ETSI IoT Week 2021 went Virtual! The ETSI IoT Week, a fully virtual event which provided the latest IoT Industry and Standards updates in the face of the current pandemic situation.

ETSI IoT Week 2021: Facing the challenges

This year's edition focused on the major IoT standards achievements that further supported the digitalization of society, businesses, and multiple Industries across numerous vertical sectors. It also focused on how such digitalization enables countermeasures against the current pandemic.

The ETSI IoT Week included:

  • A pre-event tutorial on IoT Semantics and Ontologies: From Data Sharing to Information Sharing using oneM2M, ETSI SAREF and the Semantic Portal.
  • A series of half-day sessions dedicated to:
    • oneM2M: Service Experiences and Best Practices
    • IoT in the Face of the Pandemic: Digitalization and Countermeasures
    • IoT Cybersecurity: Consumers, Smart Cities, e-Health and SMEs: the Standards
    • Artificial Intelligence in IoT: AI Adoption and the Standards

Further key topics were also presented during the event as on-demand content.

This edition did also showcase real-life implementations of standard based technologies using the oneM2M standard and semantic standards applied to real IoT services as on demand (oneM2M in action, including Smart Lifts, Home applications, Smart Cities, e-Health applications, etc.).

Standards managers and technical developers, product developers, solution adopters, researchers and users in the IoT sector, did benefit from an up-to-date overview of major European and global trends of IoT deployment and standardization.

Overview

Interoperability, interworking, and security remain key factors for a successful development of IoT. This is particularly relevant when ensuring IoT security and semantic interoperability. The event included an essential update about IoT standards developed in ETSI, oneM2M and 3GPP, that act as the essential “glue" between the various technologies that drive the complex IoT ecosystem. 

An essential element of deploying IoT services is the choice and the availability of IoT communication technologies. Selecting the right IoT connectivity technologies, that are optimized for multiple IoT solutions and work at scale, is essential to ensure futureproof and sustainable IoT deployments.

The challenges imposed by the widespread of the SARS-COV-2 virus in 2019 and 2020 have demonstrated how the IoT digitalization is essential to support the countermeasures required to fight the Pandemic, from personal and home life (smart working, remote access to public services, etc) to the industry IoT capabilities (remote maintenance, Virtual Reality, etc). We have seen how e-health services have become essential tools to support the medical care systems, enabling the remote care of patients limiting the need to enter hospitals. IoT is also taking a direct role in fighting the pandemic with standards enabled technologies such as the Asynchronous Contact Tracing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IoT is an ongoing reality, so it is extremely interesting to do a deep dive into the relations between AI and IoT standardization. Distribution of intelligences between the edge and core of the systems, and the management of data spaces and information are examples of relevant AI aspects in the context of IoT. 

ETSI IoT Week 2021 AGENDA (26-30 April).

The detailed programme of the event is provided below: 

 

  • 26 April: Pre-event: ETSI IoT Semantics Tutorial
  • 14.00
    17.50

    ETSI IoT Semantics Tutorial: From Ontology Engineering to full IoT Solution

    Brought to you by InDiCo* as part of ETSI IoT Week 2021.

    (Times indicated are CEST, France).

    Addressing all those interested in semantics interoperability applied to IoT, this tutorial day will provide an overview of semantics, applied to IoT and how using ontology can considerably enrich your IoT applications and use cases.

    The tutorial is split in sequences starting with an overview of the ontology engineering and the main concepts and languages used in the semantics domain.

    A special focus on the SAREF ontology family standardized by ETSI will be presented. 

    To conclude, the tutorial will address how semantics in oneM2M standardized solution can bring added value to IoT deployments and a simple use case will be demoed.

    *InDiCo ICT Standards is a project funded by the EU.

    02:00 PM - 02:05 PM: Opening Address

    Enrico Scarrone, ETSI IoT Week 2021 PC Chair

    02:10 PM - 02:55 PM: General Ontology Tutorial

    • Part 1: Ontology Foundations

    Presenter: Raul Garcia-Castro, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    • Part 2: Ontology Languages

    Presenter: Alba Fernandez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    • Part 3:   Methodology and Tools

    Presenter: Maria Poveda, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    03:00 PM - 03:35 PM: ETSI SAREF (Smart Application REFerence Ontology)

    • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM: SAREF Overview  

    Presenter: Raul Garcia-Castro, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    • 03:20 PM - 03:35 PM: Re-using SAREF: Why and how to use it to bring added value to IoT applications?  

