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IOTC’s Nick Barendt Says Prevalence of IoT Technology Does Not Mean Equity as Crain’s Kicks Off Digital Divide Series
Nick Barendt, Co-Executive Director of the IoT Collaborative (IOTC) and Executive Director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS) at Case Western Reserve University, talked with Crain's Cleveland Business about the divergence between the general prevalence of IoT technology and issues of equity relating to [...]
IOTC’s Dr. Nigamanth Sridhar to Moderate December 9th City Club Forum
Dr. Nigamanth Sridhar, IOTC Co-Academic Director and Professor of Computer Science at Cleveland State University, will moderate a virtual forum hosted by the City Club of Cleveland in collaboration with the Cleveland Foundation and the Marconi Society. Titled "Connecting Cleveland: How Broadband Technologies Can Help Build a 21st Century [...]
CSU/CWRU INTERNET OF THINGS COLLABORATIVE ESTABLISHING PAIR OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH HUBS
$3.1 million grant from the Cleveland Foundation will support engaging with industry and community CLEVELAND (October 20, 2020)—Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University have received a $3.1 million, two-year grant from the Cleveland Foundation to further advance the Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC), an initiative forged [...]
Cleveland Innovation Project’s vision for region’s future focuses on key sectors to reach economic, inclusion goals by 2030
The team at the Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC) are excited about this announcement from the Cleveland Innovation Project (CIP). Our work is very well aligned to support the CIP's vision and investment focus in the areas of smart manufacturing, health innovation and water technology. In addition, we strongly [...]
Dr. Kenneth Loparo on Navigating Life During the Pandemic
Dr. Kenneth A. Loparo, the Arthur L. Parker Professor at the Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, joined NPR host Rick Jackson on August 10, 2020, to discuss how people can use community-level risk assessment from data-driven modeling to help with making day-to-day decisions during the pandemic. [...]
Google.org Impact Challenge
The IoT Collaborative congratulates the winners of the Google.org Impact Challenge Ohio and recognizes the great work the nonprofits do across the state to create economic opportunity. The IoT Collaborative’s Co-Executive Director, Shilpa Kedar served as a judge and introduced the five winners today - each receiving $125,000 to [...]
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Real-Time Risk Assessment Tool Could Aid Reopening Measures
IoT Collaborative co-Academic Director Dr. Ken Loparo and Dr. Fanny Ye, both professors at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Engineering, partnered to create a tool called α-satellite, designed to provide real-time risk assessment of locations across the country to aid social distancing and reopening strategies amid the [...]
The Ethics of Wearing (or Not Wearing) a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Pandemic
According to Dr. Suzanne Rivera, associate professor of bioethics and vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University, a major ethical issue surrounding the wearing of masks "is that healthcare workers and other first responders really need medical-grade masks to protect themselves, but these kinds [...]
CWRU Researchers Create Real-Time Tool to Map COVID-19 Risk
Case Western Reserve University faculty members Fanny Ye and Ken Loparo have created an online mapping tool called Alpha-Satellite designed to show the risk of community spread of the coronavirus in a given area. Alongside Dr. Loparo and their research team, Dr. Ye compiled data over the past month [...]
Digital Strategy for Manufacturers
A panel led by Dr. Ken Loparo, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University, was recently featured in Crain's Cleveland Business. Dr. Ken Loparo, IOTC Academic Director for Case Western Reserve University, moderated a panel of Northeast Ohio executives at the Digital Futures Conference [...]
Funding and the Need for Collaboration
Dr. Jerzy T. Sawicki, Vice President for Research at Cleveland State University, and Dr. Suzanne Rivera, Vice President for Research and Technology Management at Case Western Reserve University, were recently interviewed by Crain's Clevealand to discuss how funding needs have made research more [...]
Expanding Human Capability with IT
Dr. Suzanne Rivera, Vice President for Research and Technology Management at Case Western Reserve University, recently published an article in Education Technology Insights. Dr. Rivera discussed the impact that digital innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI) has on university research settings. "Digital technologies should not replace humans [...]
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Digital Strategy for Manufacturers
A panel led by Dr. Ken Loparo, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University, was recently featured in Crain's Cleveland Business. Dr. Ken Loparo, IOTC Academic Director for Case Western Reserve University, moderated a panel of Northeast Ohio executives at the Digital Futures Conference [...]
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic with Data
CSU, CWRU researchers develop IoT-powered database and map used in the fight against drugs It is no secret that the United States is dealing with an opioid epidemic. The question is what can be done about it. A team of researchers at Cleveland State and [...]
Case Western student researching device to Help Student Athlete Performance
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are getting the next generation of workout wearable technologies ready to help optimize workout and help prevent injuries. Biomedical Ph.D., Student Dhruv Seshadri, is working with the crew team to track data in real time to learn how this technology can aid there performance. To learn [...]
World’s Largest Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing Facility Breaks Ground in Ohio.
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