Publications

Supervised students/scholars are underlined.

2025

  1. IROS 2025
    VRobotix: A Scalable and Cost-Effective Virtual-Reality-Based Robotic Manipulation Dataset Generation Framework
    Xinmin Fang, Zheshuo Li, Lingfeng Tao, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2025
  2. IROS 2025
    DexPour: Effective and Efficient High-DoF Robotic Hand Liquid Pouring via Hierarchical Reward with Approximated Proxy Abstraction
    Xinmin Fang, Lingfeng Tao, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2025
  3. IROS 2025
    Bio-Skin: A Cost-Effective Thermostatic Tactile Sensor with Multi-Modal Force and Temperature Detection
    Haorao Guo, Haoyang Wang, Zhengxiong Li, and Lingfeng Tao,
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2025
  4. IROS 2025
    Adaptive Anomaly Recovery for Telemanipulation: A Diffusion Model Approach to Vision-Based Tracking
    Haoyang Wang, Haorao Guo, Zhengxiong Li, and Lingfeng Tao,
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2025
  5. CNS 2025
    PlasTrack: Path-Independent Plasma-Induced Attacks on mmWave Sensing Tracking
    Zheshuo Li, Lingfeng Tao, Yidan Hu, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security 2025
  6. HOST 2025 Best Paper
    Finalist
    FanBleed: Stealing Your Secrets via Observing Your Cooling Fan
    Sisheng Liang, Zhengxiong Li, Zihao Zhan, and Zhenkai Zhang,
    In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust 2025
  7. MobiSys 2025 Best Artifact
    Award
    Honorable
    Mention
    You Only Render Once: Enhancing Energy and Computation Efficiency of Mobile Virtual Reality
    Xingyu Chen, Xinmin Fang, Shuting Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Liang He, and Zhengxiong Li
    2025
  8. Sensor 2025
    A Comprehensive Survey of Research Trends in mmWave Technologies for Medical Applications
    Xiaoyu Zhang, Chuhui Liu, Yanda Cheng, Zhengxiong Li, Chenhan Xu, Chuqin Huang, Ye Zhan, Wei Bo, Jun Xia, and Wenyao Xu,
    Sensors 2025
  9. SenSys 2025
    CaphandAuth: Robust and Anti-spoofing Hand Authentication via COTS Capacitive Touchscreens
    Xiaojing Zhu, Man Zhou, Xiaoxiao Qiao, Zijian Ling, Qin Liu, Houzhen Wang, Xiaojing Ma, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2025
  10. SenSys Sensor
    S&P Workshop
    2025     Best Paper
    Award
    mmVanish: Extending the Vanish Attack for Multi-Radar Exploitation of mmWave Sensing with Meta-material Tags
    Xinmin Fang, Hailu Xu, Lingfeng Tao, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Security and Privacy of Sensing Systems 2025
  11. SenSys
    Poster 2025
    Poster Abstract: Understanding IoT Security Awareness Disparities Between CS and Non-CS Students
    Xinmin Fang, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2025
  12. SenSys
    HumanSys
    Workshop 2025
    Towards a Lightweight Platform for Human-Robot Interaction in Federated Edge and IoT Environments
    Simon Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Xin Qin, and Hailu Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Human-Centered Sensing, Modeling, and Intelligent Systems 2025
  13. SenSys
    HumanSys
    Workshop 2025
    Through-dressing Wound Monitoring Based on The mmWave Sensor
    Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Yanda Cheng, Chenhan Xu, Chuqin Huang, Emma Zhang, Ye Zhan, Wei Bo, Jun Xia, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Human-Centered Sensing, Modeling, and Intelligent Systems 2025
  14. IoTJ 2025
    mmSkin: An Over-Gauze Wound Assessment System Using Radio Frequency Technologies
    Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Yanda Cheng, Chenhan Xu, Chuqin Huang, Emma Zhang, Ye Zhan, Wei Bo, Jun Xia, and Wenyao Xu,
    IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2025
  15. IoTJ 2025
    mmHand: Towards Pixel-Level-Accuracy Hand Localization Using A Single Commodity mmWave Device
    Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Chenhan Xu, Luchuan Song, Huining Li, Hongfei Xue, Yingxiao Wu, and Wenyao Xu,
    IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2025

