Goals and Contributions

In tight collaboration with our research partner from Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR), Prof. Dr. Matteo Zella, we aim to take a fundamental step in making battery-free embedded systems real-world-compatible. Therefore, we intend to remove three fundamental barriers to the IC paradigm by investigating the following:

• Proactive planning of when and how to use the limited available energy to boost the utility of the devices
• Interconnection and coordination of multiple IC devices to offer dependable services despite intermittency
• Understanding which IC system designs can fulfill specific application requirements through modeling, simulation, and systematic experimentation

The focus of TUHH will be on local and network-wide task scheduling for IC devices. The partner HSNR spotlights time keeping and communication of IC devices. In DI²T, we will research and develop scheduling algorithms and networking protocols and gather fundamental theoretical and practical insights necessary to enable IC systems for real-world applications. Along the way, the project will provide a foundational contribution to an emerging research community aiming at changing IoT into a robust and friendly technology that can truly disappear in the environment.

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