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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Smart, Connected, Unexpected: The Wild Side of IoT and AI

Pawel Skiba

How do you build AI for septic tanks and rat traps? Step into the wild side of IoT to master the rugged hardware behind bizarre industrial edge cases.

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#1 about 5 min

Complexities of hardware prototyping and compliance in IoT

Designing physical electronic boards involves prolonged manufacturing cycles, manual hardware debugging, and lengthy compliance testing.

#2 about 4 min

Automating remote pest tracking in large warehouse facilities

Contact sensors and low-power wireless networks enable remote monitoring of rodent traps across expansive physical locations.

#3 about 3 min

Streamlining insect identification in clothing manufacturing operations

Computer vision and edge computing reduce the manual labor required to count and identify clothing moths on glue traps.

#4 about 4 min

Overcoming sensory challenges in septic tank management

Creating reliable underground liquid measurement devices demands highly resilient hardware that withstands corrosive environments and connectivity dead zones.

#5 about 3 min

Repurposing thermal cameras for residential pest discovery

Nighttime thermal imaging successfully identifies roof-dwelling animals, allowing homeowners to resolve infestations without unnecessary extermination.

#6 about 4 min

Tracking human traffic with privacy-compliant thermal imaging

Using low-resolution thermal cameras over standard optical lenses ensures privacy regulation compliance while accurately tracking individuals in crowded areas.

#7 about 4 min

Navigating environmental variables in automated thermal fever detection

External temperatures and individual physical traits make surface-level thermal screenings highly unreliable for accurate medical diagnosis.

#8 about 2 min

Core takeaways from unexpected industrial hardware deployments

Real-world physical conditions regularly defy theoretical models, proving that automation opportunities exist even in unconventional legacy systems.

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1:44 min

Navigating hardware constraints and edge computing challenges

Thomas Tomow Thomas Tomow · World Congress 2025

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Identifying authentic technology trends and news headlines

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

1:34 min

Navigating AI integration limits in hardware and embedded systems

Avani Prabhakar Avani Prabhakar +3 · World Congress 2026 Europe

54 sec

Detecting smart devices and experimenting with biological computing networks

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

8:07 min

Transitioning from web development to constrained hardware engineering

Philipp-Alexander Blum · LIVE

2:43 min

High value in integrated systems and real world complexity

Moe Sani Moe Sani · World Congress 2026 Europe

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