2024

  1. MobiCom
    Picasso 2024
    MetaGlucose: Low-cost and Practical Cold Liquid Glucose Level Measurement for Health
    Yilin Song, Xinmin Fang, Zheshuo Li, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom Picasso Workshop 2024) 2024
  2. MobiCom
    Picasso 2024
    A Black-Box Approach for Quantifying Leakage of Trace-Based Correlated Data
    Shafizur Rahman Seeam, Zhengxiong Li, and Yidan Hu,
    In Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom Picasso Workshop 2024) 2024
  3. CNS 2024
    Multi-sensor Data Privacy Protection with Adaptive Privacy Budget for IoT Systems
    Xinyi Liu, Ye Zheng, Zhengxiong Li, and Yidan Hu,
    In IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) 2024
  4. NDSS 2024
    PrintListener: Uncovering the Vulnerability of Fingerprint Authentication via the Finger Friction Sound
    Man Zhou, Shuao Su, Qian Wang, Li Qi, Yuting Zhou, Xiaojing Ma, and Zhengxiong Li
    In The Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2024

2023

  1. TMC 2023
    FingerPattern: Securing Pattern Lock Via Fingerprint-Dependent Friction Sound
    Man Zhou, Yuting Zhou, Shuao Su, Qian Wang, Qi Li, Shengshan Hu, Chunwu Yu, and Zhengxiong Li
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 2023
  2. CCS 2023
    TileMask: A Passive-reflection-based Attack against mmWave Radar Object Detection in Autonomous Driving
    Yi Zhu, Chenglin Miao, Hongfei Xue, Zhengxiong Li, Yunnan Yu, Wenyao Xu, Lu Su, and Chunming Qiao,
    In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM signal conference on computer and communications security 2023
  3. NDSS 2023
    MetaWave: Attacking mmWave Sensing with Meta-material-enhanced Tags
    Xingyu Chen, Zhengxiong Li, Baicheng Chen, Yi Zhu, Chris Xiaoxuan Lu, Zhengyu Peng, Feng Lin, Wenyao Xu, Kui Ren, and Chunming Qiao,
    In The 30th Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2023
  4. SmartSP 2023
    mmFingerprint: A New Application Fingerprinting Technique via mmWave Sensing and Its Use in Rowhammer Detection
    Sisheng Liang, Zhengxiong Li, Chenxu Jiang, Linke Guo, and Zhenkai Zhang,
    In EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Vehicles 2023
  5. UIST 2023
    WavoID: Robust and Secure Multi-modal User Identification via mmWave-voice Mechanism
    Tiantian Liu, Feng Lin, Chao Wang, Chenhan Xu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Wenyao Xu, Ming-Chun Huang, and Kui Ren,
    In the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology 2023
  6. TOSN 2023
    Wavoice: A mmWave-assisted Noise-resistant Speech Recognition System
    Tiantian Liu, Chao Wang, Zhengxiong Li, Ming-Chun Huang, Wenyao Xu, and Feng Lin,
    ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks 2023
  7. MobiCom 2023
    TherapyPal: Towards a Privacy-Preserving Companion Diagnostic Tool based on Digital Symptomatic Phenotyping
    Huining Li, Xiaoye Qian, Ruokai Ma, Chenhan Xu, Zhengxiong Li, Dongmei Li, Feng Lin, Ming-Chun Huang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference On Mobile Computing And Networking 2023
  8. UbiComp 2023
    SmartASL: " Point-of-Care" Comprehensive ASL Interpreter Using Wearables
    Yincheng Jin, Shibo Zhang, Yang Gao, Xuhai Xu, Seokmin Choi, Zhengxiong Li, Henry J Adler, and Zhanpeng Jin,
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2023
  9. UbiComp 2023
    NeuralGait: Assessing Brain Health using Your Smartphone
    Huining Li, Huan Chen, Chenhan Xu, Zhengxiong Li, Hanbin Zhang, Xiaoye Qian, Dongmei Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2023
  10. IUI 2023
    TransASL: A Smart Glass based Comprehensive ASL Recognizer in Daily Life
    Yincheng Jin, Seokmin Choi, Yang Gao, Jiyang Li, Zhengxiong Li, and Zhanpeng Jin,
    In Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces 2023

