WFIOT 2018

4th World Forum on Internet of Things (WFIOT 2018)

The theme of the Conference is "Smart Cites and Nations" in recognition of Singapore's strides in embracing "Smart" -- policies, principles, and practices -- for which IoT is an important technology enabler. The World Forum on The Internet of Things consists of an outstanding Technical Program featuring the latest advances and experiences with IoT for the Academic and Research Community, a set of Vertical and Topical Area tracks of interest to Industry and to the Public Sector, and is relevant locally to Singapore and the larger Asia Pacific region. We expect attendance and participation from leading Research Institutions, Government Organizations responsible for IoT from around the World, and practitioners from major International Enterprises that provide products, goods, and services based on IoT.

It is the premier conference for the IEEE IoT Initiative and consists of the most outstanding participants from the research community, the public sector, and industry. The theme of the Conference is "Smart Cities and Nations" in recognition of strides and leadership that the host location of Singapore has made in the deployment of "smart" technologies, operating principles, and policies. The theme also underscores the importance of IoT technologies in making Smart Cities and Nations a reality. The papers, presentations, and events at the conference are focused on contributions to nurture, cultivate, and accelerate the adoption of IoT technologies and applications for the benefit of society. In the past year the Internet of Things has experienced significant growth in the number of deployments, in the resource investment from both industry and governments, and in attention from technologists in almost every discipline. The term IoT captures the vision of a connected world where things, people, and their institutions can interact purposefully to create better lives and sustainable stewardship of the planet.

The 2018 IEEE 4th World Forum on The Internet of Things (WF-IoT 2018) brings the latest from the research and academic community. It includes a broad program of papers and presentations on the latest technology developments and innovations in the many fields and disciplines that drive the utility and vitality of IoT solutions and applications. After extensive peer review, the best of the proposals are selected for the conference program, which includes technical papers, tutorials, workshops and industry sessions designed specifically to advance technologies, end-end solutions, systems and infrastructure, processes, and operating methods, that are contributing to how IoT can reshape the world and overcome the challenges we face, so that all individuals can participate in and enjoy life to the fullest.

The program also contains strong involvement from the public sector and industry aimed at deepening the understanding, the necessary dialog, and actions needed to accelerate the adoption and deployment of IoT. We have selected well-known Chairs, who can be contacted directly, to create sessions on issues of regional and global importance and to seek prominent and knowledgeable speakers and panelists for the program. For the subjects of interest at the conference we have picked five Vertical and five Topical Areas:

IoT Vertical Sessions

• Smart Cities and Nations
• Public Safety, Emergency Response, and Humanitarian Technologies
• Logistics
• Industrial IoT
• IoT for Agriculture

IoT Topical Area Sessions

• Security and Privacy Regimes
• Policy and Regulation
• Best Practices, Standards and Open Source
• Block Chains and Applications
• Automation and Artificial Intelligence

Plenary Speakers at WF-IoT 2018

DR YAACOB IBRAHIM is the Minister for Communications & Information, the Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs and the Minister in charge of Cyber Security, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore.

TIM HAHN is a IBM Distinguished Engineer and has been with IBM since 1990. He is the Chief Architect for Internet of Things Security within the IBM Watson Internet of Things division. He is responsible for strategy, architecture, and design for IBM Watson Internet of Things offerings.

MACIEJ KRANZ is a business leader, frequent keynote speaker, and the author of the New York Times Best Seller, Building the Internet of Things. Kranz brings 30 years of computer networking experience to his current position as Vice President of the Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems.

JAN RABAEY holds the Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professorship at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a founding director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) and the Berkeley Ubiquitous SwarmLab, and is currently the Electrical Engineering Division Chair at Berkeley.

BILL RUH is the CEO for GE Digital and Chief Digital Officer for GE. GE Digital provides premier digital software solutions and services through Predix, GE's cloud-based platform for the Industrial Internet.

Plenary Panelists

ADAM BECK is Founding Executive Director of Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to accelerating sustainability outcomes in cities and towns through the adoption of technology, data and intelligent design. In this role, Adam works with its member companies to help build a comprehensive smart cities policy framework for the region, accelerate the pipeline of smart cities investments, and build capacity within the marketplace.

YASSER HELMY is Head of Smart Cities Sales and Business Development for Cisco in Asia Pacific & Japan. He joined Cisco in 2005 for the creation of the Connected Real Estate business in the Middle East and was a founding member of the global Smart+Connected initiative at Cisco. Yasser has been involved in Smart City projects across Dubai, Sao Paolo, Barcelona, Nice, Jaipur, and Kyoto. Prior to joining Cisco, Yasser held management and sales roles with Hewlett-Packard, Fastlane, and SITA.

MR TAN KOK YAM is the Deputy Secretary of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO), in the Prime Minister's Office. In this role, he is responsible for the plans to realise impactful projects for Smart Nation, raise quality and inter-operability of Government IT and Smart systems, grow ICT-related capabilities for Government, and engage citizens and businesses to be part of the Smart Nation journey.