Category: summer2017
10,000 Steps to IoT in Health Care
by Samuel Piotr Emch on July 20, 2017 11:38 am
I see many people on campus with electronic wristbands from Fitbit, Polar, Samsung, Garmin, the Apple Watch, or something similar. A commonly held goal for people with such a fitness gadget is to get the step count over 10,000 daily. But these electronic wristbands have multiple functions other than just being a step counter. The… Read more 10,000 Steps to IoT in Health Care
A glimpse into the future
by Carolina Tomedi Boabaid on July 20, 2017 12:37 am
Last class we had the opportunity to hear from amazing guests from different companies such as Sony, Tesla and AT&T. Thinking of these incredible companies I got myself wondering in what projects could their companies be investing in the future? Hence, I put together my presumptions for some products and technologies that could be associated… Read more A glimpse into the future
Will you have your own Personal Quantum Computer (PqC) any time soon?
by Lana Hampicke on July 19, 2017 9:18 am
PCs In 1947, Howard Aiken an American engineer predicted that only six computers would be needed to satisfy the computing needs of the United States. Today over 73% of US adults own a desktop/laptop computer and the number of computers in the world continues to increase. Since the first personal computer was introduced by IBM… Read more Will you have your own Personal Quantum Computer (PqC) any time soon?
4 billion people offline living on the 4th industrial revolution
by Irene Muniz Ruiz on July 19, 2017 12:03 am
More than 51 percent of the world’s population remains offline. Without removing the impediments to Internet adoption, little will change—and more than 4 billion people may be left behind. (http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/high-tech/our-insights/offline-and-falling-behind-barriers-to-internet-adoption). The Internet has grown in a little more than a generation into a tool that is transforming how businesses, governments and people communicate. The economic… Read more 4 billion people offline living on the 4th industrial revolution
IoTA: Internet of Things [for] Aerospace
by Jega Vigneshwaran on July 18, 2017 8:37 pm
Nick Colsey (VP of Business Development @ Sony Electronics), JB Straubel (co-founder of Tesla), and John Donovan (Group President @ AT&T) discussed how the Internet of Things (IoT) applies to each of their fields. When most people think of the acronym “IoT”, they tend to think of concepts related to the topics discussed by the… Read more IoTA: Internet of Things [for] Aerospace
5G is the secret sauce to enable IoT
by J Emrys McMahon on July 18, 2017 6:14 pm
“Cooling out, cooling out, waiting for my lady / Got the special sauce that’s why she’s my baby” – G. Love & Special Sauce, Baby’s Got Sauce John Donovan spoke at length about the promise of 5G wireless and the implications for IoT, with implementation by AT&T begining as early as 2019. The technology is… Read more 5G is the secret sauce to enable IoT
The Impact of Rethinking User Experience – From Toothbrushes to Teslas
by Julia Delin on July 18, 2017 10:31 am
How will we experience the next generation of “old” products? That is, products that already exist and seem “normal” to us, in the way they are designed and in the way they solve our problem. User experience is a very wide term. It can be used when talking about what colors should be used on… Read more The Impact of Rethinking User Experience – From Toothbrushes to Teslas
Smart Home and Smarter Energy
by Ajit Punj on July 18, 2017 9:40 am
IOT has transformed the way we think of our homes and networks. A few years ago, a home network might have had a few computers and smartphones connected to it, but that has rapidly changed. Now, TVs, thermostats, voice assistants and more devices are all connected to the network to enhance the way we live.… Read more Smart Home and Smarter Energy
Self-driving cars: adoption of a key IoT device
by Gaurav Nakhare on July 18, 2017 8:04 am
With Friday’s lecture focusing on the Internet of Things, including a remarkable talk by the co-founder of Tesla, I have chosen to consider the path of adoption of autonomous driving and associated challenges. After all, with autonomous cars predicted to use over 4000GB of data a day [1], I think they will be the biggest… Read more Self-driving cars: adoption of a key IoT device
Internet of Vehicles: Groundbreaking trends transforming auto industry
by Ramdev Canadam Sunder Rao on July 18, 2017 12:16 am
With the truth of Moore’s law resurfacing time and again, latest advancements in fields like wireless telecommunication, digitization, automation, virtualization, and high speeds of the internet have paved way for Internet of Things (IoT) to gain grounds, which is impacting several aspects of our everyday life. IoT has already played a major role in many… Read more Internet of Vehicles: Groundbreaking trends transforming auto industry
I am an award-winning Swiss radio journalist working as a business and economics reporter for Switzerland’s national public radio and television network (SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen). As a trained economist, my area of expertise centers on business trends, especially in the ICT sector. I hold strong interests in the ongoing digital transformation. My recent work analyzes this digital shift and its multifaceted impact in the Swiss and global business realms.
