Dr. Yunxin Liu is a Guoqiang Professor and Principal Investigator at Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University. He joined Tsinghua University in April 2021, prior to which he was a Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Asia. His research interests are mobile/edge computing, with the recent focus on intelligent edge/mobile systems. His work has been published in top conferences and journals including MobiSys, MobiCom, SenSys, TON and TMC, shipped into Microsoft key products such as Visual Studio, and featured in news media worldwide. He received SenSys 2018 Best Paper Runner-up Award, MobiCom 2015 Best Demo Award, and PhoneSense 2011 Best Paper Award. He served as a TPC member of many conferences such as MobiSys, MobiCom, ATC, WWW and INFOCOM. He is serving as a general co-chair of MobiHoc 2021., an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and a Vice Chair of ACM China Council SIGBED Chapter.
Personal Website:https://yunxinliu.github.io/
Education:
2006-2011 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ph.D.
1998-2001 Tsinghua University M.S.
1993-1998 University of Science and Technology of China B.S.
Work Experience:
2021-present Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University Principal Investigator
2001-2021 Microsoft Research Asia Assistant/Associate Researcher, Researcher, Lead/Senior Researcher, Principal Research Manager
Selected Publications:
1.[MobiCom-2021]Manni Wang, Shaohua Ding, Ting Cao, Yunxin Liu, and Fengyuan Xu, “AsyMo: Scalable and Efficient Deep-Learning Inference on Asymmetric Mobile CPUs”, in Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2021.
2.[MobiCom-2021]Wuyang Zhang, Zhezhi He, Luyang Liu, Zhenhua Jia, Yunxin Liu, Marco Gruteser, Dipankar Raychaudhuri, and Yanyong Zhang, “Elf: Accelerate High-resolution Mobile Deep Vision with Content-aware Parallel Offloading”, in Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2021.
3.[MobiCom-2021]Hao Wu, Xuejin Tian, Minghao Li, Yunxin Liu, Ganesh Ananthanarayanan, Fengyuan Xu, and Sheng Zhong, “PECAM: Privacy-Enhanced Video Streaming and Analytics via Securely-Recoverable Transformation”, in Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2021.
4.[ISCA-2021]Yang Wang, Chen Zhang, Zhiqiang Xie, Cong Guo, Yunxin Liu, and Jingwen Leng, “Dual-side Sparse Tensor Core”, in Proceedings of the 48th International Symposium on Computer Architecture, 2021.
5.[SenSys-2020]Jinrui Zhang, Deyu Zhang, Xiaohui Xu, Fucheng Jia, Yunxin Liu, XuanzheLiu, Ju Ren, and Yaoxue Zhang, “MobiPose: Real-Time Multi-Person Pose Estimation on Mobile Devices”, in Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems, 2020.
6.[MobiSys-2020]Mengwei Xu, Xiwen Zhang, Yunxin Liu, Gang Huang, Xuanzhe Liu, and Felix Xiaozhu Lin, “Approximate Query Service on Autonomous IoT Cameras”, in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2020.
7.[MobiSys-2020]Hao Wu, Jinghao Feng, Xuejin Tian, Edward Sun, Yunxin Liu, Bo Dong, Fengyuan Xu, and Sheng Zhong, “EMO: Real-Time Emotion Recognition from Single-Eye Images for Resource-Constrained Eyewear Devices”, in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2020.
8.[MobiCom-2019]Taegyeong Lee, Zhiqi Lin, Saumay Pushp, Caihua Li, Yunxin Liu, Youngki Lee, Fengyuan Xu, Chenren Xu, Lintao Zhang, and Junehwa Song, “Occlumency: Privacy-preserving Remote Deep-learning Inference Using SGX”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2019.
9.[SenSys-2018]Hyosu Kim, Anish Byanjankar, Yunxin Liu, Yuanchao Shu, and Insik Shin, “UbiTap: Leveraging Acoustic Dispersion for Ubiquitous Touch Interface on Solid Surfaces”, in Proceedings of the 16th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems, 2018. (Best Paper Runner-up Award)
10.[MobiCom-2018]Mengwei Xu, Mengze Zhu, Yunxin Liu, Felix Xiaozhu Lin, and Xuanzhe Liu, “DeepCache: Principled Cache for Mobile Deep Vision”, in Proceedings of the 24th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2018.
11.[MobiSys-2018]Luyang Liu, Ruiguang Zhong, Wuyang Zhang, Yunxin Liu, Jiansong Zhang, Lintao Zhang, and Marco Gruteser, “Cutting the Cord: Designing a High-quality Untethered VR System with Low Latency Remote Rendering”, in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2018.
12.[MobiCom-2017]Chanyou Hwang, Saumay Pushp, Changyoung Koh, Jungpil Yoon, Yunxin Liu, Seungpyo Choi, and Junehwa Song, “RAVEN: Optimizing Power Consumption of Mobile Games Using Perception-Aware Rendering Rate Scaling”, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2017.
13.[MobiCom-2015]Duc Hoang Bui, Yunxin Liu, Hyosu Kim, Insik Shin, and Feng Zhao, “Rethinking Energy-Performance Trade-Off in Mobile Web Page Loading”, in Proceedings of the 21st Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2015.
14.[MobiCom-2015]Songtao He, Yunxin Liu, and Hucheng Zhou, “Optimizing Smartphone Power Consumption through Dynamic Resolution Scaling”, in Proceedings of the 21st Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2015. (Best Demo Award)
15.[MobiSys-2013]Fengyuan Xu, Yunxin Liu, Thomas Moscibroda, Ranveer Chandra, Long Jin, Yongguang Zhang, and Qun Li, “Optimizing Background Email Sync on Smartphones”, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2013.
16.[MobiSys-2013]Robert LiKamWa, Yunxin Liu, Nicholas D. Lane, and Lin Zhong, “MoodScope: Building a Mood Sensor from Smartphone Usage Patterns”, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2013.
17.[NSDI-2013]Fengyuan Xu, Yunxin Liu, Qun Li, and Yongguang Zhang, “V-edge: Fast Self-Constructive Power Modeling of Smartphones Based on Battery Voltage Dynamics”, in Proceedings of the 10th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation, 2013.
18.[CCS-2013]Alexander Moshchuk, Helen J. Wang, and Yunxin Liu, “Content-Based Isolation: Rethinking Isolation Policy Design on Client Systems”, in Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security,2013.
19.[MobiSys-2012]Hao Han, Yunxin Liu, Guobin Shen, Yongguang Zhang, and Qun Li, “DozyAP: Power-Efficient Wi-Fi Tethering”, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2012.
20.[MobiSys-2009]Yunxin Liu, Ahmad Rahmati, Yuanhe Huang, Hyukjae Jang, Lin Zhong, Yongguang Zhang, and Shensheng Zhang, ”xShare: Supporting Impromptu Sharing of Mobile Phones,” in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2009.