    Presenter: Maria Poveda, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    03:40 PM - 04:05 PM: Semantics in oneM2M

    • Overview of oneM2M Resources
    • Semantics in oneM2M
    • Base Ontology
    • Using Semantics Descriptors (discovery, query…)

    Presenter: Bob Flynn, Exacta

    04:10 PM - 04:45 PM: DEMONSTRATION: IoT Semantics Use Case Explained Step-by-Step

    04:45 PM - 05:00 PM: Coffee Break & Meeting Hub

    Please use this opportunity to connect with other attendees via the Meeting Hub

    05:00 PM - 05:45 PM: Live Q&A Panel Discussion 

    Moderated by Laurent Velez, Technical Expert, ETSI 

    Panellists: 

    • Enrico Scarrone, Telecom Italia
    • Raul Garcia-Castro, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
    • Andrea Cimmino, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
    • Bob Flynn, Exacta 

    05:45 PM - 05:50 PM: Closing Remarks

    Enrico Scarrone, ETSI IoT Week 2021 PC Chair

  • 27-30 April: ETSI IoT Week Sessions
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    Tuesday 27 April

  • 14.00
    17.30

    02:00 PM - 02:20 PM: Welcome Address:

    Luis Jorge Romero, ETSI Director General
    Enrico Scarrone, Programme Committee Chair

    Session: IoT in the Face of the Pandemic: Digitalization and Countermeasures

    Chaired by Lindsay Frost, NEC

    The covid-19 virus has impacted us all on a personal and professional level.  IoT and ICT can assist our remote working, help track potentially dangerous infections and keep us all in touch with Health Authorities, families and friends. All solutions have specific strengths, and all need great care to protect privacy and ensure secure operations. This session highlights some solutions and some risks. The panel addresses what needs to be done and priorities for the future.

    (Times indicated are CEST, France). The very detailed schedule will be provided at a later stage.

    The session will include a series of presentations followed by a Live Q&A and Panel Discussion:

    • 02:20 PM - 02:25 PM: Session Opening Remarks
      Presented by Lindsay Frost, NEC

    • 02:30 PM - 02:50 PM: eHEALTH and IoT -  The Mission!
      Cees Lanting, eg4U

    • 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM: ACT- Asynchronous Contact Tracing
      Luigi Liquori, INRIA

    • 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM: Bluetooth Mesh in Hospitals: Easing Staff Workload and Improving Health Outcomes
       Adam Fowler, VMWARE

    • 03:55 PM - 04:20 PM: Health and Security - The Overlap in IoT
      Scott Cadzow, C3L

    • 04:20 PM - 04:35 PM: COFFEE BREAK & MEETING HUB
      Please use this oportunity to connect with other attendees with the Meeting Hub

    • 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM: Live Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderated by Lindsay Frost
      Panellists include:
      • Scott Cadzow, Adam Fowler, Cees Lanting, Luigi Liquori
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    Wednesday 28 April

  • 14.00
    17.00

    Session: oneM2M: Service Experiences and Best Practices

    Chaired by Roland Hechwartner, oneM2M Technical Plenary Chair, Deutsche Telekom

    The oneM2M standard is a mature and a commercially deployed technology enabling cross-domain data interoperability. The key features and feature roadmap of this IoT service layer are highlighted. Exemplary service experiences from different markets and domains as well as best practices are being presented and discussed.

    (Times indicated are CEST, France). 

