Prestigious IoT Conference in Malmö in 2020
The 10th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2020) will be held in Malmö on 6–9 October 2020. Malmö University’s bid was selected[…] Continue reading
27 May 2019
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The 10th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2020) will be held in Malmö on 6–9 October 2020. Malmö University’s bid was selected[…] Continue reading
Dr. Costas Bekas presents his view on how to predict the future by inventing it and gives his view on Artificial Intelligence. Costas Bekas is[…] Continue reading
How do we design Internet of Things devices, services and systems in a way that empowers people? You are invited to a panel discussion where[…] Continue reading
Interaction design with focus on material forms and aesthetics of interactive objects. This is how you could sum up Maliheh Ghajargar’s research interests. Maliheh, tell[…] Continue reading
Yuji Dong recently started as postdoc at IOTAP. To realize the full potential of IoT, he argues, we need to build infrastructural support particular for[…] Continue reading
We need more flexible Internet of Things (IoT) systems and a common understanding of what characterizes them. This according to IOTAP researcher Fahed Alkhabbas. IoT[…] Continue reading
On December 21 at 13:15–15:00, IOTAP’s Fahed Alkhabbas defends his licentiate thesis entitled Towards Emergent Configurations in the Internet of Things. » Download the comprehensive[…] Continue reading
On October 18 at 13:15–15:00, IOTAP’s David Cuartielles defends his doctoral thesis entitled Platform Design: Creating Meaningful Toolboxes When People Meet. » Download the thesis (see[…] Continue reading
In a new licentiate thesis about the connected home’s risks and challenges, Joseph Bugeja asks for increased consumer awareness and greater responsibility among manufacturers. Music[…] Continue reading
Coming closer a future where machines help to improve quality of life across all possible aspects is the main research challenge that engages Sergei Dytckov,[…] Continue reading
Come and celebrate that Malmö University is now a full university, on Friday, August 31. Among a lot of interesting happenings, there will be a[…] Continue reading
On September 4, Dr. Mohan Kumar gave the lecture Integrating ‘Things’ into Pervasive Computing: Research Challenges and Issues. View Mohan Kumar’s lecture in the video player[…] Continue reading
On September 3 at 15:15–16:30, IOTAP’s Joseph Bugeja defends his licentiate thesis entitled Smart Connected Homes: Concepts, Risks, and Challenges. » Download the comprehensive summary[…] Continue reading
How technology can change humans’ experiences and perceptions is the main research challenge that engages Arezoo Sarkheyli-Hägele, assistant professor in Computer Science, Internet of Things[…] Continue reading
The IOTAP Research center was evaluated by external reviewers during spring 2018. The result from the reviewers showed that the research center received the rating[…] Continue reading
Majid Ashouri is new PhD student at Computer Science and Media Technology department at Malmö University and is also a member of the IOTAP research[…] Continue reading
There is little doubt that the internet has changed the world. The next step in the revolution is that our things are connected with each[…] Continue reading
Banafsheh Hajinasab successfully defended her PhD thesis, A Dynamic Approach to Multi-Agent Based Simulation in Urban Transportation Planning, on June 15 at Malmö University. Opponent[…] Continue reading
Three postdoc positions in Computer Science with focus on Internet of Things have been announced. The positions mainly concern software architecture, information security and privacy,[…] Continue reading
The industrial graduate school Data-Driven Systems is awarded about SEK 11 million by the Knowledge Foundation. The aim is to increase the research competence in[…] Continue reading
In the latest episode of the podcast “Forskaren och jag”, Paul Davidsson, director of the Internet of Things and People research center, is interviewed. Online[…] Continue reading
The challenge of making sense of big data. That is one of the research challenges that engages Blerim Emruli, postdoc in computer science, Malmö University. At IOTAP,[…] Continue reading
Helene Hellmark Knutsson, Minister of Higher Education and Research, visited Malmö University together with the chairman of Malmö City Council, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh and Vice[…] Continue reading
Transports in the future will most certainly make use of the Internet of Things (IoT) to realize new services and products. For instance, Mobility as[…] Continue reading
The Internet of Things (IoT) changes how we live and learn, how we move around in the city and how we stay healthy. Welcome to[…] Continue reading
One postdoc position in Computer Science with focus on Internet of Things has been announced. The position concerns mainly research on the design of interaction and the design of products and services based on IoT infrastructures. Last day for the application is January 20, 2018. Continue reading
Malmö University has a strong tradition of research within the areas of computer science and interaction design. One of those who thinks it’s an important[…] Continue reading
The IOTAP research center at Malmö University has a tradition of working interdisciplinary and involving researchers from different backgrounds and expertise. This is one of[…] Continue reading
The healthcare of the future is heavily dependent on digital and connected technologies. How will this impact care providers, practitioners, and patients? We invite you – as policymaker, healthcare practitioner, patient, researcher or technology developer – who have ideas or experience in how technology can support and advance healthcare. Together, we will do a health check up on the current state and the futures of smart health, identifying new and interesting research opportunities.
