22/07/2014
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a self-configuring and adaptive system consisting of networks of sensors and smart objects whose purpose is to interconnect “all” things, including every day and industrial objects, in such a way as to make them intelligent, programmable and more capable of interacting with humans. IoT creates numerous challenges and opportunities for engineering and science.
For example, in the future, enormous numbers of sensors will be deployed. It is often incredibly expensive to replace sensor batteries once they are in the field. Therefore, one major challenge is to design low power sensors that require no battery change. This creates a demand for energy-efficient designs and energy harvesting, including low-power circuits and communication protocols.
Connected devices will produce oceans of data. We need layers of intelligence to transform this data into wisdom. In this new computing era, analysis of data and its context will play a key role.
None of us likes to expose our personal or confidential information to the public. We also don't want people to provide false information that changes the proper action of the system. Therefore, another IoT challenge is data security and privacy.
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