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JeffKatzSeniorPracticeLeadIT&Engineering
geeny.io
Anytechnologydistinguishablefrommagicisinsufficientlyadvanced.-EvelynLeeper
Outline
• Audience• AboutMe• SmartHomeca.1910• Anti-patternsofintelligence• Solvingrealproblems• WhatIamworkingon
ApproximateLength:25minutesLanguage:English
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Audience
Tech-savvyconsumers• Youhaveprobablyboughtasmartthermostat,anAlexa,etc.• You’reanearlyadopter,andwillingtoputupwithsomeroughedges• Yougototechconferences… :)
Startupsbuildingsmarthomedevices• You’rebuildingtheconnected,bettermousetrap• Youthinkabouttheuserexperience• Youwantyourdeviceineveryone’shome
Corporatescollaboratingwithstartups• You’verealizedthatyouarebadatinnovationandneedhelp
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AboutSpeaker
• BackgroundinHardware,ConnectedDevices,Mobile,Gaming…• Co-foundedcompaniesinfinance,security,entertainment• Workingwith/buildingconnecteddevicesfor10+years• Havespokenworldwideonentrepreneurship,security,andprivacy
ItrynottobuildthingsthatIwouldmakemeuncomfortable
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Introthepast…
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It’s1990:Let’sbuildthesmarthome!
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What iswrongwiththis?
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What iswrongwiththis?Nothing.
• Universallyunderstoodinterface• Context-sensitive• Doesn’tneedbatteriesorcharging• Inexpensive
Inordertoimproveonatechnology,youshouldnotmakeitworse.
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Whatiswrongwiththis?
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Whatiswrongwiththis?Plenty
• Relieson2.4GHzWIFI• Inconsistentremotebehavior• Firmwareupdates!• Expensive!($50vs$2)• Inconsistentstate(turnsitselfon/off)
Worseinmanyways.Alsougly.
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Information…
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Information… Overload
WhatamIsupposedtodowiththisinformation?WhathappensifIpresscancel?
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Aside:IFTTTisnot smart (inthesmarthomecontext)
• AndIdon’tmeanissueswithlatency… orlimitations…
• Relyingontheconsumertotellyouwhattheywant• Relyingontheconsumer’screativitytodeterminetheirsatisfaction
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Let’ssolverealproblems
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So,what’sreallysmartthen?
• KIWIautomaticallyunlocksyourdoorwhenyougetclose
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Makeitbetter… withMachineLearning/AI
• Machinelearningisvaluablewhenyouknowwhatyouwant butyoudon’tknowwhatinputisimportant• Machinelearningisalsovaluableforpredictionoffutureeventsbasedonpastbehavior• Concretely,itmeanscostoptimizationsandautomaticcustomization
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So,what’sreallysmartthen?
• tado° uses your locationtosave moneyonyour heating andcooling• Machinelearning models your house,figuresouttheoptimumamountofenergytomaintainorchangethetemperature• Almostentirelyautomatic
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Makeitbetter… WithBlockchain
• Briefly;blockchain isadistributedleger(record)oftransactions• Canbeusedasadistributedproofordatabase• Canenablemicrotransactions,andmachine2machinetransactions
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So,what’sreallysmartthen?
• Slock.it hassmartdeviceslinkedtosmartcontracts• Rentelectricity,access,uvm.Inasecure,peer-to-peernetworkpoweredbyEtherium
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Make itbetter… WithLocalIntelligence
• Thefurtherawaythecomputationisfromtheinput,thelongerittakesandthemoreexpensivetheefforttoreacttothatinput• Themoreinformationthatissentaround,themoreaccesstothatdataisavailable• Relianceonaninternetconnectionformissioncriticalapplicationsisano-go
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So,what’sreallysmartthen?
• iGuardStove turnsyourstoveoffautomaticallywhenyouleaveMake itbetter… Withoutfarminginformation
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Towardstheinvisiblesmarthome
• Technologyfadesintothebackground• Solidimprovementsoverprevioustechwithno downsides• Doesn’toverwhelmtheuserwithuselessinformation• Consumervalueclear,solvesrealproblems• Worksreliably,evenwithintermittentconnectivity• Sharedandpersonalizedresources• Valueaddedthroughusage• ZeroUIUX
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WhatIamworkingon
…Makingitevenbetter!
AtGeeny,webelievethattheconsumershouldbeabletomakethemostoftheirdata.
We’rebuildinganecosystemwherehardwaremanufacturers,consumers,developers,andbusinessescaneachbringtheiruniquestrengthstosolverealproblems.
AskmeaboutourConsumerIoT Platform!
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