Seminar in Networked Embedded Systems

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Content

This seminar is about cutting-edge research in networked embedded systems, with a particular focus on wireless sensor networks, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things. We will discuss research papers that present novel ideas and results on the design, development, deployment, application, and fundamental limits of these systems. The papers will cover a broad range of topics, from mobile sensing and embedded machine learning to wireless networking and energy harvesting.

After the kick-off meeting, each student is assigned a full-length research paper, considering the students’ preferences as best as possible. Each student presents the assigned paper in a 15-minute talk, followed by a discussion with the other seminar participants. Moreover, each student prepares a 2-page abstract and a poster summarizing the original research paper. A poster session at the end of the term will conclude the seminar.

Organization

The seminar will be classroom-first, that is, to the extent possible, all seminar sessions will take place in a physical classroom. In exceptional circumstances, a session may also be streamed live via Zoom from the classroom (hybrid) or take place fully virtually. None of the sessions will be recorded, and attendance is strongly recommended to allow for lively discussions after the presentations.

Schedule

Below is a preliminary schedule that is still subject to change.

Date / Time Event
April 23 / 1:30pm Kick-off meeting
Slides: Organization and overview
April 29 / 11:59pm Deadline for choosing papers
April 30 / 11:59pm Paper assignments
June 18 / 11:59pm Deadline for abstracts and posters

Available papers

The following papers are available for discussion. Use Google Scholar to find a copy of a paper. After sending your preferences to Marco Zimmerling, each student gets assigned one paper for presentation.

