The networking industry, compared to the computer industry, has been slow in evolving from a closed ecosystem with limited abstractions to a more open ecosystem with well-defined, sophisticated, high-level abstractions. This has resulted in an ossified Internet architecture that inhibits innovation and is unnecessarily complex. Fortunately, there has been an exciting flux of … [Read more...] about Network as a service: A new vista of opportunities
Ecosystems
Alexa-based voice assistant for smart home applications
Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an essential player in creating a new smart era. The communication through the Internet to IoT devices enables new applications in multiple environments, including smart buildings and cities. The IoT market is projected to grow to 75.4 billion connected devices by 2020. Within the IoT ecosystem, smart home technology is also … [Read more...] about Alexa-based voice assistant for smart home applications
Privacy and location-based services
Location-based services (LBSs) use geographic information to provide a variety of benefits to users—most ubiquitously, through users’ mobile devices (phones and smart wearables). While such information offers value—through navigation apps, for example—it contains troves of personal data that can be exploited against users. For more about this article see link … [Read more...] about Privacy and location-based services
Coaching students and teams to listen to customer needs
The objective of this article is to support student and faculty researchers who endeavor to commercialize their technology. We share our experiences as evidence-based lean start-up instructors who coach fledgling start-ups as they attempt to spin out intellectual property from within research institutions. Our instruction is deeprooted in customer discovery-the act of talking … [Read more...] about Coaching students and teams to listen to customer needs