{"299521":{"#nid":"299521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech at the Forefront of the Internet of Things","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more than 10 years, technology experts have predicted the Internet of Things (IoT) - small, usually hidden\u0026nbsp;computers attached to objects.\u0026nbsp;The devices sense and transmit data about the environment or offer new ways of controlling it. IoT has always been constrained by two things, though: range and longevity. Technology such as\u0026nbsp;wi-fi doesn\u0026#39;t work under\u0026nbsp;appliances like dishwashers, refrigerators\u0026nbsp;or washing machines because the signal has to transmit through the air back to a hub. Recently though, with new enabling technologies, the\u0026nbsp;IoT\u0026nbsp;and connected home industries have exploded. Universities are also on board, including Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;(WATCH: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OLBgkCOpQlo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;The Human Edge of the Internet of Things\u0026quot; at IPaT\u0026#39;s 2013 People \u0026amp; Technology Forum\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTech is\u0026nbsp;at the forefront of the IoT\u0026nbsp;trend with the development of WallyHome.\u0026nbsp;The technology\u0026nbsp;was first researched at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.awarehome.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s Aware Home\u003C\/a\u003E by\u0026nbsp;College of Computing Professor Dr. Gregory Abowd, and his PhD students Shwetak Patel and Erich Stuntebeck. While working on power line-based technologies, they discovered Wally\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;underlying wireless technology. WallyHome uses a home\u0026#39;s electrical wiring to detect environmental hazards. It monitors moisture, temperature and humidity changes. Sensors are placed with appliances or in hazard-prone spaces and Wally alerts users of impending disaster or damage as soon as it occurs.\u0026nbsp;(WATCH: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zTVYSWFO0OA#t=13\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESee how WallyHome works\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;We use a completely different approach to wirelessly sending data from our sensors to a central hub,\u0026quot; said Patel. \u0026quot;By using the electrical wiring in your home as a large antenna, this allows us to dramatically reduce the power consumption of the sensor while increasing the range. Consequently, we can produce wireless sensors that have whole-home range and last 10+ years.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter receiving his PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, Patel became the first Tech alum to win a MacArthur Fellowship. He also started two companies using Georgia Tech research, including SNUPI\u0026nbsp;Technologies, the company behind the WallyHome\u0026nbsp;system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;(It\u0026#39;s) very gratifying to see research ideas have a practical value and, potentially, be commercially validated,\u0026quot; said Dr. Abowd. \u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s not the first time for me (or for Shwetak), but the feeling of personal achievement does not diminish.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;They (Georgia Tech)\u0026nbsp;have been very supportive of Wally and have been very easy to work with through the whole licensing process,\u0026quot; said Jacquelyn Jaech, SNUPI Technologies VP\u0026nbsp;of Marketing and Sales. \u0026quot;Streamlining the commercialization process is key to the proliferation of great ideas created within a university and into the hands of experienced entrepreneurs.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWallyHome continues to grow; this month, the company announced a\u0026nbsp;24-hour concierge service to users.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is at the forefront of the Internet of Things trend with the development of WallyHome- a consumer friendly, state-of-the-art sensor network that monitors changes in moisture, temperature and humidity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is at the forefront of the Internet of Things trend with the development of WallyHome- a consumer friendly, state-of-the-art sensor network that monitors changes in moisture, temperature and humidity."}],"uid":"28008","created_gmt":"2014-05-23 14:21:10","changed_gmt":"2019-07-11 14:40:53","author":"Bobby Macedonia","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zTVYSWFO0OA#t=13","title":"See How WallyHome Works"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.awarehome.gatech.edu\/","title":"Aware Home Research Initiative"}],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179311","name":"platforms"},{"id":"8678","name":"Aware Home"},{"id":"93921","name":"erich stuntebeck"},{"id":"11002","name":"Gregory Abowd"},{"id":"68951","name":"Internet of Things"},{"id":"171123","name":"shwetak patel"},{"id":"93911","name":"wallyhome"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:apowell41@mail.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eapowell41@mail.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["apowell41@mail.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}