Florida Atlantic U Adopts IoT Research Platform
The Institute for Sensing and Embedded
Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL
has adopted an Internet of Things (IoT) platform with the goal of accelerating
its IoT research and development projects.
The university established I-SENSE to provide expertise and engineering
support for sensing, communication and data management technologies and to
serve as "an interdisciplinary hub, cultivating research, education and service
initiatives that cut across disciplines, academia and industry," according to a
news release. To support those goals, the institute implemented the deviceWISE
IoT platform from Telit. I-SENSE
researchers have already integrated the platform into several of their
projects, and the institute has now formed a partnership with the company.
As part of the partnership with I-SENSE, Telit will provide the institute
with technical support, training and an unlimited license to the deviceWISE IoT
platform. I-SENSE researchers will also offer their expertise to several of
Telit's upcoming initiatives.
The Telit deviceWISE IoT platform is a cloud-based, end-to-end solution
designed to simplify the process of connecting and managing "things-to-apps,"
according to information from the company. The platform integrates "remote
sensors, devices and production assets with Web-based, mobile apps and
enterprise systems, across any wireless network." According to the company, the
platform is flexible enough to support the rapid creation of IoT prototypes by
students and makers while also supporting larger-scale research initiatives.
Florida Atlantic University and Telit will present their shared vision for
the Internet of Things at a public IoT information event, "It's
Academic with IoT," hosted by the South Florida Technology Alliance
(SFTA) on the FAU campus on September 17.
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