The Internet of Things

The Idea, The Applications,

and The Future
F I N A L P R E S E N TAT I O N
108 LISTENING AND SPEAKING CLASS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ELI
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE UTK
 What is the Internet of Things

The term “Internet of Things” was coined by Kevin Aston,

technology pioneer and former executive director of MIT’s Auto-ID
Center in 1999.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a scenario in which objects, animals
or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to
transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or
human-to-computer interaction. IoT has evolved from the
convergence of wireless technologies, micro-electromechanical
systems (MEMS) and the Internet.
 IoT?
Cisco, AT&T, GE, Intel,
ARM, IBM, Microsoft,
Google and Facebook
are pouring millions
into IoT projects.
Why we need the IoT?
Why we need the IoT? (cntd.)
 IoT Applications and Proposed Benefits
1- IoT will create new jobs for people around the world.
2- IoT can reduce the traffic accidents by connecting the cars and the streets to smart sensors.
3- Airplanes can operate more efficiently, lowering your ticket price.
4- We can have our packages delivered with DRONES, saving time and money.
5- Interconnected farm equipment is optimizing food production.
6- Your house can now be smart and connected.
7- There are even connected floating hotels for workers drilling offshore! These hotels use built in sensors to
monitor each vessel and run preventative diagnostics in real time.
8- By the end of the decade, some cities will inter-connect their infrastructure to provide electric vehicle
charging stations, smart grids and meters, smart taxis and parking, and a Direct Alarm System for homes.
9- connected healthcare equipment can monitor you at all times.
10- A Dutch company is using wireless sensors on cattle to identify when animals are sick or pregnant.
 That is all ok, BUT!
What are the expected problems of the IoT?
1- security: hackers, viruses, malfunctioning.

2- privacy: your data will be in the open for the companies (Big data is the money behind the IoT).

3- Digital Fatigue: as we will be more and more digitally connected and fed up.

4- Ecosystems: and the war among big and small companies to control the market.

5- No Killer App: IoT do not have that kind of advertisement, yet!

6- Enterprises Will Mess Things Up: smooth transition to the IoT can be really hard for small enterprises.

7- Who will control the IoT, The vendors or the consumers?

 Questions:
1- What do you think about the IoT?
2- Will you use the IoT in your home? Work? Or daily life?
3- Do you think that the suggested problems are solvable or not?