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Internet of Everything (IoE): From molecules to the universe

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TALK​

Universe is vast, connected, and evolving by the laws of physics, which give rise to recurrent patterns, e.g., light, electrons, molecules, organisms, planets, galaxies, that are persistent carriers of information. These laws also serve as protocols of communication between these information carrying entities. Thus, the universe can be regarded as an Interconnected network of Everything we perceive, i.e., Internet of Everything (IoE). This vision of IoE, therefore, is that of connecting our already developed infrastructure to all observable entities in the universe, ranging from molecules and cells within human body to the people and planets. In this talk, the IoE vision was introduced, the state-of-the-art, research challenges and directions in some of its novel components, e.g., Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Internet of Organoids, Internet of Plants, Internet of Space, was discussed along with underlying unconventional communication paradigms, e.g., from particle-based to gravitational communications. 

WISDOM CORNER: LIVE LIFE LESSONS​

Participants had the chance to hear from Prof. Akan ​about his impactful life less​ons over the years as well as his advice to young researchers in the field of information and communication technologies​. 

WATCH RECORDING ​​​​​




SPEAKER:
Ozgur B. Akan​, University of Cambridge, UK

Ozgur B. Akan received PhD from the BWN-Lab, School of ECE, Georgia Tech in 2004. He is the Chair Professor in Electronic and Communication Engineering and Head of the IoE Group at University of Cambridge, UK; and AXA Chair Professor in IoE and Director of Center for neXt-generation Communications (CXC) at Koç University, Türkiye. His research is on nano/quantum/wireless/space communications. He is an IEEE Fellow, Turing Fellow, recipient of the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator and Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants, AXA Chair Professorship, TUBITAK Science Award, IBM Faculty Award, IEEE Communications Society Outstanding Young Researcher Award, elected as IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) and Communications Society (ComSoc) Distinguished Lecturer. He serves as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-scale Communications, Scientific Reports, Nano Communication Networks Journal and served for IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Ad Hoc Networks, IET Communications, IEEE Networking Letters, International Journal of Communication Systems, European Transactions on Telecommunications, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Steering Committee Member for IEEE INFOCOM, General Chair for IEEE INFOCOM 2017, ACM MOBICOM 2012 and TPC chair for various conferences. ​





​MODERATOR
Ian F. AkyildizITU J-FET Editor-in-Chief and Truva Inc., USA​​
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MODERATOR OF WISDOM CORNER: 
Alessia Magliarditi​, ITU Journal Manager, ITU ​​




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The webinar was open to anyone interested in the topic​.
Participation was free of charge. ​​​​
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Date and Time

6 May 2025, from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST​
This webinar consis​ted of a ​50 minute talk, followed by a 20 minute Q&A session and a​ 20 m​​inute Wisdo​​​m Corner: Live Life Lessons.

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this webinar series are those of the panelists and do not reflect the official policy or position of the ITU.​​​​​​​​​​​​