Internet Predictions

More than a dozen leading experts give their opinions on where the Internet is headed and where it will be in the next decade in terms of technology, policy, and applications. They cover topics ranging from the Internet of Things to climate change to the digital storage of the future. A summary of the articles is available in the Web extras section

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Securing Our Future Homes: Smart Home Security Issues and Solutions

The Internet of Things, commonly known as IoT, is a new technology transforming businesses, individuals’ daily lives and the operation of entire countries. With more and more devices becoming equipped with IoT technology, smart homes are becoming increasingly popular. The components that make up a smart home are at risk for different types of attacks; therefore, security engineers are developing solutions to current problems and are predicting future types of attacks. This paper will analyze IoT smart home components, explain current security risks, and suggest possible solutions. According to “What is a Smart Home” (n.d.), a smart home is a home that always operates in consideration of security, energy, efficiency and convenience, whether anyone is home or not

Energy challenges for ICT

The energy consumption from the expanding use of information and communications technology (ICT) is unsustainable with present drivers, and it will impact heavily on the future climate change. However, ICT devices have the potential to contribute signi - cantly to the reduction of CO2 emission and enhance resource e ciency in other sectors, e.g., transportation (through intelligent transportation and advanced driver assistance systems and self-driving vehicles), heating (through smart building control), and manu- facturing (through digital automation based on smart autonomous sensors). To address the energy sustainability of ICT and capture the full potential of ICT in resource e - ciency, a multidisciplinary ICT-energy community needs to be brought together cover- ing devices, microarchitectures, ultra large-scale integration (ULSI), high-performance computing (HPC), energy harvesting, energy storage, system design, embedded sys- tems, e cient electronics, static analysis, and computation. In this chapter, we introduce challenges and opportunities in this emerging eld and a common framework to strive towards energy-sustainable ICT

Internet of things

This is an introductory course to the IoT (Internet of things). In the early chapters the basics about the IoT are introduced. Then basics of IPv6 internet protocol that is the most used in IoT environment as well as main applications, the current state of the market and the technologies that enable the existence of the IoT are described. Finally the future challenges that are considered most important are discussed.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

An IoT-aware Architecture to improve Safety in Sports Environments

The introduction of Internet of Things enabling technologies into the sport and recreational activities domain provide an interesting research challenge. Their adoption could significantly improve the sport experience and also the safety level of team sports. Despite this, only few attempts have been done to demonstrate the benefits provided by use of IoT technologies in sport environments. To fill this gap, this paper propose an IoT-aware Sport System based on the jointly use of different innovative technologies and standards. By exploiting the potentialities offered by an ultra-low-power Hybrid Sensing Network (HSN), composed of 6LoWPAN nodes integrating UHF RFID functionalities, the system is able to collect, in real time, both environmental parameters and players’ physiological data. Sensed data are then delivered to a Cloud platform where a monitoring application makes them easily accessible via REST Web Services. A simple proof of concept has demonstrated the appropriateness of the proposed solution

Developing a neighborhood-scale wireless notification prototype

We outline an innovative approach to thedevelopment of a prototype of a neighborhoodnotification system (NNS). The NNS applicationresiding on smart phones will use software definedradio and cognitive radio components to interfacewith radio frequency transceivers. Mesh networkingis proposed for emergency notification and disasterresponse coordination using NNS. Our focus hasbeen on the IEEE 802.15.4 and the very recent IEEE802.15.5 mesh networking standard for low data rateconnectivity among low power nodes (or nodeswhose power consumption needs to be low). Theinnovation stems from bringing together differenthardware and software components – some of which,like our Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform, arethemselves still evolving and others, like themeshing platform, are very new – to propose anadaptive, reconfigurable, infrastructure-less ad hocwireless solution to emergency communications inthe unlicensed ISM RF band

Last-Meter Smart Grid Embedded in an Internet-of-Things Platform

The customer domain of the smart grid natu- rally blends with smart home and smart building systems, but typical proposed approaches are “distributor-centric” rather than “customer-centric,” undermining user acceptance, and are often poorly scalable. To solve this problem, we propose a detailed architecture and an implementation of a “last-meter” smart grid—the portion of the smart grid on customer premises—embedded in an internet-of-things (IoT) platform. Our approach has four aspects of novelty and advantages with respect to the state of the art: 1) seamless integration of smart grid with smart home applications in the same infrastructure; 2) data gathering from heterogeneous sensor communication protocols; 3) secure and customized data access; and 4) univocal sensor and actuator mapping to a common abstraction layer on which additional concurrent applications can be built. A demonstrator has been built and tested with purposely-developed ZigBee smart meters and gateways, a distributed IoT server, and a flexible user interface

National Conference on ‘Renewable Energy, Smart Grid and Telecommunication-2023

Theme of the Conference: “The challenges and opportunities of integrating renewable energy into the grid” The National Conference on Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, and Telecommunication - 2023 is a platform for industry experts, researchers, and policymakers to come together and explore the latest advancements and challenges in the fields of renewable energy, smart grids, and telecommunication. Conference Highlights: In-depth discussions on renewable energy technologies and innovations. Smart grid integration for a sustainable future. The role of telecommunication in advancing renewable energy solutions. Networking opportunities with industry leaders and experts. Presentation of cutting-edge research papers and case studies. Conference topics: Renewable Energy Technologies and Innovations Smart Grid Development and Implementation Telecommunication for Energy Systems Energy Storage and Grid Balancing Policy, Regulation, and Market Dynamics Environmental and Social Impacts of Renewable Energy Energy Transition and Future Outlook Integration of renewable energy into the grid Microgrids and decentralized energy systems Grid cybersecurity and data analytics IoT and sensor technologies for energy monitoring Data management and analytics in energy sector Battery storage technologies and applicationshttps://www.interscience.in/conf_proc_volumes/1087/thumbnail.jp