Colloquium – Computer Science
Zoom Link: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/91226409145 (Pass Code: 1234)
Speakers: Prof. Giuseppe Anastasi and Dr. Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy
Title: Facing the Challenges of Industry 4.0
Date: February 15, 2021 (Monday)
Time: 10 AM US Central Time
Abstract: The fourth industrial revolution (also known as Industry 4.0) is expected to change radically the industrial production system. The capillary introduction of sensors and actuators in production lines, their integration into existing information systems, the utilization of robotics and artificial intelligence, will enable the complete digitalization of production processes, thus improving the efficiency and safety of the entire industrial production system.
On the other hand, Industry 4.0 poses a number of challenges and requires a paradigm shift from all actors involved in the process. In this talk, I will analyze some of these challenges, including research and technology transfer. Then, I will focus on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), one of the key enablers of Industry 4.0. In this field, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has defined the 6TiSCH architecture to enable low-power industrial-grade Internet communication. I will survey the main protocols and solutions proposed for it, with special emphasis on scheduling for (soft) real-time industrial applications. Available implementations and open issues will be mentioned as well.
Speakers’ Bios:
Dr. Giuseppe Anastasi was the Head of the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Pisa, Italy, from 2016 to 2020. He is currently a Professor of computer engineering at the same department, where he directs the “CrossLab” program, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR), which aims at structuring six interdisciplinary and integrated laboratories (CrossLabs) for Industry 4.0. His scientific interests include Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Cyber-physical Systems, Cybersecurity, and Smart Environments (Smart Cities, Smart Industries, and Smart Grid). He is a co-editor of two books: Advanced Lectures in Networking (LNCS 2497, Springer, 2002), and Methodologies and Technologies for Networked Enterprises (LNCS 7200, Springer, 2012). He has published more than 150 research papers in the area of computer networks and distributed systems. Dr. Anastasi is currently serving as Steering Committee member of the IEEE SMARTCOMP conference. Previously, he served as Area Editor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC, 2007-16); Associate Editor of Sustainable Computing (SUSCOM, 2010-15); Area Editor of Computer Communications (ComCom, 2008-10); General Chair of IEEE SMARTCOMP 2018, IEEE WoWMoM 2005; Program Chair of IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016, IEEE MSN 2015, IFIP/IEEE SustainIT 2012, IEEE PerCom 2010 and IEEE WoWMoM 2008. He has co-founded many successful international workshops and conferences.
Dr. Carlo Vallati is an Assistant Professor (tenured) in the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa. He received a Master’s Degree (magna cum laude) and a PhD in Computer Systems Engineering in 2008 and 2012, respectively, from the University of Pisa. In 2010, he visited the Computer Science department of the University of California at Davis, while in 2017 he visited the Computer Science Department at the Missouri Science and Technology University. He co-authored +70 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He has been involved in many national and international projects also with leading roles. He is currently member of the editorial board of three international journals, “Ad Hoc Networks”, Elsevier, “Journal of Reliable Intelligent Environments”, Springer and “Applied Sciences”, MDPI. He has served as guest editor for the Special Issue “Selected paper from IoT-SoS 2017”, Journal of Reliable Intelligent Environments, Springer (in press July 2018) and he is serving as guest editor for the Special Issue “Smart computing: Research trends and perspectives” , Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Elsevier. He has served as Program Committee member in more than 30 international conferences and workshops, among them IEEE WoWMoM, IEEE SMARTCOMP, EWSN, IEEE ICNC, IEEE CCNC. He has served as TPC co-chair for the conference IEEE SMARTCOMP 2020 and as Track co-chair for the conference IEEE CCNC 2021. He has served as Workshop Chair for the 2017 edition of the IEEE IoT-SoS workshop and as Vice-Chair for the 2013 edition. He served as TPC Co-Chair for the 2019 and 2018 editions of IEEE SmartSys 2018 workshop co-located with IEEE SMARTCOMP. He is the coordinator of the laboratory ‘Cloud Computing, Big Data and Cybersecurity Crosslab’ founded in the framework of the ‘Crosslab’, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR), which aims at structuring six interdisciplinary and integrated laboratories (CrossLabs) for Industry 4.0.