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The main takeaway from the “Visions for Swedish Smart Cities” seminar: we need to cooperate more. Cities, universities, companies, NGOs, citizens – we all need to be in it together. This is a summary of the seminar. Continue reading
One postdoc position in Computer Science with focus on Internet of Things has been announced. The position concerns mainly research in the area of embedded intelligence, including distributed artificial intelligence and machine learning. Last date for applications is 6 June 2017. Continue reading
We generate more personal data than ever before. But because of privacy concerns, we only reluctantly share it. Companies and public organizations on the other hand are very interested in using this data to provide better services and products. This conflict between privacy and opportunity is what the Fair Data project investigates. Continue reading
I mitten av april presenterade IOTAPs Thomas Pederson sin forskning på En akademisk kvart. I videon nedan berättar Thomas Pederson om hur dagens mobila enheter[…] Continue reading
IoT devices create and deliver massive amounts of data that humans are ill-equipped to deal with. What is needed is highly contextualized and personalized information. DocFactory IoT is a platform that makes the data from IoT devices actionable. Continue reading
This is an invitation to participate in a seminar on smart cities. The seminar will focus on how Internet of Things-based technologies can play a role in sustainable urban development. The seminar starts with presentations by representatives from Digital Malmö and from the regional industry. The presentations are followed by discussions. Continue reading
The Citizen Science application from Sony Mobile enables the users to contribute to research projects, allowing them to act as remote sensors for all types of data as they go through their daily life. Together with researchers, users can share their data by participating in projects together with scientists and industry that can improve society. Continue reading
Making public transport more attractive is an important step to reduce carbon emissions caused by travel. The smartphone game Bus Runner, which is based on beacon technology and open data, is an attempt to make riding the bus more attractive by turning it into a game. Continue reading
Smart home products and services are often developed using proprietary and closed platforms. This of course offers stable and secure environments, but can at the same time be a roadblock for rapid prototyping and collaborative creativity. One way of going around the issue is to develop on top of existing platforms and providing a secondary mechanism (based on open standards) for defining and executing services in the smart home. Continue reading
Collaborative learning activities are an essential part of education and are part of many teaching approaches including problem-based learning and project-based learning. However, in open-ended collaborative small group work, evidence on the effectiveness of using these learning activities are hard to find. The PELARS project explores how multimodal learning analytics can generate information about what happens when students are engaged in collaborative, project-based learning activities. Continue reading
It is estimated that a third of all food in the EU is discarded. A major reason for this is the static ”best before” date that both consumers and actors in the food supply chain use when accepting or rejecting a product. To address this, the DynahMat project has developed a concept that enables dynamic shelf-life prediction. Continue reading
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PerLS 2017 was the first international workshop on pervasive smart living spaces. Here’s a reflection by IOTAP PhD candidate Joseph Bugeja, whose main research interest is to[…] Continue reading
While some people are still amazed that we can carry a computer in our pocket, Shahram Jalaliniya is looking for the next step in wearable[…] Continue reading
A strong connection between research and industry. That is one of the reasons why Fahed Alkhabbas, PhD student in computer science, came to Malmö University. At IOTAP, Alkhabbas will focus on emergent configurations—that is, how “things” temporarily connect and cooperate to achieve some kind of goal. Continue reading
Two PhD student positions in computer science with focus on “internet of things and people” have been announced. Both positions concern participation in projects of the[…] Continue reading
The Internet of Things and People research center at Malmö University participates in a Vinnova-funded project on smart solutions in public environments. The research project[…] Continue reading
On November 15, the Internet of Things and People (IOTAP) research center at Malmö University hosted an open event. The center’s application areas were presented[…] Continue reading
The Internet of Things (IoT) changes how we live and learn, how we move around in the city and how we stay healthy. Welcome to[…] Continue reading
Malmö University has a strong tradition of involving users in the design process. This is one of the reasons why interaction design researcher Dimitrios Gkouskos decided to come to Malmö. At IOTAP, he will bring a user experience perspective and explore ways to design for desirable IoT experiences. Continue reading
On October 11, Shahram Jalaliniya will defend his thesis “A Body-and-mind Centric Approach to Wearable Personal Assistants” at the IT University of Copenhagen. Continue reading
