Internet of Things:Roadmap for the Future
Vlad TrifaLIFT09 Workshop
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Real world monitoring
Scientific applications require high-fidelity and real-time observations of the real world
Embedded Networked Sensingto...Reveal the unobservable
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Wireless Sensor Networks
• Tiny • Cheap• Sensor/CPU/RAM• 1y+ autonomy• Collaborative• Evolving....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Wireless Sensor Networks
Distributed monitoring of large-scale physical phenomena
• Seismic structure response
• Ecosystems, bio-complexity
• Marine biology
• Security
• Pollution
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
From fields to home...
• HVAC
• Lightning
• Security & access
• Entertainment
• Fire
• Energy consumption
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Energie visible
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Mobile Personal Sensinghttp://urban.cens.ucla.edu
• Motivated by 6x10^9 people on earth and their concerns
• Public health
• Urban planning
• Transport
• Safety
• Culture
• ....
• Enabled by > 3 x 10^9 mobile phone users• All kinds of sensors
• Geo-coding
• Web-enabled
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Social networking
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Not just for humans...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Not just for humans...
Problem
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Not just for humans...
Problem
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
www.webofthings.comVlad Trifa - LIFT, Geneva, 25 Feb ‘09
Not just for humans...
ProblemSolu*on
Wednesday, February 25, 2009