1. www.awt.be Internet of Things
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Focus on
Smart Home
Les grands enjeux informatiques de la décennie:
Open DATA, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing
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2. Top Technology Clusters
www.awt.be innovations interregions
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Domains ICT Groups
• Life Sciences • DSP Valley
• Advanced Materials • Regina
• ICT • Infopole
• Energy • KULeuven
• UHasselt
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3. www.awt.be Smart Home (1)
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
A smart home is a home in which devices and objects are equipped with
advanced ICT hardware/software systems
o to allow easy & future-proof operation and control
o both locally and remotely
o both individually and networked with each other
 so that the inhabitants (young or old, fully or less able) can
o monitor and save energy
o increase their comfort level
o enjoy better safety and security
“devices and objects” are
 heating/cooling systems
 household appliances
 lighting elements
 consumer electronics (for leisure, health, assisted living,…)
 security systems (access control,…)
 safety systems (fire, natural disasters,...)
 central visualisation & control systems (PC, tablet, TV,..)
 …
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4. Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
www.awt.be
Smart Meter Security
in the Home
Actual Focus of the Infopole/TTC
Energy
Local Energy
Management
Management &
in the Home
Control
Smart
Appliances & Health
Consumer of the People
in the Home
Smart Home Functionalities
Products
Local Energy
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Entertainment
Smart Home (2)
Generation &
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Storage in the Home
Electric
Embedded
ICT Enabled
Vehicle
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5. www.awt.be
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
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6. www.awt.be Examples of Functionalities
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
•Coupled control of heating and window shades
•Temperature regulation based on daily agenda
and presence of family members
•Automatic integration of new electrical devices
into integrated home control system
•Automatic detection of failures + warning of
inhabitants when not at home
•Energy saving by intelligent lighting systems
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7. Technology Trends (1):
www.awt.be Enabling Functions
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Smart Home Functionalities
Management &
Generation &
Appliances &
Smart Meter
Local Energy
Local Energy
Consumer
Products
Storage
Control
Smart
Sensing Acting
Harvesting Reasoning Secure & Private
Communicating Interacting
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8. Technology Trends (2):
www.awt.be Enabling Technologies
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Sensing Acting
Harvesting Reasoning Secure & Private
Communicating Interacting
RFID
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9. Technology Trends (3):
www.awt.be Challenges
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
•System integration
•Privacy and security
•Third party access
•Electric vehicle integration
•Storage integration
•Standards and interoperability
•Modularity, self-adaptation and self-organization
•Simple user interface
•Remote access
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10. www.awt.be Barriers to Smart Home Adoption
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Hardware Poor Management
inflexibility extensibility nightmare
Adding tasks
Access control
o
r
Adding devices
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11. Cluster IoT
www.awt.be « Grappe objets communicants »
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
 Infopole is the Walloon enterprises’ Cluster for ICT!
 This year, 4 complementary cluster themes are in the
creation pipeline
 specific theme
 encourage cooperation of players of the same area
 economic development of the Walloon region and also
internationally
 Maximum 20-25 members / theme
 WEB
 DataCenter
 Transmedia
 Robotic and Smart (communicating) Objects
 Serious Games
 More details:
 http://clusters.wallonie.be/infopole/fr/agenda/lancement-
des-grappes-technologiques.html
 http://clusters.wallonie.be/servlet/Repository/descriptif-
des-grappes.pdf?ID=19518&saveFile=true
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12. www.awt.be Websites and contact details
www.ttc-innovation.eu
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications
Top Technology Cluster:
Geert ADIAENS
Geert.Adriaens@DSPValley.com
+32 475 535381
www.infopole.be INFOPOLE Cluster TIC
Sandrine QUOIBION,
Sandrine.Quoibion@infopole.be
+32 494 29 09 14
AWT- AASTRA IP Forum #5
L'IP-Forum du 23 novembre 2011 a permis de découvrir les perspectives et opportunités offertes par
l'Internet des objets. Différents orateurs de renom ont présenté leur vision de ce nouveau monde où tout
sera communicant
www.awt.be/web/res/index.aspx?page=res,fr,for,eve,050
Ir. Expert en Télécommunications et Technologies de l'Information
linkedin.com/in/zaccone
Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications twitter.com/carmelo
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Tél. : +32 81 77.80.76
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B-5100 Jambes www.awt.be VoIP : sip:carmelo@awt.be
Fax. : +32 81 77.80.99
cz@awt.be
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