At IoT Prism Lab we shape the next generation of mobile and pervasive IoT systems. Our research spans the device-to-cloud continuum and addresses global societal challenges — sustainability, industrial automation, structural monitoring — as well as novel industrial applications. Explore the areas below to see what we work on.
Research Areas
Pervasive IoT research at the University of Bologna, from device to cloud continuum.
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Edge Computing
Low-latency critical applications and high-throughput pipelines offloaded near the data source, with edge AI for resource-constrained devices.
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IoT Interoperability
Web-based architectures that turn fragmented device, platform and application ecosystems into unified, automatable services and digital twins.
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Blockchain and IoT Convergence
Distributed ledgers securing machine-to-machine transactions and distributed oracle architectures that validate sensor-data veracity.
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Autonomous and Robotic IoT Systems
Distributed swarm management and mobility-aware interoperability for heterogeneous autonomous robots on land, sea and air.
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Condition Monitoring Applications
Scalable, modular data-management and AI-based analytics for large-scale industrial IoT monitoring across the edge–cloud continuum.
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Context Awareness
Crowd-sensing and AI-empowered context detection for autonomous IoT systems that adapt to users while respecting their privacy.