IoT-SoS 2014

3rd IEEE Workshop on the Internet of Things: Smart Objects and Services
               (in conjunction with IEEE WoWMoM 2014)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a novel paradigm which is shaping the
evolution of the future Internet. According to the vision underlying the
IoT, the next step in increasing the ubiquity of the Internet, after
connecting people anytime and everywhere, is to connect inanimate
objects. By providing objects with embedded communication capabilities
and a common addressing scheme, a highly distributed and ubiquitous
network of seamlessly connected heterogeneous devices is formed, which
can be fully integrated into the current Internet and mobile networks.
Thus, it allows for the development of new intelligent services
available anytime, anywhere, by anyone and anything.

When human interaction is absent from the system dynamics, the vision is
also referred to as Machine--to--Machine (M2M) communications. Many
applications with high social and business impact fall under the IoT/M2M
umbrella, including personal healthcare, smart grids, surveillance, home
automation, intelligent transportation, and it is strongly expected that
new applications will emerge once the enabling technologies reach a
stable state.

At the moment, two of the most important challenges for the widespread
use of IoT/M2M technologies are:
1. Architectures, protocols and algorithms for an efficient
interconnection of smart objects, both between themselves and with the
(future) Internet.
2. The creation of value--added services, especially open and
interoperable, enabled by the interconnection of things / machines /
smart objects, in such a way that they can be integrated with current
and new business and development processes.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together practitioners and
researchers from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for
discussion and technical presentations on the recent advances in theory,
application, and implementation of the IoT/M2M concepts: Technologies,
protocols, algorithms, and services.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• - System architectures for IoT/M2M systems
• - Protocols and mechanisms for seamless IoT/M2M communications
• - Enabling standards and technologies for the IoT/M2M
• - Service platforms for IoT/M2M applications
• - Business models and processes for IoT/M2M applications
• - Energy optimization and sustainable operation of IoT/M2M devices
• - Access network issues; including mobility management, data dissemination and routing
• - Modeling and simulation of large--scale IoT/M2M scenarios
• - Experiences with experimental IoT/M2M system prototypes, pilots, and testbeds
• - Security and privacy in the IoT/M2M context
• - Industrial use cases showing gaps to be filled by future research
• - Novel and emerging IoT/M2M applications; including eHealth/mHealth, Smart Grids, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Smart Homes and Cities

WORKSHOP CHAIRS:

Andreas Reinhardt, The University of New South Wales, Australia Mario Di
Francesco, Aalto University, Finland

STEERING COMMITTEE:

Claudio Cicconetti, INTECS, Italy
Enzo Mingozzi, University of Pisa, Italy Jaudelice Cavalcante de
Oliveira, Drexel University, PA, USA Xiaohua Jia, City University of
Hong Kong