Workshop on New Frontiers in Internet of Things

ICTP, Trieste - Italy

March 7-18, 2016

Venue

The workshop will be held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. The Guglielmo Marconi Laboratory, named after the Italian inventor and Physics Nobel laureate, is housed in the Galileo guesthouse on the ICTP campus.

IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. The number of mobile objects composing the IoT will be huge: in 2020 between 12 to 50 billion devices are expected to be connected, a 12- to 50-fold growth from 2012.

Hands-on

Learners grasp new ideas and principles better when they are presented “here and now.” Many new concepts can be explained through concrete examples and hands-on experience. The combination of “learning-by-doing” and problem-based learning is an extremely potent method.


A little about IoT

Today computers—and, therefore, the Internet—are almost wholly dependent on human beings to input information. If we had computers that knew everything needed about things—using data they gathered without any help from us—we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost. We would know when things required replacing, repairing or recalling, and whether they were fresh or past their best. This new technology is called Internet of Things (IoT) and has the potential to change the world, just as the Internet did. Maybe even more so.

Applications of Internet of Things can greatly benefit populations in Developing Countries: food safety can be checked, water quality can be monitored, landslides can be detected and mosquitoes can be counted in cities in real time. Our workshop will provide a complete introduction to the Internet of Things with a special focus on applications that are relevant to Developing Countries, adopting a problem-solving methodology.


Book: IoT in 5 Days

IoT in 5 days is an easy guide to Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), IPv6 and the Internet of Things (IoT). This booklet is a quick but thoughtful guide to jump into the Internet of Things, covering important subjects as IPv6 networking, sensors, wireless protocols and technologies, as well as IoT cloud platforms and its most commonly used protocols, featuring lots of hands-on examples to start working from day one. The lessons and examples are heavily focused on Contiki OS, a well known IoT operating system well suited for low power embedded devices, and the Zolertia Z1 mote, a widely used hardware platform to develop a wide range of IoT applications. The Raspberry Pi is used as well.

Topics covered:

  • Introduction to IoT.
  • Introduction to IPv6.
  • Contiki OS introduction.
  • Analogue and digital sensors.
  • Wireless basics.
  • UDP and TCP over multi-hop mesh networks.
  • MQTT, CoAP and RESTFull protocols.
  • Network Simulation using Cooja.
  • End-to-end IPv6 applications: connecting to IoT cloud platforms

WORKSHOP'S SCHEDULE

To achieve real change, we have to expand boundaries.
This is why we will mix academic rigor with hands-on experimentation.



Monday March 7th


Morning session

8:15-9:00 Registration (UNESCO Room, GGH)

9:00-9:30 Opening
Marco Zennaro, ICTP

9:30-10:00 Introduction to IoT
Marco Zennaro, ICTP

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:30 Introduction to the workshop (material and project), Introduction to Zolertia
Alvaro Vives, NODO6 and Antonio Linan, Zolertia

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-16:00 Intro to IPv6
Alvaro Vives, NODO6

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 IPv6 Lab
Alvaro Vives, NODO6

Tuesday March 8th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Intro to 6LoWPAN
Alvaro Vives, NODO6

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:30 IPv6/6LoWPAN with Wireshark
Wireshark capture
Alvaro Vives, NODO6 and Antonio Linan, Zolertia

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-16:00 Intro to Contiki libraries and applications
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 Hands on: Contiki and sensors
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

Wednesday March 9th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Intro to ROLL
Alvaro Vives, NODO6

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:30 Introduction to IPv6/6LoWPAN wireless communications in Contiki
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-16:00 Hands on: UDP client and Server on IPv6 forwarding data to a MQTT broker
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 Hands on: UDP client and Server on IPv6 forwarding data to a MQTT broker
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

Thursday March 10th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Introduction to Cooja
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:30 Connect a Cooja simulation to Internet
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-16:00 Introduction to CoAP and MQTT
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 Hands on with MQTT and CoAP in Contiki
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

Friday March 11th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Time to work on workshop projects
Antonio Linan, Zolertia

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 SensorTag and Contiki
Rodrigo Carbajales, ICTP

11:30-12:30 Demo preparation (slides + demo)

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-14:30 Demo presentation: FarmConnect

14:30-15:00 Demo presentation: A Smart House Control

15:00-15:30 Demo presentation: Active Volcano Monitoring with Wireless Sensor Network

15:30-16:00 Demo presentation: smartWater

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-17:00 Demo presentation: Class Performance Management System using IOT

17:00-17:30 Demo presentation: Use of sensors for Pediatric Diagnostic Radiology

Monday March 14th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Intro to ICN
Andres Arcia, Cambridge University

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 ICN and IoT applications
Andres Arcia, Cambridge University

11:30-12:30 Privacy and IoT
Stephen Hailes, University College London

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-16:00 ICN Lab (Blackadder)
Andres Arcia, Cambridge University

