Advanced Seminar in Networked Embedded Systems

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This advanced 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, while taking into account the students’ preferences as best as possible. Each student writes a 5-page term paper that summarizes the original paper. Afterward, each student reviews 2-3 other term papers, and uses the feedback provided to revise the own term paper. Moreover, each student presents the assigned research paper in a 15-minute talk, followed by a discussion with the other seminar participants.

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
October 15, 2025 / 1:30pm Kick-off meeting
Slides: Organization and overview
October 22, 2025 / 11:59pm Deadline for choosing papers
October 24, 2025 / 11:59pm Paper assignments
November 19, 2025 / 11:59pm Deadline for term papers
December 3, 2025 / 11:59pm Deadline for reviews
December 17, 2025 / 11:59pm Deadline for final term papers
January 21, 2026 / 1:30pm Student talks:
Siddharth Salgude (paper 21)
Faruk Ates (paper 4)
January 28, 2026 / 1:30pm Student talks:
Nika Putkaradze (paper 9)
Jan Piroutek (paper 19)
Josef Samir (paper 10)
February 2, 2026 / 1:30pm Student talks:
René Prinz (paper 25)
Priyadharshini Ravichandran (paper 2)
Mohamed Abdelrahman (paper 18)

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. Rei Barjami, Antonio Miele, Luca Mottola. Intermittent Inference: Trading a 1% Accuracy Loss for a 1.9x Throughput Speedup. In SenSys 2024.
  2. Leming Shen, Qiang Yang, Yuanqing Zheng, and Mo Li. AutoIOT: LLM-Driven Automated Natural Language Programming for AIoT Applications. In MobiCom 2025.
  3. Jonathan Oostvogels, Sam Michiels, and Danny Hughes. Twofer: Ambiguous Transmissions for Low-Latency Sensor Networks Facing Noise, Privacy and Loss. In IPSN 2024.
  4. Maximilian Schuh, Michael Baddeley, Kay Römer, and Carlo Alberto Boano. Understanding Concurrent Transmissions over Ultra-Wideband Complex Channels. In SenSys 2024.
  5. Chae Young Lee, Pu (Luke)Yi, Maxwell Fite, Tejus Rao, Sara Achour, Zerina Kapetanovic. HyperCam: Low-Power Onboard Computer Vision for IoT Cameras. In MobiCom 2025.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Ahmed El Yaacoub, Thiemo Voigt, Philipp Ruemmer, and Luca Mottola. Fault Tolerance in Space with Heterogeneous Hardware: Experiences from a 68-day CubeSat Deployment in LEO. In EWSN 2025.
  9. William Sentosa, Balakrishnan Chandrasekaran, P. Brighten Godfrey, Haitham Hassanieh. CellReplay: Towards accurate record-and-replay for cellular networks. In NSDI 2025.
  10. Markus Elias Gerber, Luis Gerhorst, Ishwar Mudraje, Kai Vogelgesang, Thorsten Herfet, and Peter Wägemann. vNV-Heap: An Ownership-Based Virtually Non-Volatile Heap for Embedded Systems. In LCTES 2025.
  11. 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.
  12. Shuai Tong, Jiliang Wang, Jing Yang, Yunhao Liu, and Jun Zhang. Citywide LoRa Network Deployment and Operation: Measurements, Analysis, and Implications. In SenSys 2023.
  13. Sijie Ji, Xuanye Zhang, Yuanqing Zheng, and Mo Li. Construct 3D Hand Skeleton with Commercial WiFi. In SenSys 2023.
  14. Ardeshir Mohamadi, Hossein Nahavandchi, and Amir Khodabandeh. Phase-only positioning in urban environments: assessing its potential formass-market GNSS receivers. In Journal of Spacial Science, vol. 70, no. 3, 2025.
  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. Zechun Li, Peng Zhang, Yichi Zhang, and Hongkun Yang. NDD: A Decision Diagram for Network Verification. In NSDI 2025.
  18. Marshall Clyburn, Victor Cionca, and Brad Campbell. System-wide Batch Peripheral Scheduling in Multi-tenant Embedded Systems. In EWSN 2025.
  19. Hsun-Wei Cho, and Kang G. Shin. Unify: Turning BLE/FSK SoC into WiFi SoC. In MobiCom 2023.
  20. Xianjin Xia, Qianwu Chen, Ningning Hou, Yuanqing Zheng, and Mo Li. XCopy: Boosting Weak Links for Reliable LoRa Communication. In MobiCom 2023.
  21. Emerson Sie, Zikun Liu, and Deepak Vasisht. BatMobility: Towards Flying Without Seeing for Autonomous Drones. In MobiCom 2023.
  22. Li Lyna Zhang, Shihao Han, Jianyu Wei, Ningxin Zheng, Ting Cao, Yuqing Yang, and Yunxin Liu. nn-Meter: Towards Accurate Latency Prediction of Deep-Learning Model Inference on Diverse Edge Devices. In MobiSys 2021.
  23. 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.
  24. Laura Dodds, Tara Boroushaki, Kaichen Zhou, and Fadel Adib. Non-Line-of-Sight 3D Object Reconstruction via mmWave Surface Normal Estimation. In MobiSys 2025.
  25. Nam Cao, Matthias Meyer, Lothar Thiele, and Olga Saukh. Automated Pollen Detection with an Affordable Technology. In EWSN 2020.
  26. Mehrdad Hessar, Ali Najafi, Vikram Iyer, and Shyamnath Gollakota. TinySDR: Low-Power SDR Platform for Over-the-Air Programmable IoT Testbeds. In NSDI 2020.
  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.

Example and template for term paper

Please use this LaTeX template for writing your term paper. The page limit is 5 pages (strict), including figures and tables. You may use as many additional pages as needed for references. Here is an example.

The term paper should be submitted as a single PDF file on HotCRP.