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SUMMARY:IC Colloquium: Software-Hardware systems for the Internet of Thing
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DESCRIPTION:This talk will take place via zoom. Please click on the follow
 ing link: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/674435857\n\nBy: Omid Abari - University 
 of Waterloo\n\nAbstract:\nRecently\, there has been a huge interest in Int
 ernet of Things (IoT) systems\, which bring the digital world into the phy
 sical world around us. However\, barriers still remain to realizing the dr
 eam applications of IoT. One of the biggest challenges in building IoT sys
 tems is the huge diversity of their demands and constraints (size\, energy
 \, latency\, throughput\, etc.). For example\, virtual reality and gaming 
 applications require multiple gigabits-per-second throughput and milliseco
 nd latency. Tiny sensors spread around a greenhouse or smart home must be 
 low-cost and batteryless to be sustainable in the long run. Today's networ
 king technologies fall short in supporting these IoT applications with a h
 ugely diverse set of constraints and demands. As such\, they require disti
 nct innovative solutions.\n\nIn this talk\, I will describe how we can des
 ign a new class of networking technologies for IoT by designing software a
 nd hardware jointly\, with an understanding of the intended application. I
 n particular\, I will present two examples of our solutions. The first sol
 ution tackles the throughput\nlimitations of existing IoT networks by deve
 loping new millimeter wave devices and protocols\, enabling many new IoT a
 pplications\, such as untethered high-quality virtual reality. The second 
 solution tackles the energy limitations of IoT networks by introducing new
  wireless devices that can sense and\ncommunicate without requiring any ba
 tteries. I demonstrate how our solution is applicable in multiple\, divers
 e domains such as HCI\, medical\, and agriculture. I will conclude the tal
 k with future directions in IoT research\, both in terms of technologies a
 nd applications.\n\nBio:\nOmid Abari is an Assistant Professor at the Univ
 ersity of Waterloo\, School of Computer Science. He received his Ph.D. in 
 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institu
 te of Technology (MIT) in 2018. His research interests are in the area of 
 computer networks and mobile systems\, with applications to the Internet o
 f Things (IoT). He is currently leading the Intelligent Connectivity (ICON
 ) Lab\, where his team focuses on the design and implementation of novel s
 oftwarehardware systems that deliver ubiquitous sensing\, communication an
 d computing at scale. His work has\nbeen selected for GetMobile research h
 ighlights (2018\, 2019)\, and been featured by several media outlets\, inc
 luding Wired\, TechCrunch\, Engadget\, IEEE Spectrum\, and ACM Tech News.\
 n\nMore information
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