Robert LiKamWa
I am an assistant professor at Arizona State University across the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE) and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering (AME).
I direct the Meteor Studio, which focuses on enabling Mobile Experiential Technologies through Embedded Optimization Research. We study software and hardware systems for augmented reality and virtual reality, including: (i) operating systems and sensor interfaces for visual sensing, (ii) systems for augmented senses in AR/VR, (e.g., feel, sound, smell), and (iii) mixed reality content development frameworks.
We're always recruiting talented students for M.S./Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Media, Arts, and Sciences. Send an email with your CV if you're interested in joining the lab!
[Videos of Talks] [Educational History & Work Background]
[My surname: LiKamWa] [Curriculum Vitae (PDF)]
Research Highlights
SWISH: A Shifting-Weight Interface of Simulated Hydrodynamics for Haptic Perception of Virtual Fluid Vessels
Shahabedin Sagheb, Frank Liu, Alireza Bahremand, Assegid Kidane, Robert LiKamWa
to appear at ACM UIST 2019
Banner: An Image Sensor Reconfiguration Framework for Seamless Resolution-based Tradeoffs
Jinhan Hu, Saranya Rajagopalan, Alexander Shearer, Robert LiKamWa
ACM MobiSys 2019
GLEAM: An illumination estimation framework for real-time photorealistic augmented reality on mobile devices
Siddhant Prakash, Alireza Bahremand, Linda Nguyen, Robert LiKamWa
ACM MobiSys 2019
A case for temperature-driven task migration to balance energy efficiency and image quality of vision processing workloads
Venkatesh Kodukula, Sai Bharadwaj Medapuram, Britton Jones, Robert LiKamWa
ACM HotMobile 2018
[Paper PDF]
Characterizing the Reconfiguration Latency of Image Sensor Operation on the Android OS
Jinhan Hu, Jianan Yang, Vraj Delhivala, Robert LiKamWa
ACM HotMobile 2018
[Paper PDF]
Characterizing Bottlenecks towards a Hybrid Integration of Holographic, Mobile, and Screen-based Data Visualization
Alexander Shearer, Lei Guo, Junshu Liu, Ashley Megumi Satkowski, Robert LiKamWa
Immersive Analytics @ IEEE VIS 2017
[Paper PDF]
RedEye: Analog ConvNet Image Sensor Architecture for Continuous Mobile Vision [+]
Robert LiKamWa, Yunhui Hou, Julian Gao, Mia Polansky, Lin Zhong
ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) 2016
Seoul, Korea
[Paper PDF]
[Talk Slides]
[Simulation framework repository]
Starfish: Efficient Concurrency Support for Computer Vision [+]
Robert LiKamWa, Lin Zhong
ACM Conf. on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys) 2015
Florence, Italy
[Paper PDF]
[Conference Talk]
[Conference Slides PDF]
Energy Characterization and Optimization of Image Sensing Toward Continuous Mobile Vision [+]
Robert LiKamWa, Bodhi Priyantha, Matthai Philipose, Lin Zhong, Paramvir (Victor) Bahl
ACM Conf. on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys) 2013
Taipei, Taiwan
Best Paper Award
[Paper PDF]
[Conference Talk + 5 Minute Rundown]
[Conference Slides PDF]
[MIT Tech Review Coverage]
[Patent Application]
Building a Mood Sensor from Smartphone Usage Patterns [+]
Robert LiKamWa, Yunxin Liu, Nicholas D. Lane, Lin Zhong
ACM Conf. on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys) 2013
Taipei, Taiwan
[Paper PDF]
[Conference Slides PDF]
[Conference Talk]
[Jimmy Kimmel Late Night Comedy Sketch]
[Communications of the ACM Coverage]
Reflex: Using Low-Power Processors in Smartphones Without Knowing Them [+]
Felix Xiaozhu Lin, Zhen Wang, Robert LiKamWa, Lin Zhong
ACM Conf. on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS) 2012
London, England
[Paper PDF]
[Xiaozhu Lin's Project Site]
Other Work
Robert LiKamWa
Thesis Committee: Lin Zhong (chair), Ashok Veeraraghavan, Dan S. Wallach, Gene Frantz, Paramvir Bahl
Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2015, San Jose, California
(Workshop Paper) Draining our Glass: An Energy and Heat Characterization of Google Glass [+]
APSys: Asia-Pacific Workshop on Systems 2014, Beijing, China
[Paper PDF]
[Conference Talk]
Visible Light Communication Systems Workshop @ MobiCom 2014, Maui, Hawaii
(Ph.D. Forum Talk) Efficient Image Processing for Continuous Mobile Vision [+]
MobiSys 2014 Ph.D. Forum, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Best Presentation Award
(Workshop Paper) MoodSense: Can Your Smartphone Infer Your Mood? [+]
PhoneSense: Workshop on Sensing Applications on Mobile Phones @ SenSys 2011, Seattle, Washington
Best Paper Award
(Demo Paper) SUAVE: Sensor-based User Aware Viewing Enhancement [+](
UIST: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology 2011, Santa Barbara, California
[Paper PDF]
Miscellany
[Talks]
[Thoughts and tips on landing a faculty position (PDF)]
[Reflections of sitting on the IPSN 2015 Shadow TPC]
[Tips for Talks]
[Collaborators]
[Awards]
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