Keeping the Internet of Things Human

(...) ground rules.

First, not everything should be connected. Sensors and connectivity don’t always result in a better experience, increased sales or usable information.

Secondly, we need to think clearly about how data will impact people in a significant way in the immediate, aggregate and latent value framework. Equally important, let’s not be afraid to make something new, because we can’t rely on the notion that old things will be inherently better once they are connected. Some things will need to be connected and others won’t, and many things will need to be made new from the ground up.

The Internet of Things: Keeping it Human
By Michael DelGaudio - January 6, 2014

The BEST way to learn about the Internet of Things

Today I taught a class about The Internet of Things to the BEST Lisboa students.

Photo credits: Mário Romano

This is the presentation that I made:

This is the pinterest board with some of the cool Internet of Things stuff that I showed in class.

You can find more information about supply chain traceability in the TrakChain PhD project page.

And this is a sneak peek of the great demo that Nuno Correia prepared for the students:

I would also like to thank Link Consulting for sponsoring the demonstration and the people involved, Mário Romano and João Taborda Gonçalves.

Thanks also to Joana, for being there and helping with the people flow! :)

New tools to help objects to communicate via the Net

Increasingly, the things people use on a daily basis can be connected to the Internet. Norwegian researchers are working to ensure that the Internet of Things operates as efficiently as possible.

A group of Norwegian researchers have been addressing this issue. In the research project Infrastructure for Integrated Services (ISIS) they have created a platform for developing and distributing applications for the Internet of Things. The platform encompasses a programming tool for developers, called Arctis and the website ISIS Store for downloading applications.

Source: The Research Council of Norway

IoT@IST MScs 2010

IoT@IST (Internet of Things at Instituto Superior Técnico)

Want to study how RFID meets the Internet and sparks the next IT revolution? Come talk to me! MSc proposals deadline is April 23rd.

I will do a presentation about RFID this Wednesday, 16:00, IST (room F2). It is part of a course in my Doctoral program and it is also a good chance to get started into this exciting research topic. See you there!