The Pervasive Computing Lab at UMDearborn

The Pervasive Computing Lab is a hub of advanced research in cloud, mobile, edge, and vehicular computing. Our work encompasses the creation of efficient systems and innovative applications within pervasive computing, smart cities, and IoT. Underpinning our efforts is a profound belief that technology must be harnessed not merely for its inherent fascination, but for its transformative potential to substantially elevate the quality of human life and societal well-being. For collaboration opportunities, please contact Dr. Zheng Song at zhesong@umich.edu. 

News

• • Four of our papers have been accepted to FIE 2025. Together with my graduate student instructors and collaborators, I reflected on our efforts to enhance student learning through project-based learning across courses I’ve taught in recent years, including Web Technologies, Edge Computing, and Computer Networks. As a professor, I continuously experiment with different teaching methodologies to better engage students and support diverse learning styles. Choosing this career has truly been a blessing—I find deep fulfillment in helping my students grow and succeed. 

  • Our paper, "Measuring the Accuracy of Machine Learning Services with Minimum Labeling Efforts," has been accepted to IEEE SSE (CORE ranking B, acceptance rate: 23.5%). Congratulations to Eejoy on this outstanding achievement—especially impressive for an undergraduate student!

  • In this year's CIS 489/589 course, my students and I developed a Wiki on edge computing. You can explore it here: www.edgecomputingbook.com/

  • Congratulations to Alekhya on receiving Ph.D. admission from the University of British Columbia (QS World Ranking: 38)! Your hard work and dedication to educational research truly paid off.  Fun fact: all three student authors of our ASEE 2024 paper are now pursuing their Ph.D. studies—at Georgia Tech, UM-Ann Arbor, and UBC. So proud of you all!

  • Robin, a senior design project developed by Jana Amin, Meriam Harissa, Jodi Joven, and Leah Mirch, won the Best Senior Design in CIS award at the 2025 Senior Design Competition. Kudos to the team!

  • Dr. Song received the CECS Teaching Excellence Award'25. 

  • Our paper got accepted to ICDCS'25. 

  • Our paper ``Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Web Service Integration: A Large-Scale Empirical Study from the Developers' Perspective" has been accepted by Empirical Software Engineering (IF: 4.5)

  • ​Dr. Song was invited to deliver a research seminar at Wayne State University in March 2025.

  • Congratulations to Siddhi Baravkar and Zhengquan Li on receiving the 2025 Honor Scholar Awards for the MS CIS and Ph.D. CIS programs, respectively. Special congratulations to Zhengquan Li for also receiving the prestigious Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship!

  • Dr Song was invited to serve as a Program Committee (PC) member for IWQoS 2025, ICCCN 2025, and ICWS 2025, ICSoC 2025 and as a reviewer for NSF OAC panel. 

  • Our paper received the Distinguished Paper award from ICDCS'24. Congratulations to Zhengquan and Summit!