024.
Background Reading
- [ARY95] J. Andersen, T. Rappaport, and S. Yoshida. Propagation Measurements and Models for Wireless Communications Channels. IEEE Communications Magazine. 1995.
- [ALV+06] I. Akyildiz et al. NeXt generation/dynamic spectrum access/cognitive radio wireless networks: A survey. Computer Networks Journal (ELSEVIER). 2006.
- [ZGS+08] X. Zhou et al. eBay in the Sky: strategy-proof wireless spectrum auctions. MobiCom. 2008.
- [YZZ+12] Lei Yang et al. Enforcing Dynamic Spectrum Access with Spectrum Permits. MobiHoc. 2012.
- [ZLB14] T. Zhang, N. Leng, and S. Banerjee. Vehicle-based Measurement Framework for Enhancing Whitespace Spectrum Databases. MobiCom. 2014.
- [HAW08] D. Halperin, T. Anderson, D. Wetherall. Taking the Sting out of Carrier Sense: Interference Cancellation for Wireless LANs. MobiCom. 2008.
- [GK08] S. Gollakota and D. Katabi. ZigZag Decoding: Combating Hidden Terminals in Wireless Networks. SIGCOMM. 2008.
- [ZZW+13] X. Zhou et al. Practical Conflict Graphs for Dynamic Spectrum Distribution. SIGMETRICS. 2013.
- [LPT+13] V. Liu et al. Ambient Backscatter: Wireless Communication Out of Thin Air. SIGCOMM. 2013.
- [KPG+14] B. Kellogg et al. Wi-Fi Backscatter: Internet Connectivity for RF-Powered Devices. SIGCOMM. 2014.
- [KPH+14] Ye-Sheng Kuo, Pat Pannuto, Ko-Jen Hsiao, and Prabal Dutta. Luxapose: Indoor Positioning with Mobile Phones and Visible Light. MobiCom. 2014.
- [LHP+14] Liqun Li et al. Epsilon: A Visible Light Based Positioning System. NSDI. 2014.
- [VSC21] L2D2: low latency distributed downlink for LEO satellites. SIGCOMM 2021.
- [SPZ+21] A community-driven approach to democratize access to satellite ground stations. MobiCom 2021.
- [JA19] Underwater backscatter networking. SIGCOMM. 2019.
- [GAR+20] Ultra-Wideband Underwater Backscatter via Piezoelectric Metamaterials. SIGCOMM. 2020.
- [LYX+21] Shrimp: A Robust Underwater Visible Light Communication System. MobiCom 2021.
- [AAA23]The Underwater Backscatter Channel: Theory, Link Budget, and Experimental Validation. MobiCom 2023.
- [KBG+18] Fabric as a Sensor: Towards Unobtrusive Sensing of Human Behavior with Triboelectric Textiles. SenSys 2018.
- [LSW+19] Reconstructing Human Joint Motion with Computational Fabrics. UbiComp 2019.
- [ASA20] SATURN: an introduction to the internet of materials. Communications of the ACM. 2020.
- [KHH+22] FabToys: Plush Toys with Large Arrays of Fabric-based Pressure Sensors to Enable Fine-grained Interaction Detection. MobiSys 2022.
- [LHP+14] Liqun Li et al. Epsilon: A Visible Light Based Positioning System. NSDI. 2014.
- [KPH+14] Ye-Sheng Kuo, Pat Pannuto, Ko-Jen Hsiao, and Prabal Dutta. Luxapose: Indoor Positioning with Mobile Phones and Visible Light. MobiCom. 2014.
- [LLS+15] Jiangtao Li et al. Retro-VLC: Enabling Battery-free Duplex Visible Light Communication for Mobile and IoT Applications. HotMobile. 2015.
- [LLT+15] Hui-Yu Lee et al. RollingLight: Enabling Line-of-Sight Light-to-Camera Communications. MobiSys. 2015.
- [LAT+15] Tianxing Li et al. Human Sensing Using Visible Light Communication. MobiCom. 2015.
- [CCS+15] Jiska Classen et al. The Spy Next Door: Eavesdropping on High Throughput Visible Light Communications. VLCS. 2015.
- [CWX21] RadioInLight: doubling the data rate of VLC systems. MobiCom 2021.
- [PGG+13] Q. Pu et al. Whole-Home Gesture Recognition Using Wireless Signals. MobiCom. 2013.
- [AKK+14] F. Adib et al. 3D Tracking via Body Radio Reflections. NSDI. 2014.
- [AKK15] Fadel Adib, Zachary Kabelac, and Dina Katabi. Multi-Person Localization via RF Body Reflections. NSDI. 2015.
- [WVK14] J. Wang, D. Vasisht, and D. Katabi. RF-IDraw: Virtual Touch Screen in the Air Using RF Signals. SIGCOMM. 2014.