sensing and sensemakingfor glocal food systems

by Tiberius Brastaviceanu

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table of contents

● trends● SENSORICA● vision for production● vision for consumption● from the lab into the real world● requirements ● the state of the art

trendsthe food system is in transition! ● DIY movement: micro farming

trendsthe food system is in transition! ● DIY movement: micro farming● local food systems: sustainable villages

Open Source Ecology, Appropedia, ...

trendsthe food system is in transition! ● DIY movement: micro farming● local food systems: sustainable towns

urban farming - Lufa Farms, Montreal, Qc.

trendsthe food system is in transition! ● DIY movement: micro farming● local food systems: sustainable towns

a broader approach: Transition Towns movement

trendsthe food system is in transition! ● DIY movement: micro farming● local food systems: sustainable towns● value networks: glocal food systems

trends

food systems are becoming decentralized and glocal.

● hierarchical institutions lose their informational advantage● emergence for open spaces for sharing and collaboration● emergence of three levels of development: individual, local, regional/global

socio-economical factors that accelerate the change● recent financial and economical crisis ● ecological and climate problems● the emancipation of the Multitude

SENSORICA sensing & sensemaking

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SENSORICA value network is committed to the design and deployment of intelligent, open sensors and sensemaking systems, which allow our communities to optimize interactions with our physical environment and realize our full human potential.

vision - production

decentralized, trust-based sensing networks and sensemaking systems.

open data

field sensor

producer

transformer

vision - production

decentralized, trust-based sensing networks and sensemaking systems.

open data

Help actors make sense of their ecosystem and allow them to make short- and long-term decisions.

field sensor

producer

transformer

vision - consumption

low-cost, user-friendly bio-chemical sensing for quality control and certification, in p2p markets.

p2p markets

open data

from the lab into the real worldcollaborative environments● SENSORICA - an open value network, a

platform for cooperation, designed around sensing and sensemaking technologies

● Greener Acres - an open value network, a platform for cooperation, designed around glocal food (eco)systems.

agents● SENSORICA affiliates● potential research labs from Quebec

○ Bioengineering @ McGill○ Bioresource Engineering @ McGill○ INRS @ Varenne○ ...

● Ohio State University, ATECH/BioHio ● potential at Berkeley ● potential at Stanford

the ecosystem p2p markets

consumer

producer

processor

research

value network

open networks

Governance

Markets

Localized Business Ecosystem Framework

Distribution / Logistics

Production ProcessingPreparationInstallationConstruction

Legal Capital Education

Services Decision Support

Information Flows

Ecosystem Models

Asset Maps

DataSources

and

Material Sources

Marketing

Customers

Advocates

Energy Generation

Waste Management

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Governance

Markets

Greener Acres Business Ecosystem Framework

Distribution / Logistics

Zero Waste

Production ProcessingPreparationInstallationConstruction

Bio Energy

Legal Capital

EducationServices Decision

SupportInformation Flows

Ecosystem Models

Asset Maps

DataSources

and

Material Sources

Customers

Hollymead Capital, LLC

IntelliCropThe

Working Home

Cedar Valley Innovation,

LLCGwin Farms

Resilient Consulting,

LLC

Bosserman & Associates,

Inc.SENSORICA

Blackberry Meadow Farms

Marketing

Advocates

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requirements

what type of devices do we need for soil, water and food testing and production?

● agents: chemical and biological● concentrations - based on limits accepted - standards● conditions - measures based on seasons, temperature, humidity,

ripining/maturity (for products), after/before treatments, etc.

we'll put them together...

the state of the art

where is the lab-on-a-chip technology?

how far are we from supporting quality testing for the food system?

meet the requirements

Identify the labs, companies, individuals we need to put together in order to cover everything needed to put these technologies to good use, in a short amount of time?

Map the field of skills and resources, map the lab-to-market process, and put all entities on this map.

going beyond the institution

work gets done within SENSORICA and Greener Acres, which are open value networks. bridges are built with other open (source) networks, signal intentions, needs and incentives to them and provide infrastructure for value exchange.

open innovation - open means local!

this, is the beginning...

Literature

Sensors ● Label-free bacteria detection using evanescent mode of a suspended core

terahertz fiber - M Zourob● Microfluidic electrochemical assay for rapid detection and quantification of

Escherichia coli - M Zourob