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 ICN Lab (Blackadder)
Andres Arcia, Cambridge University

Tuesday March 15th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Intro to DTN, part 1
Ioannis Komnios, Democritus University of Thrace

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 Intro to DTN, part 2
Ioannis Komnios, Democritus University of Thrace

Video on DTN
Video on DTN (full version)

11:30-12:30 Ethics of IoT
Stephen Hailes, University College London

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-15:00 Internet of Animals
Stephen Hailes, University College London

15:00-16:00 DTN Lab
Ioannis Komnios, Democritus University of Thrace

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 DTN Lab
Ioannis Komnios, Democritus University of Thrace

Wednesday March 16th


Morning session

9:00-10:00 Named Data Networking and Service Migration in the IoT
Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee, Cambridge University

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 Named Data Networking and Service Migration in the IoT
Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee, Cambridge University

11:30-12:30 The Wireless Channel
Ermanno Pietrosemoli, ICTP

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-15:00 IoT Economics
Giovanni Repici

15:00-16:00 Introduction to TV White Spaces
Ermanno Pietrosemoli, ICTP

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00
Visit to the SciFabLab of ICTP

Thursday March 17th
Kastler Room in Adriatico Guesthouse


Morning session

9:00-:15 Intro to the IoT4D Session
Sandro Maria Radicella, ICTP

9:15-10:00 ITU-D Activities in IoT
Halima Letamo, ITU Development Bureau

10:00-10:45 IoT: Capacity Building Challenges of Big Data and Planned Solutions by ITU
Sergio Buonomo, ITU Radiocommunication Sector

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-12:00 ISOC's activities in IoT
Christine Runnegar, Internet Society

11:30-12:30 The GAIA initiative
Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Cambridge University

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-14:30 IoT4D report
John Garrity, Cisco (via Skype)
Report: "Harnessing the Internet of Things for Global Development"

14:30-15:30 IGF Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things
Maarten Botterman, GNKS

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:00 DTN, Emergency Networks and IoT
Kanchana Kanchanasut, Asian Institute of Technology

Friday March 18th
Kastler Room in Adriatico Guesthouse


Morning session: Case Studies by participants

9:00-9:15 IoT Centre of Excellence in Rwanda
Santhi Kumaran

9:15-9:30 Wireless Mesh Networking in Kenya
Josephine Miliza
Video about Tunapanda Institute

9:30-9:45 NDN Based Smart Lighting
Upeka Kalumith

9:45-10:00 IXP Assessment in Ghana
Ivy Hoetu

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-10:45 Application of LLN Sensors in Conservation
Cyrus Kihuha

10:45-11:00 TVWS for Education in Mozambique
David Salomao

11:00-11:15 TVWS Database in Malawi
Eric Samikwa

11:15-11:30 Wireless Networks in Geophysical Monitoring
Hairo Villalabos

11:30-11:45 Ensuring the data delivery with IoT protocols
Jorge Luzuriaga

11:45-12:30 Closing Ceremony and Diplomas

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Pictures


Pictures taken during the workshop are on Google Photos.

The Group Photo can be downloaded here.


MEET OUR AWESOME TEAM




Marco Zennaro

Marco is a Research Officer at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics. His research interest is in the use of WSN for Development. He holds a PhD from KTH-The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.


Alvaro Vives

Alvaro is an IPv6 expert based in Spain. As a trainer since 2006 has given more than 55 workshops in 18 countries. He works for the Network Startup Resource Center of University of Oregon, USA. He holds a Master in Telecommunications from Universidad de Vigo and an MBA from Universidad de Almería.


Antonio Linan

Antonio is an Electronic Engineer with a MsC in Computer Science. He is currently Zolertia's CTO and lead Firmware Developer, actively working on the Zolertia platforms and real IoT projects.


Stephen Hailes

Steve is the Director of Studies and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, University College London. He is interested in all aspects of mobile systems and security. But most particularly in the hard bits: ad hoc systems, pervasive/ambient computing environments, and how to secure these things.



Andrés Arcia-Moret

Andrés is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK. His research interest is in Wireless Networks, Transport Protocols and Information Centric Networking. He holds a PhD from Institut Telecom/Telecom Bretagne, France.


Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee

Adisorn is a Research Associate at Cambridge University's Networking for Development Lab. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris 6.


Ermanno Pietrosemoli

A graduate from Stanford, Ermanno has been a professor in Telecommunications at University de Los Andes in Venezuela. He is now a researcher at ICTP. He holds the world record for the longest WiFi Link: 383 km.


Ioannis Komnios

Ioannis holds a MSc in Computer Networks and a PhD from the Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. Since 2010 Ioannis is a researcher at the Space Internetworking Center (SPICE), working on Delay Tolerant Networks, data offloading and extending Internet access.



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