Update Oct 5 – Five project proposals have now been funded, e.g. Challenges of Coordinated Patient Care Planning and Smart Sport Activities in Smart and Healthy Cities . Continue reading
The IOTAP seminar series is a chance for you to learn more about the IoT field. Every other week, a PhD student presents an IoT-related research[…] Continue reading
How could information about a city be used to create services that meet the needs of residents and tourists? For two weeks, 15 students from various programs at Malmö University and Lund University have worked hard to solve challenges provided by the City of Malmö, Skånetrafiken and Lund municipality in an event called Hack Week. Continue reading
The Internet of Things conference in Lund, Sweden, aims to provide a clear picture of the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape—where we are now and where we are heading. IoT is a broad concept that includes everything from protocols, hardware and software to health, wearable devices and design. The conference tries to cover all aspects of IoT, not only focus on a single category. The conference is run as a nonprofit event aiming to increase the awareness of current trends and the future of the industry. Date and location: September 7–8, Lund, Sweden. Continue reading
As part of the IOTAP project ‘Unlocking User Value in IoT’ (UseIT), we are very happy to invite you to a keynote presentation with Mohammad Ali from Volvo Cars in Gothenburg. This talk gives an overview of DriveMe, Volvo Cars’ self-driving cars project. Continue reading
Video games are great testbeds for developing artificial intelligence (AI), and AI could help game developers create new games. In this keynote presentation from the Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society (SAIS) workshop at Malmö University, Julian Togelius talks about how developing AI and games should go hand in hand—for mutual benefit. Continue reading
Security and privacy are what we could call the “dark side” of IoT. In this docent lecture given by Andreas Jacobsson, you’ll learn why it is important to study security and privacy and how we can design systems with these aspects in mind. Continue reading
What is a “smart” home? And what new ways of being together will the Internet of Things enable? These are a few questions that IOTAP affiliated researchers Clint Heyer, Anuradha Reddy and David Cuartielles discuss in the podcast Medea Vox. Continue reading
Smart health is along the evolution of how we’re applying computing technologies to the healthcare field. In this lecture transcript, visiting professor Nancy Russo shares[…] Continue reading
As part of the IOTAP project ‘Unlocking User Value in IoT’ (UseIT), we are happy to invite you to a keynote presentation with Johan Eker from Ericsson Research Cloud Technology in Lund. This talk presents the Calvin IoT framework and discusses new application domains for cellular technology such as mission critical automation and smart cities. Continue reading
The 29th annual workshop of the Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society (SAIS) will take place in Malmö, Sweden, on June 2–3. The SAIS workshop provides an ideal forum for contacts among AI researchers and practitioners in Sweden and neighbouring countries, as well as for establishing links with related research disciplines and industry. Continue reading
As part of the IOTAP project ‘Unlocking User Value in IoT’, we are very happy to invite you to a keynote presentation by Mats Melander from Tetra Pak. The talk will focus on Tetra Pak’s work on integrating equipment into systems that bring value to customers. Continue reading
Our understanding of Internet o Things systems in the Quantified Workplace is in its infancy. Welcome to a research seminar, led by guest professor Nancy Russo, where the discussion will focus on the “VALUES” framework – a framework comprised of a preliminary set of issues that may be used to guide research and development of Quantified Workplace systems. Continue reading
As part of a workshop within the IOTAP project ‘Unlocking User Value in IoT’, we are happy to invite you to a keynote presentation by Michael Przybilski from the company Enevo. In his talk, Przybilski will tell the story about Enevo and the challenges they have experienced in relation to Internet of Things (IoT) product development. Continue reading
One post-doc and one Ph.D. student position have been announced. The Ph.D. position is in Computer Science and focuses on the research area embedded intelligence. The post-doc position is in Interaction Design and focuses on the research area interaction technology. Both positions concern participation in projects of the IOTAP research center in collaboration with a number of industrial partners. Continue reading
Ahmed Elmesiry recently started his post-doc at IOTAP and he will focus on privacy and security within Internet of Things applications, such as smart homes. Ahmed,[…] Continue reading
A drone that tends your garden; a bed canopy that prevents data network signals from getting through; a mattress that adjusts itself based on your[…] Continue reading
A Malmö University prize for best dissertation 2015 was awarded to IOTAP researcher Åse Jevinger “for her significant contribution to a new and exciting interdisciplinary research area often referred to as Intelligent Goods”. Continue reading