    The session will include a series of presentations followed by a Live Q&A and Panel Discussion:

    • 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM: Welcome Address
      Marion Hagemeier, Director of Meetings - Events, ETSI

    • 02:10 PM - 02:20 PM: Session Opening Remarks
      presented by Roland Hechwartner, oneM2M Technical Plenary Chair, Deutsche Telekom

    • 02:20 PM - 02:45 PM: oneM2M Status and Roadmap
      Roland Hechwartner, oneM2M Technical Plenary Chair

    • 02:50 PM - 03:10 PM: Standardizing Smart Lifts: The transition to IoT
      Enrico Scarrone, TIM & Marco Cogliati, EFESME  

    • 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM: What It Takes for oneM2M to See Adoption. An Enterprise Perspective
      Oliver Ihloff, Deutsche Telekom IoT GmbH.

    • 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM: The Importance of Data for AI-enabled IoT Services 
      JaeSeung Song, KETI

    • 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM: COFFEE BREAK & MEETING HUB
      Please use this oportunity to connect with other attendees with the Meeting Hub

    • 04:20 PM - 05:00 PM: Live Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderated by Roland Hechwartner
      Panellists include:
      • Marco Cogliati, Oliver Ihloff, Enrico Scarrone, JaeSeung Song

     

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    Thursday 29 April

  • 14.00
    17.00

    Artificial Intelligence in IoT and Data Spaces: Adoption and Standards

    Chaired by Dr George Sharkov, European DIGITAL SME Alliance & SBS

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) can act as an enabler for other technologies in various fields. AI as a key technology for the competitiveness of Europe’s digital economy and can have a tremendous impact on different industries, including IoT. SMEs are building innovative AI solutions for IoT enabled systems. This session will focus on the role and the support of standardization in the areas where AI can work together with IoT and Data Spaces to increase efficiency and performance of systems.

     (Times indicated are CEST, France). The very detailed schedule will be provided at a later stage.

    The session will include a series of presentations followed by a Live Q&A and Panel Discussion:

    • 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM: Welcome Address
      Marion Hagemeier, Director of Meetings - Events, ETSI

    • 02:10 PM - 02:20 PM: Session Opening Remarks
      presented by Dr George Sharkov, European DIGITAL SME Alliance & SBS

    • 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM: 5G Enabled AI at the Edge: from the IoT World to Digital Twins
      Luca Maggiani, Sma-RTy

    • 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM: Enriching the oneM2M Platform with Generic AI Capabilities, A Proof-of-Concept
      Emmanuel Darmois, ETSI STF 584, Commledge

    • 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM: Enabling AI-system to Process IoT Data: The Case of Digital Health
      Mauro Dragoni, Fondazione Bruno Kessler

    • 03:35PM - 04:00 PM: EU research Projects Use-cases’ Sharing for Replicability and Reusability of IoT and AI Solutions
      Pedro Maló, UnParallel

    • 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM: COFFEE BREAK & MEETING HUB
      Please use this oportunity to connect with other attendees with the Meeting Hub

    • 04:20 PM - 05:00 PM: Live Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderated by Dr  George Sharkov, European DIGITAL SME Alliance & SBS
      Panellists include:
      • Emmanuel Darmois, Mauro Dragoni, Luca Maggiani, Pedro Maló

     

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    Friday 30 April

  • 14.00
    17.45

    Session: IoT Cybersecurity: Consumers, Smart Cities, e-Health and SMEs - The Standards

    Chaired by Alex Leadbeater, ETSI CYBER chair, BT

    With continued emergence of new security threats and vulnerabilities in IoT devices, global Cyber Security regulation is mandating improvements to IoT device security and certification. This session will provide an introduction to IoT device security standards, regulation and EU certification requirements (Cyber Security Act (CSA) and Radio Equipment Directive (RED), while also considering the wider global Cyber Security landscape (Times indicated are CEST, France).

    The session will include a series of presentations followed by a Live Q&A and Panel Discussion:

    • 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM: Welcome Address 
      Marion Hagemeier, Director of Meetings - Events, ETSI

    • 02:10 PM - 02:20 PM: Session Opening Remarks
      presented by Alex Leadbeater, ETSI CYBER Chair, BT

    • 02:20 PM - 02:35 PM: EN 303 645 The European Standard on Connected  Device Security
      Jasper Pandza, DCMS

    • 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM: ETSI Draft Standard on Cybersecurity Assessment for Consumer IoT security - Impact on Future IoT Schemes
      Gisela Meister, Eurosmart

    • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM: Differential Aspects in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Security
      Francisco Menendez, European DIGITAL SME Alliance

    • 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM: SHORT COFFEE BREAK

    • 03:25 PM - 03:45 PM: Next Steps for IoT Security in the EU – from Implementation to Certification
      Francois Ambrosini, Umlaut

    • 03:50 PM - 04:10 PM: IoT Security Policies and Standards – A Global Perspective
      Vangelis Gazis, Huawei

    • 04:10 PM - 04:25 PM: COFFEE BREAK & MEETING HUB
      Please use this oportunity to connect with other attendees with the Meeting Hub

    • 04:30 PM - 05:15 PM: Live Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderated by Alex Leadbeater
      Panellists include:
      • Francois Ambrosini, Vangelis Gazis, Gisela Meister, Francisco Menendez, Jasper Pandza

    • 05:20 PM - 05:45 PM: ETSI IoT Week: Live Closing from Enrico Scarrone, ETSI SmartM2M Chair, oneM2M Steering Committee Chair, TIM

     

  • On Demand Presentations
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    The following presentations will be accessible during and after the event from the virtual event platform. Each presentation has its own discussion forum, presenters will join to answer questions :

    • oneM2M Overview
      Roland Hechwartner, Enrico Scarrone

    • Contributions to SAREF Towards an Interconnected World for Smart Homes, Buildings and Grids
      David Rua (INESC TEC) and Laura Daniele (TNO)

    • Using DNS Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) for Message Security in IoT Applications
      Ash Wilson, Valimail

    • GCF IoT Solutions - Driving the Certification Needs for a Secure Connected Society
      Asif Hamidullah, Global Certification Forum Ltd

    • It works! : Learnings from Piloting an SME-focused IoT Security Certification with Real Manufacturers
      Jamie Randall, IASME Consortium

    • Tamper Resistant Elements: Dynamic Security for IoT Devices
      Michele Scarlatella, Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA) Board Director
  • On Demand: Demos
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    This edition will also showcase real-life implementations of standard based technologies using the oneM2M standard and semantic standards applied to real IoT services as on demand content (oneM2M in action, including Smart Lifts, Home applications, Smart Cities, e-Health applications, etc.).

    The following videos of demos will be accessible during and after the event from the virtual event platform. Each demo video has its own discussion forum, presenters will join to answer questions:

    • Smart City Living Lab
      Anuradha Vattem, Lead Architect, Smart City Research Centre "Anuradha Vattem", Deepak Gangadharan, Asst. Professor

    • LOM2M: a light OneM2M CSE implementation
      Thierry Monteil, LAAS-CNRS

    • Managing a building smart inventory system with oneM2M and Digital Twins
      Przemyslaw Ratuszek, Sébastien Bolle, Orange

    • Presentation of 2 AI use cases on oneM2M IoT solution
      Mahdi Ben Alaya, Sensinov

    • Solar Signage
      JaeSeung Song,Sejong University

  • Franck Boissiere, DG CONNECT, European Commission
  • Francisco da Silva, ETSI SmartM2M Vicechair, Huawei Technologies Sweden AB
  • Laura Daniele, TNO
  • Mauro Dragoni, Fondazione Bruno Kessler
  • Raul Garcia-Castro, Raul Garcia-Castro, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
  • Patrick Guillemin, ETSI
  • Roland Hechwartner, oneM2M Technical Plenary Chair, Deutsche Telekom
  • Alex Leadbeater, ETSI TC CYBER Chair, BT
  • Maxime Lefrançois, IMT - MINES Saint-Étienne
  • Svetoslav Mihaylov, DG CONNECT, European Commission
  • Enrico Scarrone, ETSI SmartM2M Chair, oneM2M Steering Committee Chair, TIM S.p.A.
  • Cristina Storer, Marketing Consultant
  • Massimo Vanetti, European Digital SME Alliance
  • Laurent Velez, ETSI
  • Michelle Wetterwald, ETSI STF on Cross-domain usability of IoT devices for humans and machines, FBConsulting / Netellany
  • Suno Wood, ETSI EP eHEALTH Chair, eG4U
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