  1. Brandon Lucia and Benjamin Ransford. A Simpler, Safer Programming and Execution Model for Intermittent Systems. In PLDI 2015.
  2. Jonathan Oostvogels, Sam Michiels, and Danny Hughes. Twofer: Ambiguous Transmissions for Low-Latency Sensor Networks Facing Noise, Privacy and Loss. In IPSN 2024.
  3. Qijia Shao, Jiting Liu, Emily Bejerano, Ho Man Colman, Jingping Nie, Xiaofan Jiang, and Xia Zhou. Joey: Supporting Kangaroo Mother Care with Computational Fabrics. In MobiSys 2024.
  4. Florentin Putz, Flor Álvarez, and Jiska Classen. Acoustic Integrity Codes: Secure Device Pairing Using Short-range Acoustic Communication. In WiSec 2020.
  5. Howard H. Yang, Tony Q. S. Quek, and H. Vincent Poor. A Unified Framework for SINR Analysis in Poisson Networks With Traffic Dynamics. In IEEE Transactions on Communications, volume 69, number 1, January 2021.
  6. Junbo Zhang, Gaurav Balakrishnan, Sruti Srinidhi, Arnav Bhat, Swarun Kumar, and Christopher Bettinger. NFCapsule: An Ingestible Sensor Pill for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Detection Based on near-Field Coupling. In SenSys 2022.
  7. Sayed Saad Afzal, Atsutse Kludze, Subhajit Karmakar, Ranveer Chandra, and Yasaman Ghasempour. AgriTera: Accurate Non-Invasive Fruit Ripeness Sensing via Sub-Terahertz Wireless Signals. In MobiCom 2023.
  8. Mengyao Liu, Bingwu Fang, Jonathan Oostvogels, Sam Michiels, Andrei Belogaev, Xinlei Liu, Jeroen Famaey, and Danny Hughes. CaIN: Low Power and LowLatency VHFMeshNetworking. In EWSN 2024.
  9. Xiyuan Zhang, Xiaohan Fu, Diyan Teng, Chengyu Dong, Keerthivasan Vijayakumar, Jiayun Zhang, Ranak Roy Chowdhury, Junsheng Han, Dezhi Hong, Rashmi Kulkarni, Jingbo Shang, and Rajesh K. Gupta. Physics-Informed Data Denoising for Real-Life Sensing Systems. In SenSys 2023.
  10. Shuai Tong, Jiliang Wang, Jing Yang, Yunhao Liu, and Jun Zhang. Citywide LoRa Network Deployment and Operation: Measurements, Analysis, and Implications. In SenSys 2023.
  11. Sijie Ji, Xuanye Zhang, Yuanqing Zheng, and Mo Li. Construct 3D Hand Skeleton with Commercial WiFi. In SenSys 2023.
  12. Milijana Surbatovich, Limin Jia, and Brandon Lucia. Automatically Enforcing Fresh and Consistent Inputs in Intermittent Systems. In PLDI 2021.
  13. Chenning Li, Yidong Ren, Shuai Tong, Shakhrul Iman Siam, Mi Zhang, Jiliang Wang, Yunhao Liu, and Zhichao Cao. ChirpTransformer: Versatile LoRa Encoding for Low-power Wide-area IoT. In MobiSys 2024.
  14. Pan Hu, Junha Im, Zain Asgar, and Sachin Katti. Starfish: Resilient Image Compression for AIoT Cameras. In SenSys 2020.
  15. Jingxian Wang, Yiwen Song, Mason Zadan, Yuyi Shen, Vanessa Chen, Carmel Majidi, and Swarun Kumar. Wireless Actuation for Soft Electronics-free Robots. In MobiCom 2023.
  16. Laura Dodds, Isaac Perper, Aline Eid, and Fadel Adib. A Handheld Fine-Grained RFID Localization System with Complex-Controlled Polarization. In MobiCom 2023.
  17. Valentin Poirot, Beshr Al Nahas, and Olaf Landsiedel. Paxos Made Wireless: Consensus in the Air. In EWSN 2019.
  18. Hsun-Wei Cho, and Kang G. Shin. Unify: Turning BLE/FSK SoC into WiFi SoC. In MobiCom 2023.
  19. Xianjin Xia, Qianwu Chen, Ningning Hou, Yuanqing Zheng, and Mo Li. XCopy: Boosting Weak Links for Reliable LoRa Communication. In MobiCom 2023.
  20. Emerson Sie, Zikun Liu, and Deepak Vasisht. BatMobility: Towards Flying Without Seeing for Autonomous Drones. In MobiCom 2023.
  21. Yuanjie Li, Hewu Li, Wei Liu, Lixin Liu, Wei Zhao, Yimei Chen, Jianping Wu, Qian Wu, Jun Liu, Zeqi Lai, and Han Qiu. A Networking Perspective on Starlink’s Self-Driving LEO Mega-Constellation. In MobiCom 2023.
  22. Ambuj Varshney, Wenqing Yan, and Prabal Dutta. Judo: Addressing the Energy Asymmetry of Wireless Embedded Systems through Tunnel Diode based Wireless Transmitters. In MobiSys 2022.
  23. Nicholas Jones and Eytan Modiano. Optimal Slicing and Scheduling with Service Guarantees in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks. In MobiHoc 2024.
  24. Nam Cao, Matthias Meyer, Lothar Thiele, and Olga Saukh. Automated Pollen Detection with an Affordable Technology. In EWSN 2020.
  25. Talia Xu, Miguel Chávez Tapia, and Marco Zúñiga. Exploiting Digital Micro-Mirror Devices for Ambient Light Communication. In NSDI 2022.
  26. Beshr Al Nahas, Simon Duquennoy, and Olaf Landsiedel. Network-wide Consensus Utilizing the Capture Effect in Low-power Wireless Networks. In SenSys 2017.
  27. Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, Atul Bansal, Kuang Yuan, Junbo Zhang, and Swarun Kumar. Towards Ubiquitous IoT through Long Range Wireless Energy Harvesting. In MobiHoc 2024.
  28. Maximilian Schuh, Michael Baddeley, Kay Roemer, and Carlo Alberto Boano. Understanding Concurrent Transmissions over Ultra-Wideband Complex Channels. In SenSys 2024.

Templates for abstract and poster

Please use this LaTeX template for writing your abstract. The page limit is 2 pages (strict), including figures and tables. You may use as many additional pages as necessary for references.

You may use this PowerPoint template for preparing your poster in A0 format, or any other tool (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, LaTeX beamerposter). Make sure to leave sufficient margins (about 3cm) on all sides.

Abstract and poster should be submitted via email to your assigned mentor as separate PDF files.