The Mesh Presenter is a mobile application that makes meeting presentations more collaborative. The system was developed by interaction design student Felipe Erias Morandeira in collaboration[…] Continue reading
Smart street lights and food with sensors – these are a few of the demos that IOTAP will showcase at the inauguration of Niagara on[…] Continue reading
Concept development, implementation and a customer perspective. The whole chain is represented when Malmö University, together with the companies Noda and Karlshamn Energi, starts a[…] Continue reading
In August, Joseph Bugeja joined IOTAP as PhD candidate in computer science. His main research interest is to identify and manage risks in ”smart environments” like smart homes and buildings. Continue reading
What if every car, bike and pedestrian had their own sphere of light? Lights could be dimmed when nobody is around (saving energy) – lights[…] Continue reading
SEMINAR SEP 7 – The second article to be presented and discussed in the IOTAP seminar series is “Internet of Things in Industries: A Survey”. » View[…] Continue reading
More and more people use smart door locks to control access to their house or apartment. These door locks are often wirelessly connected to the[…] Continue reading
SEMINAR AUG 24 – The first article to be presented and discussed in the IOTAP seminar series is Human-Data Interaction: The Human Face of the Data-Driven[…] Continue reading
The website energinyheter.se writes about the recently completed Elis project: “Both housing companies as well as energy companies have an interest in mobile services that[…] Continue reading
PhD students studying computer science, interaction design, or other related area are now welcome to enroll in the Internet of Things and People PhD course.[…] Continue reading
Malmö University’s focus on society was one of the reasons why Brian Katumba applied for a PhD at IOTAP. Starting in May, Katumba will focus[…] Continue reading
For more than two decades, Prof. Nancy L Russo has been researching how computing technologies can improve organizational processes and practices. Her expertise is in[…] Continue reading
I KK-stiftelsens senaste årsberättelse ges IOTAP stort utrymme. Flera företagsrepresentanter berättar om vilken nyttan av att ingå i IOTAP är: – Det som är bra[…] Continue reading
In May, Anuradha Reddy joined IOTAP as PhD candidate in interaction design. Her main research interests lie at the intersection of autonomous technologies, interaction design and practice-based design research. Continue reading
IoT research that focuses on people brought Radu-Casian Mihailescu to Malmö. In April, he joined IOTAP as post-doc in computer science. His main research interest[…] Continue reading
Many people use apps to track their everyday activities. These apps collect data about what we do, but they aren’t very intelligent when it comes[…] Continue reading
The design materials of the Internet of Things are hybrid. Physical properties such as texture and weight are combined with digital properties including behaviour and[…] Continue reading
IOTAP is one of the research environments that take part in a project that looks at how Malmö University can better support collaboration with partners[…] Continue reading
IoT systems generate massive volumes of data from a multitude of applications and sensors. Among the top barriers for realising the vision of IoT is[…] Continue reading
Registration for the Nordic Internet of Things Hackathon 2015 is now open. The theme of the event is creative ways of using Minimum Viable Device, which is a ’smart’ gateway for physical devices to access the cloud. Continue reading
A group of researchers and industry partners have for two years been working on a platform that enables you to integrate various technical systems used in[…] Continue reading
Update: thanks for your interest! Applications have now closed. Two post-doc positions and three Ph.D. student positions in Interaction Design and Computer Science have been[…] Continue reading
Vinnova has approved a grant of 1,000,000 SEK for a pre-study on consumer products and services based on the Internet of Things. During the spring[…] Continue reading
On November 21 at 1 PM, Åse Jevinger will defend her Ph.D. thesis Toward Intelligent Goods: Characteristics, Architectures and Applications. Intelligent goods is an application[…] Continue reading
About 40 people took part in the research profile kick-off on October 8, 2014. – The day was valuable in several ways. The people that[…] Continue reading
Want to learn more about Internet of Things and meet some of the experts in the field? A one-day conference on the theme Internet of[…] Continue reading
About seventy people attended the grand opening of Malmö University’s research centre the Internet of Things and People, which took place on June 5. In[…] Continue reading
The Internet of Things and People Research Centre will organize a session at the 20th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, ECSS. The[…] Continue reading
The Knowledge Foundation has awarded Malmö University SEK 36 million for the research project Internet of Things and People. According to the Foundation, “the application[…] Continue reading
The new research centre, The Internet of Things and People Research Centre, IOTAP, which began operating in January, will be headed by Professor Paul Davidsson.[…] Continue reading
Rektor har nyligen beslutat att inrätta ett nytt forskningscentrum: Internet of Things and People. Forskningen inom området är högaktuell och har stor potential. Tanken är[…] Continue reading