2022

  1. Cloud 2022
    Towards an Efficient Client Selection System for Federated Learning
    Guanyu Ding, Zhengxiong Li, Yusen Wu, Xiaokun Yang, Mehrdad Aliasgari, and Hailu Xu,
    In Cloud Computing–CLOUD 2022: 15th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2022, Honolulu, HI, USA, December 10–14, 2022, Proceedings 2022
  2. SenSys 2022 Best Paper
    Award Candidate
    Hearing Heartbeat from Voice: Towards Next Generation Voice-User Interfaces with Cardiac Sensing Functions
    Chenhan Xu, Tianyu Chen, Huining Li, Alexander Gherardi, Michelle Weng, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2022
  3. UbiComp 2022
    Reliable Digital Forensics in the Air: Exploring An RF-based Drone Identification System
    Zhengxiong Li*, Baicheng Chen*, Xingyu Chen, Chenhan Xu, Yuyang Chen, Feng Lin, Changzhi Li, Karthik Dantu, Kui Ren, and Wenyao Xu,
    In International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2022
  4. UbiComp 2022
    EarCommand: “Hearing” Your Silent Speech Commands In Ear
    Yincheng Jin, Yang Gao, Xuhai Xu, Seokmin Choi, Jiyang Li, Feng Liu, Zhengxiong Li, and Zhanpeng Jin,
    In International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2022
  5. UbiComp 2022
    MSLife Digital Behavioral Phenotyping of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms in the Wild using Wearables and Graph-Based Statistical Analysis
    Gabriel Guo, Hanbin Zhang, Liuyi Yao, Huining Li, Chenhan Xu, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2022
  6. MobiCom 2022
    mmEve: Eavesdropping on Smartphone’s Earpiece via COTS mmWave Device
    Chao Wang, Feng Lin, Tiantian Liu, Kaidi Zheng, Zhibo Wang, Zhengxiong Li, Ming-chun Huang, Wenyao Xu, and Kui Ren,
    In Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference On Mobile Computing And Networking 2022
  7. MobiSys 2022
    EarHealth: an earphone-based acoustic otoscope for detection of multiple ear diseases in daily life
    Yincheng Jin, Yang Gao, Xiaotao Guo, Jun Wen, Zhengxiong Li, and Zhanpeng Jin,
    In Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services 2022
  8. Scientific
    Reports 2022
    Exploring Racial and Gender Disparities in Voice Biometrics
    Xingyu Chen*, Zhengxiong Li*, Srirangaraj Setlur, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Scientific Reports 2022
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  9. ICHI 2022 Best Student
    Paper Award
    The Visual Accelerometer: A High-fidelity Optic-to-Inertial Transformation Framework for Wearable Health Computing
    Chenhan Xu, Huining Li, Zhengxiong Li, Xingyu Chen, Aditya Singh Rathore, Hanbin Zhang, Kun Wang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In IEEE International Conference on Health Informatics 2022
  10. Smart Health
    Privacy computing using deep compression learning techniques for neural decoding
    Huining Li, Huan Chen, Chenhan Xu, Anarghya Das, Xingyu Chen, Zhengxiong Li, Jian Xiao, Ming-Chun Huang, and Wenyao Xu,
    Smart Health 2022
  11. NDSS 2022
    SpiralSpy: Exploring a Stealthy and Practical Covert Channel to Attack Air-gapped Computing Devices via mmWave Sensing
    Zhengxiong Li*, Baicheng Chen*, Xingyu Chen, Huining Li, Chenhan Xu, Chris Xiaoxuan Lu, Feng Lin, Kui Ren, and Wenyao Xu,
    In The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium 2022
  12. NDSS 2022
    FakeGuard: Exploring haptic response to mitigate the vulnerability in commercial fingerprint anti-spoofing
    Aditya Rathore*, Yijie Shen*, Chenhan Xu, Jacob Snyderman, Jinsong Han, Fan Zhang, Zhengxiong Li, Feng Lin, Wenyao Xu, and Kui Ren,
    In The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium 2022

