Opportunistic IoT: Exploring the social side of the internet of things

Bin Guo, Zhiwen Yu, Xingshe Zhou, Daqing Zhang

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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technical revolution that represents the future of computing and communications. Under its vision, the next-generation Internet will promote the harmonious interaction between human, society, and smart things. The current research in IoT is mainly from the perspective of connecting and managing things. The humanized, social side of IoT, however, is still not explored. In this article, we intend to present the IoT from the human-centric perspective. By analyzing the tight-coupled relationship between human and opportunistic connection of smart things (e.g., mobile phones, vehicles), we propose Opportunistic IoT. It enables information sharing and dissemination within/among opportunistic communities that are formed with the movement and opportunistic contact nature of human. We characterize the bi-directional effect between human and opportunistic IoT, present the innovative application areas, and discuss the challenges raised by this new computing paradigm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2012 IEEE 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2012
Pages925-929
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2012 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 23 May 201225 May 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2012 IEEE 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period23/05/1225/05/12

Keywords

  • human-IoT Interaction
  • Internet of things
  • opportunistic networks
  • social interaction
  • social IoT

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