Rice Efficient Computing Group

The Rice Efficient Computing Group (RECG) develops efficient technologies for future computing, communication and interfacing. In the recent years, we have focused on mobile systems such as smartphones, netbooks, and ebook readers. It is our mission to provide enabling technologies for mobile systems in another decade. Our current research projects include system architecture, wireless subsystems, human factors, large-scale field studies of mobile users, novel applications in healthcare, as well as high-density nanoscale memory devices.

The Efficient Computing Group is led by Prof. Lin Zhong and is located in Duncan Hall. The research laboratory is located in 3039 Duncan Hall.

*We always have openings for good students, undergraduate and graduate. Research projects for undergraduates are described here.

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Selected Publications (Full list)

• Reflex: using low-power processors in smartphones without knowing them (ASPLOS 2012) (PDF)
• Chameleon: a color-adaptive web browser for mobile OLED displays (MobiSys 2011) (PDF, received Best Paper Award)
• Directional antenna diversity for mobile devices: characterizations and solutions (MobiCom 2010) (PDF)
• uWave: Accelerometer-based personalized gesture recognition and its applications (IEEE PerCom 2009) (PDF) (received the Mark Weiser Best Paper Award) (Journal version)
• Understanding human-battery interaction on mobile phones (MobileHCI 2007)(PDF) (received Best Paper Award) (Journal version)
• Energy efficiency of handheld computer interfaces: Limits, characterization, and practice (MobiSys 2005) (PDF)

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