Exploring IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
Dr. Pardeep Kumar [email protected]
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Exploring IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
Agenda
° Introduction
° PhD research
° IoT in developing countries
Exploring IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
Introduction
Exploring IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
About Me
° Associate Professor ± Quaid-e-Awam Univeristy, Nawabshah, Pakistan
° PhD from Free University of Berlin, Germany in 2012 ° Research Assistant (TU Berlin, Germany) from 2006 – 2008 ° System Engineer at MACH Communications, Wurzburg, Germany ° Part of European Union Projects
± WISEBED ± The DES-Testbed ± FeuerWhere ± Building Commissioning (ZESAN project)
° Currently supervising ± 3 PhDs, 6+ Master, Several Undergraduate projects
° 35+ Publications
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About PhD research
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WSN Challenges & Objectives
° However, WSNs inherent several challenges
WSN challenges
Energy
Collaboration
Real-time / QoS
Self-organizatio
n Security
Reliability
Adaptability
Traditionally the main design objective has been to prolong system lifetime
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Research Issues ° Why only Energy?
± continuous advent of novel low-power and energy harvesting technologies ³ Koomey’s law
± varying application requirements ° Other metrics need to be considered
± packet delay ± packet delivery ± adaptability ± redundancy ± asynchrony ± scalability
° PhD focus ± AREA-MAC a novel MAC protocol that,
along with energy, deals with other factors
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AREA-MAC Protocol
° Asynchronous Real-time Energy-efficient & Adaptive MAC
§ Energy § Packet delay § Packet delivery § Asynchrony § Adaptability § Scalability § Redundancy § Overhead
Issues
§ Duty cycle § Short preamble § more-to-follow § No sync § Long/short sleep § Message type § pre-ACK/NACK § Sequence no.
Solutions § Reduced
ü energy cons ü packet delay ü redundancy
§ Increased ü packet delivery ü adaptability ü scalability
Outcome
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Evaluation Methods
° Analytical ± Through mathematical
analysis ± Optimization methods
° Simulation ± OMNeT++
³ A discrete event based modular simulation tool
³ like LEGO blocks, models can be combined and reused
° Real testbed implementation ± DES Testbed
³ Around 200 MSB-A2 sensor nodes deployed across several campuses at FU Berlin
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IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
Exploring IoT Opportunities in Developing Countries
3A -> 4A
° Ubiquitous/distributed systems ± Anytime, Anywhere & Anyone
° IoT ± Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone &
Anything ± Cyberspace à physical and
biological systems
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Are 3rd World Countries On Board?
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Power Shortage/Mismanagement
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Gas Pipeline Leakages/Blasts/Shortages
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Fire Inside Buildings/Industries
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Water Issues
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Waste Management
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Traffic Management
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Health Related Issues
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Agriculture Related Issues
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Food Preservation
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Corruption & Rigging
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Road Conditions
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Schooling/Education System
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Drug & Weapon Tracking
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Human & Animal Trafficking
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Governance & Policy Making
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But …..
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Our IoT Objectives ° Integration with existing
networks ± such as WSN, WMN, WPAN,
MANET, RFID, Bluetooth, 6LoWPAN, etc.
° Communication protocols ° Technological Standardization ° Privacy and security ° Big data analysis and
management ° Energy and QoS trades-off ° Experimenting IoT ° Social, governance & legal issues ° Bridging the gap
± Academia, Business, Industry & Public
Peaceful Co-existence
Bridging the Gap
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A Big Thank to
ICTP, Dr. Marco & Co.
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