Business Aspects of the Internet of Things

Abstract

The Internet of Things describes the evolution from a network linking digital information to a network relating digital information to real world physical items. As a result, the real world and the Internet jointly represent the same reality.What is the vision? Which technology and infrastructure is needed? What are the driving business applications?

Objective

The participants of this seminar will study the fundamental technologies needed to realize this technical vision. In addition to that, current and future business scenarios will be discussed in order to distinguish between realistic, critical, utopian and nightmarish scenarios of an Internet of things. The first sessions will be dedicated to topics on current technology, concepts and implementations of RFID. In the later sessions participants will discuss and evaluate various business cases. Afterwards, all participants who are interested in gaining even more knowledge of Internet of Things topics will be invited to develop own projects as subsequent Semester/Bachelor/Master Theses under the supervision of researchers of IM.

Content

Major Course Assessment (Leistungsnachweis) * One presentation per student in class * Composition of a paper pertinent to the talk * Active participation in discussions throughout the entire seminar * Preparation of one paper and revision according to review * Review of other papers The participants can select one out of the following topics: Date Topic 21.2.2008 Introduction, Distribution of Topics, Administrative 28.2.2008 Talk 1:The Internet of Things: Scenarios, Potentials, Challenges 06.3.2008 Talk 2: Privacy Issues and Solutions 13.3.2008 Talk 3: RFID Technology Talk 4: NFC - RFID for the end-consumer in mobile phones 20.3.2008 Talk 5: EPC-Network - an internet of things infrastructure Talk 6: Sensor -Integration 27.3.2008 Spring Break, possible visit of www.iot2008.org 03.4.2008 no class 10.4.2008 Talk 7: Data Visualization and User Interfaces Talk 8: Actuators - items triggering actions 17.4.2008 Talk 9: Needs and applications for the supply-chain 24.4.2008 Talk 10: Anti-Counterfeiting - Prevention of counterfeit products 01.5.2008 First of May, no class 08.5.2008 Talk 11: Mobile Payment 15.5.2008 Talk 12: Carbon footprint accounting in an Internet of Things 22.5.2008 Final Discussion additional topics may be proposed, please contact Florian Michahelles if you have specific ideas or also questions. more info also at http://www.im.ethz.ch/education/FS08/iot_sem/

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