2021

  1. GetMobile
    FerroTag: When Inkables Meet Wireless Signals
    Zhengxiong Li, Baicheng Chen, Kun Wang, and Wenyao Xu,
    GetMobile: Mobile Computing and Communications 2021
  2. Optics and Biometrics
    Diana Lee, Zhengxiong Li, Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia, and Giovanni Milione,
    Optics and Photonics News 2021
  3. TMC
    VocalPrint: A mmWave-based Unmediated Vocal Sensing System for Secure Authentication
    Huining Li, Chenhan Xu, Aditya Singh Rathore, Zhengxiong Li, Hanbin Zhang, Chen Song, Kun Wang, Lu Su, Feng Lin, Kui Ren, and others,
    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 2021
  4. CNS 2021
    Voice Doppelganger Susceptibility among Racial and Gender Groups: IEEE CNS 21 Poster
    Emily Wu, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In 2021 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) 2021
  5. CNS 2021
    Exploring Demographic Effects on Speaker Verification
    Sophie Si, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In 2021 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) 2021
  6. SenSys 2021
    Poster Abstract: Exploring an Extensible Children Game Framework based on Augmented Reality Building Blocks
    Xingyu Chen, Xinmin Fang, Wenchuan Wei, Wenyao Xu, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2021
  7. SenSys 2021
    Poster Abstract: Enhanced Virtual Reality: Exploring an Immersive and Realistic Virtual Reality Training for Nursing
    Xinmin Fang, Xingyu Chen, Wenyao Xu, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2021
  8. UbiComp 2021
    CardiacWave: A mmWave-based Scheme of Non-Contact and High-Definition Heart Activity Computing
    Chenhan Xu, Huining Li, Zhengxiong Li, Hanbin Zhang, Aditya Singh Rathore, Xingyu Chen, Kun Wang, Ming-chun Huang, and Wenyao Xu,
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2021

2020

  1. Oakland 2020
    Wavespy: Remote and through-wall screen attack via mmwave sensing
    Zhengxiong Li, Fenglong Ma, Aditya Singh Rathore, Zhuolin Yang, Baicheng Chen, Lu Su, and Wenyao Xu,
    In 2020 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP) 2020
  2. WWW 2020
    Nowhere to Hide: Cross-modal Identity Leakage between Biometrics and Devices
    Chris Xiaoxuan Lu, Yang Li, Yuanbo Xiangli, and Zhengxiong Li
    In Proceedings of The Web Conference 2020 2020
  3. In-home rehabilitation using a smartphone app coupled with 3D printed functional objects: single-subject design study
    Jeanne Langan, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Heamchand Subryan, Wenyao Xu, Baicheng Chen, Zhengxiong Li, and Lora Cavuoto,
    JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2020
  4. A stimulus-response based EEG biometric using mallows distance
    Baicheng Chen, Kun Woo Cho, Chenhan Xu, Zhengxiong Li, Feng Lin, Zhanpeng Jin, and Wenyao Xu,
    CCF Transactions on Networking 2020
  5. MobiCom 2020
    ThermoWave: a new paradigm of wireless passive temperature monitoring via mmWave sensing
    Baicheng Chen, Huining Li, Zhengxiong Li, Xingyu Chen, Chenhan Xu, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking 2020
  6. WWW 2020
    VocalPrint: exploring a resilient and secure voice authentication via mmWave biometric interrogation
    Huining Li, Chenhan Xu, Aditya Singh Rathore, Zhengxiong Li, Hanbin Zhang, Chen Song, Kun Wang, Lu Su, Feng Lin, Kui Ren, and others,
    In Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2020
  7. SenSys 2020
    In-ear thermometer: wearable real-time core body temperature monitoring
    Xingyu Chen, Chenhan Xu, Baicheng Chen, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2020
  8. CSUR
    A Survey on Heart Biometrics
    Aditya Singh Rathore, Zhengxiong Li, Weijin Zhu, Zhanpeng Jin, and Wenyao Xu,
    ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) 2020

