IoT Unplugged: S1/E8 – What is Federated Learning and could it be pivotal for the future of IoT devices?

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Eric Topham, CEO at Octaipipe, on what federated learning (FL) is, how it works alongside Edge AI and how this is all applied to IoT. Although FL is less known, the conversation explores…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E7 – Energy management: how to implement an effective strategy

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Matthew Margetts, Director at Smarter Technologies, on the critical topic of energy management in buildings, a subject of growing importance in today’s environmentally conscious world. With a focus on how emerging technologies, combined…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E6 – AI in wireless communications and its effects on IoT

IoT Insider editor Kristian McCann speaks with Houman Zarrinkoub, Principal Product Manager at MathWorks, on the pivotal role AI wields within the realm of wireless communication as a triad of techniques, notably within wireless communications, and how machine learning, deep…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E5 – How IoT could forever change the insurance industry

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Hélène Stanway, Co-founder of SENSE Consortium, on how a seemingly rigid and unchanging industry like insurance could be totally revolutionised with the wholesale adoption of IoT into its practices. Stanway has been involved…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E4 – Could NFC integration upskill IoT?

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Mike McCamon, Executive Director, NFC Forum, on how the short-range wireless communication technology, most commonly seen with card or phone payments, could go on to upskill IoT with its further integration. McCamon has…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E3 – Incoming IoT regulation: the whats, whys and whens

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Jason Blake, IOT Security Certification Manager at IASME, on the incoming regulation coalescing around IoT security standards across the world. Blake has a varied background, ranging from IT support to a prison guard.…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E2 – AI and IoT: possibilities and pitfalls

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with Simon Trend, Chief Technology & Services Officer at Wireless Logic, on the pros, and cons, of AI’s growth and seeming inevitable integration into IoT. Trend comes from a strong technical and senior commercial…

IoT Unplugged: S1/E1 – IoT reducing risks vs creating new risks

IoT Insider Editor Kristian McCann speaks with COO of InConnect Onno Bloemers on IoT as a way to reduce risks vs IoT as a source of new. Bloemers has over 20+ years experience as consultant and changemaker. This has seen…