Extending the current Internet and providing connection, communication, and inter-networking between devices and physical objects, or "Things," is a growing trend that is being referred to as the Internet of Things.  “The technologies and solutions that enable integration of real world data and services into the current information networking technologies are often described under the umbrella term of the Internet of Things (IoT)”

1. A Research Initiative for DIST
(adapted from European Cluster's Strategic
Research Road-map for IoT)

2.  Emerging tech
 What is IoT ?
 Current Scenario
 Application domains
 Wearable computing
 Research directions

4. The Internet (of information) expands to the real
world: an Internet of Things emerges

5.  Extending the current Internet and providing
connection, communication, and inter-
networking between devices and physical objects,
or "Things," is a growing trend that is being
referred to as the Internet ofThings.
 “The technologies and solutions that enable
integration of real world data and services into the
current information networking technologies are
often described under the umbrella term of the
Internet ofThings (IoT)” 5

9. 9
- Programmable devices
- Off-the-shelf gadgets/tools

10. 10
Home/daily-life devices
Business and
Public infrastructure
Health-care
…

11. 11
Motion sensor
Motion sensor
Motion sensor
ECG sensor
Internet

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- Complex and heterogeneous
resources and networks

15. Internet of
Sports
Internet of
Play
Internet of
Wellbeing
Internet of
Recreation
Internet of
Arts

18.  Service sectors – Smart/ Smarter
 Buildings, energy, Consumer & Home, Healthcare
 Industrial,Transportation, Retail, Security
 Public safety, IT & networks
 Application groups
 Public, enterprise, surveillance, tracking,
infrastructure, oil&gas, vehicles, hospital
 Locations
 Devices – sensors, actuators, tags, storage,
camera, …

19.  Industry
 Manufacturing, logistics, service sector
 Resource automation, distribution
 Environment
 Agriculture & breeding, recycling,
 Environmental management & services
 Energy management
 Society
 E-Governance, e-participation, e-inclusion
 Health

20. Mobile Phone Keys
• Blue-tooth based digital key management

21. E-home care – replacing physical visits

23.  Technology innovations
 Physical objects (devices)
 Architecture
 Communication & Networking
 Service Innovations
 Business Innovations
 Scientific Innovations
 Social innovations

25.  Object UID (unique identifiers)
 RFID, 2-D barcode, memory button
 Issues :
 global ID schemes, identity management,
identity encoding/encryption, pseudonimity,
 (revocable) anonymity, authentication of parties,
repository management using identification ...

26.  Distributed open architecture with end to end
characteristics
 Interoperability of heterogeneous systems, neutral
access, clear layering and resilience to physical
network disruption.
 Decentralized autonomic architectures based on
peering of nodes.
 Architectures moving intelligence at the very edge of
the networks, up to users’ terminals and things.
 Cloud computing technology, event-driven
architectures, disconnected operations and
synchronization.

28. David Culler : Internet of everything CWSN keynote 2011

29.  Energy efficient communication, multi
frequency protocols, communication
spectrum and frequency allocation.
 Software defined radios to remove need for
hardware upgrades when new protocols
emerge.
 High performance, scalable algorithms and
protocols

30.  Ultra high bandwidths
 Low latency
 All spectrum / all frequency use
 Capillary networks
 Femto-cells
 The Interference advantage
 CISCO / Agilent …..

31.  Service discovery and composition
 Semantic interoperability, semantic sensor
web etc.
 Data sharing, propagation and collaboration
 Autonomous agents – self-chop
characteristics, bio-inspired algorithms
 Human machine interaction
 Lightweight and open middleware based on
interacting components/modules abstracting
resource and network functions

33.  Energy efficient micro operating systems
 TinyOS, Contiki
 Software for virtualisation
 Language for object interaction
 Algorithms for optimal assignment of
resources in pervasive and dynamic
environments
 Mathematical models and algorithms for
inventory management, production
scheduling, and data mining.

34.  Nanotechnologies- miniaturization
 Sensor technologies – embedded sensors,
actuators
 Polymer electronics
 Embedded systems - micro energy
microprocessors/microcontrollers, hardware
acceleration
 Spintronics
 Low cost, high performance secure
identification/authentication devices
 Low cost manufacturing techniques
 Tamper-resistant technology

35.  Ineda SystemsWPU

37.  Device discovery, distributed repositories
 Positioning and localisation
 Mapping of real, digital and virtual entities
 Terrestrial mapping data
 Semantic tagging and search
 Universal authentication mechanisms

38.  Energy harvesting/scavenging for MEMS
devices and microsystems
 Electrostatic, piezoelectric and
electromagnetic energy conversion schemes
 Thermoelectric systems, micro coolers &
Photovoltaic systems
 Micro fuel cells and micro reactors
 Materials for energy applications
 Micro power ICs and transducers
 Micro battery technologies

39.  Privacy preserving technology for heterogeneous
sets of devices
 Models for decentralised authentication and trust
 Energy efficient encryption and data protection
technologies
 Data ownership
 Responsibilities, legal and liability issues
 Repository data management
 Access and use rights, rules to share added value
 Secure, low cost devices

40.  IoT standardisation
 Ontology based semantic standards
 Spectrum energy communication protocols
standards
 Standards for communication within and
outside cloud
 International quality/integrity standards for
data creation, data traceability

41.  ThingSpeak
 Arduino / Raspberry pi

49.  Emergence of a multi-disciplinary,
application-oriented research
 Exciting opportunities to build solutions for
problems around us !

50.  http://www.mybasis.com/ - HealthTracker
watch – bought by Intel for $150 Million
 https://azoi.com/ - iphone android – cover
tracks health metrics
 http://www.wearfin.com
 European Union Hub :
http://www.internetofthings.eu

51. Q & A