By Laura Forlano, assistant professor, Illinois Institute of Technology.
In a world where connected devices are becoming increasingly commonplace — from fitness trackers to home appliances to adaptive traffic signals and smart grids — the question might be more appropriately rephrased as: How many networked light bulbs does it take to change a light bulb?
Currently, there is great enthusiasm about the Internet of Things (IoT) as these connected devices are more broadly known with companies vying to educate and capture various parts of the market by offering a wide range of trainings, grants and developer’s tools.
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