Mobile computing significantly changes teaching and learning. With mobility in technology, computers can be leveraged for use in education at any time, any place. Microsoft Research Asia has initiated a regional theme of “Mobile Computing in Education” in the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate the use of mobile computing to explore innovative ways of improving education. Last year, we invited submissions for proposals to help improve interaction efficiency of using Tablet PCs. In 2008, proposals are being sought on another focus of mobile computing: inspiring innovations in building efficient handwriting recognizers. Detail..