CS 6998: Topics in Mobile Computing

Readings

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

  • [ZSL+25] NanoScatter: Towards Ambient IoT. MobiCom 2025.
  • [CSA+25] AudioCast: Enabling Ubiquitous Connectivity for Embedded Systems through Audio-broadcasting Low-power Tags. IMWUT 2025.
  • [GZF+24] Curving THz wireless data links around obstacles. Nature Communications Engineering. 2024.
  • [WSX+25] Towards High-Speed Passive Visible Light Communication with Event Cameras and Digital Micro-Mirrors. SenSys 2025.

Mobile Sensing

  • [DBZ+25] Non-Line-of-Sight 3D Object Reconstruction via mmWave Surface Normal Estimation. MobiSys 2025.
  • [ZSK25] PolarVisor: Clutter-free, Electronics-free Fiducial Markers for mmWave Radars Printed on Paper. MobiCom 2025.
  • [SZM+25] T-Oil: A Contactless Edible Oil Adulteration Perception Using Terahertz Signals. IMWUT 2025.
  • [ALK+25] Detection and Tracking of Drone Swarms using LiDAR. MobiSys 2025.
  • [SBY+25] GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices. MobiCom 2025.
  • [VKV+25] JOIN: Optimized Light Source Activation for Deep Tissue Optical Sensing. SenSys 2025.
  • [XXY+25] EasySpiro: Assessing Lung Function via Arbitrary Exhalations on Commodity Earphones. MobiCom 2025.
  • [YLZ+25] WindDancer: Understanding Acoustic Sensing under Ambient Airflow. IMWUT 2025.

New Frontiers of Mobile Computing

  • [WLM+25] BandEI: A Flexible Electrical Impedance Sensing Bandage for Deep Muscles and Tendons. UIST 2025.
  • [ZMT+25] MagTex: Machine-Knitted Magnetoactive Textiles for Bidirectional Human-Machine Interface. UIST 2025.
  • [HZC+25] AquaScan: A Sonar-based Underwater Sensing System for Human Activity Monitoring. MobiCom 2025.
  • [EYM+25] SARLink: Satellite Backscatter Connectivity using Synthetic Aperture Radar. SenSys 2025.
  • [ZWW+25] B2LoRa: Boosting LoRa Transmission for Satellite-IoT Systems with Blind Coherent Combining. MobiCom 2025.

Mobile Security/Privacy

  • [SCH25] CAMPrints: Leveraging the "Fingerprints" of Digital Cameras to Combat Image Theft. MobiSys 2025.
  • [HPW+25] SecHeadset: A Practical Privacy Protection System for Real-time Voice Communication. MobiSys 2025.

Mobile AI/ML

  • [WXL+25] WhisperFlow: speech foundation models in real time. MobiSys 2025.
  • [SYZ+25] AutoIOT: LLM-Driven Automated Natural Language Programming for AIoT Applications. MobiCom 2025.

Mobile HCI

  • [XML+25] ECG Necklace: Low-power Wireless Necklace for Continuous ECG monitoring. CHI 2025.
  • [JHS25] Texergy: Textile-based Harvesting, Storing, and Releasing of Mechanical Energy for Passive On-Body Actuation. UIST 2025.

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.