https://www.meetup.com/DigAnt-Cafe/events/235817676/

1. PUBLIC
CITY OF THINGS - OVERVIEW
TANGUY COENEN
IMEC APPLICATION PROTOTYPING TEAM

2. As a world-leading R&D hub, we aspire the impossible and aim for
radical innovation. We maximize societal impact by creating smart
sustainable solutions that enhance life.
At imec, we shape the future.
IMEC’S VISION

4. CITY OF THINGS AT A GLANCE

5. Internet of ThingsSmart City
Interactive digital signage
?

6. INTERNET OF THINGS
Sensors
Actuator
s
Radio technologies
Data services

7. THERE IS NO INTERNET OF THINGS
https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/20/there-is-no-iot/

8. 8
CAN WE IMPROVE CITIES USING INTERNET OF THINGS
TECHNOLOGY ?

9. TOP-DOWN VS BOTTOM-
UP

10. HOW TO MAKE A CITY “SMART”?
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Top-down Bottom-up
Centrally driven and controlled Driven by citizens and companies
Efficiency is key Diversity and relevancy is key
Can be too highly reliant on governmental
and commercial control
Governmental and commercial control is
optional
Privacy issues tend to surface Can pose challenges in terms of economic
sustainability and regulation

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Government
Business
Citizens
Research institutes
Smart City innovation platform

12. City of Things – Antwerp - Mission
IoT reference Living Lab and technology
lab in Europe
for international and local stakeholders
to create, test and validate IoT services,
applications and technologies
in a large scale, real life and real time
smart city environment

13. City of Things – Service offering
Co-create new IoT products and services with
real prospective users
Quickly deploy on the existing IoT testbed in the
city of Antwerp
Validate new IoT products and services in a real-
world environment
Leverage imec IoT hardware and software
expertise
Assess privacy risks of IoT products or services
Guide Smart City IoT Business model
innovation

14. Application Layer
(Living Labs)
Data Layer
Network Layer
Hardware Layer
Privacy,ethics,trust,security
CITY OF THINGS
CONCEPTUAL
STRUCTURE
USERS INDUSTRY RESEARCH GOVERNMENT

15. REAL-TIME
EXPERIENCE
SAMPLING
REAL-TIME
TRIGGER
PORGRAMMABLE
RULE ENGINE
CONTEXT
LOGGING
USER
EXPERIENCE
SAMPLING &
BEHAVIOUR
CHANGE
USER EXPEREINCE
& BEHAVIOUR
DASHBOARD

16. CASES
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18. B-post filmpje
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21. Restore filmpje
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22. PUBLIC26
imec.antwerpen
lange gasthuisstraat 29-31, antwerpen
cityofthings@imec.be

23. Hardware Layer
Network Layer
Data Layer
Application Layer
Impact
Modelling
Application Prototype
Management
& Monitoring
Data PaaS
Network Management
Services Framework
Discovery & Mapping
Platform
Interface
Privacy &
Trust Mgmt.
City of Things
R&D Platform
Cross-Cutting
System Aspects
Application PrototypeApplication PrototypeApplication Prototype
Network Orchestration
Edge
computing
External Services
Management Platform
(Big) Data Software
Data Services
Incentivation Platforms
Service Platforms
Device Programmability
Network Hubs
Sensors & Actuators
Prototyping Framework
Data-Driven Living Labs
Device Programmability
Multi-Technology Gateways
Sensors & Actuators