2019

  1. Cardiac biometrics for continuous and non-contact mobile authentication: poster
    Chen Song, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks 2019
  2. MobiSys 2019
    Waveear: Exploring a mmwave-based noise-resistant speech sensing for voice-user interface
    Chenhan Xu, Zhengxiong Li, Hanbin Zhang, Aditya Singh Rathore, Huining Li, Chen Song, Kun Wang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services 2019
  3. MobiSys 2018
    SpecEye: towards pervasive and privacy-preserving screen exposure detection in daily life
    Zhengxiong Li, Aditya Singh Rathore, Baicheng Chen, Chen Song, Zhuolin Yang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services 2019
  4. User’s Impressions of Mrehab, a Novel Portable Rehabilitation System For Upper Extremity
    Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Lora Cavuoto, Zhengxiong Li, Baicheng Chen, Heamchand Subryan, Wenyao Xu, and Jeanne Langan,
    Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019
  5. SenSys 2019
    E-Eye: mmWave nonlinear response for hidden electronic device recognition: demo abstract
    Baicheng Chen, Zhengxiong Li, Zhuolin Yang, Changzhi Li, Feng Lin, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 17th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2019
  6. SenSys 2019 Best Paper Award
    Ferrotag: A paper-based mmwave-scannable tagging infrastructure
    Zhengxiong Li, Baicheng Chen, Zhuolin Yang, Huining Li, Chenhan Xu, Xingyu Chen, Kun Wang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 17th Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2019
  7. Short-distance radar sensing application
    Chen Song, Zhengxiong Li, and Wenyao Xu,
    Short-Range Micro-Motion Sensing with Radar Technology 2019

2018

  1. UbiComp 2018
    My smartphone recognizes genuine QR codes! practical unclonable qr code via 3D printing
    Chen Song, Zhengxiong Li, Wenyao Xu, Chi Zhou, Zhanpeng Jin, and Kui Ren,
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2018
  2. MobiSys 2018
    Exploring an Inclusive User Interface through Respiration
    Zhuolin Yang, Zhengxiong Li, Yan Zhuang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services 2018
  3. CCS 2018
    PrinTracker: Fingerprinting 3D printers using commodity scanners
    Zhengxiong Li, Aditya Singh Rathore, Chen Song, Sheng Wei, Yanzhi Wang, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM sigsac conference on computer and communications security 2018
  4. Development and evaluation of a multimodal sensor motor learning assessment
    Zhengxiong Li, Michael Brown, Junqi Wu, Chen Song, Feng Lin, Jeanne Langan, and Wenyao Xu,
    In 2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2018
  5. UbiComp 2018
    PAvessel: practical 3D vessel structure sensing through photoacoustic effects with its applications in palm biometrics
    Zhengxiong Li, Yuehang Wang, Aditya Singh Rathore, Chen Song, Nikhila Nyayapathi, Tri Vu, Jun Xia, and Wenyao Xu,
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2018
  6. SenSys 2018 Best Paper
    Runner-up Award
    E-eye: Hidden electronics recognition through mmwave nonlinear effects
    Zhengxiong Li, Zhuolin Yang, Chen Song, Changzhi Li, Zhengyu Peng, and Wenyao Xu,
    In Proceedings of the 16th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems 2018
  7. A robust and secure palm vessel biometric sensing system based on photoacoustics
    Yuehang Wang, Zhengxiong Li, Tri Vu, Nikhila Nyayapathi, Kwang W Oh, Wenyao Xu, and Jun Xia,
    IEEE Sensors Journal 2018
  8. The Influence of Chronic Neck Pain on Explicit Sequence Learning
    Michael Brown, Zhengxiong Li, Baicheng Chen, Wenyao Xu, and Jeanne Langan,
    Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2018