internetofthings

JeffKatzSeniorPracticeLeadIT&Engineering

geeny.io

Anytechnologydistinguishablefrommagicisinsufficientlyadvanced.-EvelynLeeper

Outline

• Audience• AboutMe• SmartHomeca.1910• Anti-patternsofintelligence• Solvingrealproblems• WhatIamworkingon

ApproximateLength:25minutesLanguage:English

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Audience

Tech-savvyconsumers• Youhaveprobablyboughtasmartthermostat,anAlexa,etc.• You’reanearlyadopter,andwillingtoputupwithsomeroughedges• Yougototechconferences… :)

Startupsbuildingsmarthomedevices• You’rebuildingtheconnected,bettermousetrap• Youthinkabouttheuserexperience• Youwantyourdeviceineveryone’shome

Corporatescollaboratingwithstartups• You’verealizedthatyouarebadatinnovationandneedhelp

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AboutSpeaker

• BackgroundinHardware,ConnectedDevices,Mobile,Gaming…• Co-foundedcompaniesinfinance,security,entertainment• Workingwith/buildingconnecteddevicesfor10+years• Havespokenworldwideonentrepreneurship,security,andprivacy

ItrynottobuildthingsthatIwouldmakemeuncomfortable

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Introthepast…

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It’s1990:Let’sbuildthesmarthome!

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What iswrongwiththis?

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What iswrongwiththis?Nothing.

• Universallyunderstoodinterface• Context-sensitive• Doesn’tneedbatteriesorcharging• Inexpensive

Inordertoimproveonatechnology,youshouldnotmakeitworse.

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Whatiswrongwiththis?

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Whatiswrongwiththis?Plenty

• Relieson2.4GHzWIFI• Inconsistentremotebehavior• Firmwareupdates!• Expensive!($50vs$2)• Inconsistentstate(turnsitselfon/off)

Worseinmanyways.Alsougly.

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Information…

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Information… Overload

WhatamIsupposedtodowiththisinformation?WhathappensifIpresscancel?

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Aside:IFTTTisnot smart (inthesmarthomecontext)

• AndIdon’tmeanissueswithlatency… orlimitations…

• Relyingontheconsumertotellyouwhattheywant• Relyingontheconsumer’screativitytodeterminetheirsatisfaction

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Let’ssolverealproblems

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So,what’sreallysmartthen?

• KIWIautomaticallyunlocksyourdoorwhenyougetclose

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Makeitbetter… withMachineLearning/AI

• Machinelearningisvaluablewhenyouknowwhatyouwant butyoudon’tknowwhatinputisimportant• Machinelearningisalsovaluableforpredictionoffutureeventsbasedonpastbehavior• Concretely,itmeanscostoptimizationsandautomaticcustomization

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So,what’sreallysmartthen?

• tado° uses your locationtosave moneyonyour heating andcooling• Machinelearning models your house,figuresouttheoptimumamountofenergytomaintainorchangethetemperature• Almostentirelyautomatic

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Makeitbetter… WithBlockchain

• Briefly;blockchain isadistributedleger(record)oftransactions• Canbeusedasadistributedproofordatabase• Canenablemicrotransactions,andmachine2machinetransactions

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So,what’sreallysmartthen?

• Slock.it hassmartdeviceslinkedtosmartcontracts• Rentelectricity,access,uvm.Inasecure,peer-to-peernetworkpoweredbyEtherium

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Make itbetter… WithLocalIntelligence

• Thefurtherawaythecomputationisfromtheinput,thelongerittakesandthemoreexpensivetheefforttoreacttothatinput• Themoreinformationthatissentaround,themoreaccesstothatdataisavailable• Relianceonaninternetconnectionformissioncriticalapplicationsisano-go

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So,what’sreallysmartthen?

• iGuardStove turnsyourstoveoffautomaticallywhenyouleaveMake itbetter… Withoutfarminginformation

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Towardstheinvisiblesmarthome

• Technologyfadesintothebackground• Solidimprovementsoverprevioustechwithno downsides• Doesn’toverwhelmtheuserwithuselessinformation• Consumervalueclear,solvesrealproblems• Worksreliably,evenwithintermittentconnectivity• Sharedandpersonalizedresources• Valueaddedthroughusage• ZeroUIUX

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WhatIamworkingon

…Makingitevenbetter!

AtGeeny,webelievethattheconsumershouldbeabletomakethemostoftheirdata.

We’rebuildinganecosystemwherehardwaremanufacturers,consumers,developers,andbusinessescaneachbringtheiruniquestrengthstosolverealproblems.

AskmeaboutourConsumerIoT Platform!

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Questions?

Thanks!jeff@geeny.io

@kraln

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