Why Picasso
would love the
Internet of
Things
Paul X. McCarthy
@paulxmccarthy
Rewind/Fast Forward
Doltone House
Hyde Park Sydney
Wednesday 25 March, 2015
What is the Internet of Things
● Sensors
such as Smart Dust
● Systems
such as Facial Recognition
● Actuators
such as Utility Fog
Principles
● Ubiquitous Observations
○ Real time
○ Low-cost
○ Multispectrum
○ High-frequency
● Two other jobs to automate and improve
○ Thinking and Doing
● Sensing, Analysis & Responding
Key Drivers
● Low-power sensors and sensor networks
○ Zigbee, Z-Wave, Contiki
● Big data storage and analytics
○ NoSQL Databases, Streaming Data
● Open source hardware
○ Arduino, Intel Galileo, RepRap
Systems
● Voice and Facial recognition system
● Warehouse management system
● Tire-pressure monitoring system
● Indoor positioning system
● Inventory control system
● Lighting control system
● Power automation system
Industries include Transport, Health & Smart Farming.
Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907.
● Lines & Planes
● Perspective
● Multi-dimensions
History of Art in Three SlidesHistory of Art in Three Slides
Lascaux Cave Paintings, 15,000BC.
2D
The Conversion on the Way to Damascus, Caravaggio, 1601
3D
The City Rises, Boccioni, 1910
4D
Guernica, Picasso, 1937
N-D
Andrew Ng, Machine Learning
‘Cocktail Party Problem’
Stanford University
Multiple perspectives unpacked
Automagically
Jack Ma, Alibaba Founder, Demonstrates Facial Payment at CEBIT 2015.
Distinguishing Economic Features
Multiple perspectives repackaged
Multiple perspectives repackaged
Thank you
Paul X. McCarthy
@paulxmccarthy
paul@onlinegravity.com
www.onlinegravity.com
Why Picasso would love the
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Why Picasso would love the Internet of Things