Internet of Things Laboratory @FER

🎉 Savršen završetak uspješne godine za IoTLab – nova doktorica znanosti u laboratoriju - dr. sc. tech. Katarina Mandarić! 🎉 Čestitamo našoj Katarini Mandarić na uspješnoj obrani doktorske disertacije pod nazivom: “Višeagentski sustav za pružanje usluga u pametnom prostoru Interneta stvari zasnovano na korisničkim preferencijama”. Obrana je održana u četvrtak, 19. prosinca, a povjerenstvo u sastavu prof. dr. sc. Ivana Podnar Zarko (predsjednica), izv. prof. dr. sc. Igor Čavrak i prof. dr. sc. Krešimir Grgić (vanjski član) dodijelilo joj je odličnu ocjenu Magna cum Laude! Mentor tijekom doktorskog studija bio joj je prof. dr. sc. Gordan Jezic. Ponosni smo na Katarinina postignuća i zahvalni što svojim radom obogaćuje naš laboratorij. 💡✨ #IoTLab #doktorat #InternetStvari #MultiAgentSystem #SoftwareAgents #IntelligentAgents #SmartEnvironment

✨ Dan otvorenih vrata FER-a ✨ Tradicionalno smo sudjelovali na Danu otvorenih vrata FER-a, gdje smo predstavili svoje projekte i istraživanja mnogobrojnim posjetiteljima svih uzrasta! Razgovarali smo s najmlađim budućim inženjerima, koji su svojim entuzijazmom oduševili, kao i s iskusnijim posjetiteljima, koji su postavljali mnoga zanimljiva pitanja. 💡 Hvala svima koji su nas posjetili i podijelili s nama svoju znatiželju! Vidimo se i sljedeće godine, uz nove ideje i projekte! 🚀

Excited to share highlights from the recent expert visit of Dr. Fehmi Ben Abdesslem to the University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu - FER as part of our AIoTwin activities! His visit from November 12th to November 14th, 2024, further strengthened collaboration and knowledge sharing within the AIoTwin project. Dr. Ben Abdesslem delivered a public talk titled Battery-Free IoT on November 12th at FER, hosted by the Croatian Section of IEEE. The talk was attended by members of our IoTLab involved in the AIoTwin project and sparked engaging discussions on the potential of energy-harvesting systems for sustainable IoT solutions. In the following days, Dr. Ben Abdesslem led two interactive sessions tailored for IoTLab members and streamed online to the rest of the AIoTwin consortium. The first session, Lecture on WebAssembly for IoT, focused on the fundamentals of WebAssembly and its applications in IoT, while the second, Hands-On Practice of WebAssembly for IoT, provided participants with practical experience in developing WebAssembly modules for IoT devices. We thank Dr. Ben Abdesslem for his valuable contributions and look forward to further collaboration! 🎉 More information about the visit can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ddUh5E5X #AIoTwin #expertVisit #internetofthings #batteryfree #webassembly

As 2024 approaches its end, we look back at the successful third short-term staff exchange in the #AIoTwin project! 🌍 From April 10 to May 9, Ivan Kralj collaborated with RISE researchers Lodovico Giaretta and Sarunas Girdzijauskas at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Together, they tackled cutting-edge challenges in decentralized machine learning and Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks (ST-GNNs). This collaboration continues to thrive, driving forward advancements in distributed ST-GNN training. The team’s work will be shared in upcoming conference presentations and journal publications, further strengthening the partnership between FER and RISE. A short look into Ivan’s stay in Stockholm is available in the video below. 📹✨ #HorizonEU #innovation #OpenScience #research #AIoTwin European Research Executive Agency (REA)

💫 FER na Smotri Sveučilišta 2024. godine 💫 Na Smotri Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, održanoj prošlog tjedna na Zagrebačkom velesajmu, FER se predstavio nizom zanimljivih radova. Među odabranim radovima je i rad naše asistentice Katarine Mandarić, koja je već treći put izabrana za predstavljanje Fakulteta na Smotri! Katarina Mandarić je predstavila rad o programskim agentima koji prate i uče navike korisnika, kako bi uvjete u prostoru prilagodili njihovim potrebama. Ovi agenti ne samo da prilagođavaju prostor, već i pregovaraju s agentima drugih korisnika koji imaju različite zahtjeve, s ciljem optimizacije okruženja za svakog pojedinca. Posjetitelji su imali priliku čuti sve o nadziranom i nenadziranom strojnom učenju u pozadini ovog rada, kao i o algoritmu pregovaranja među agentima. Naravno, dobili su i sve potrebne informacije o upisu na FER. Ponosni smo što je FER osvojio nagradu za najbolje uređeni izložbeni prostor! Ovaj, ali i druge radove iz našeg Laboratorija predstavit ćemo i na ✨ Danu otvorenih vrata ✨, koji se održava sutra, u subotu, 23. studenog! Dođite i saznajte više o našim istraživanjima i tehnologijama! University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu

FER su posjetili učenici Gimnazije Josipa Slavenskog Čakovec i njihovi Erasmus+ gosti iz Grčke, Poljske, Italije i Litve. U okviru Erasmus+ projekta "STEAM for Sustainability", FER je posjetilo 21 učenika iz inozemstva, 8 inozemnih nastavnika te 20 domaćih učenika te 4 domaća nastavnika. Naši asistenti Katarina Mandarić i Ivan Kralj su na poziv ŠUZA-e ("Iz škole u znanost i akademsku zajednicu"), programu popularizacije znanosti FER-a, održali predavanje o projektu IoT-polje. 🌱 Učenici su uvedeni u svijet pametne poljoprivrede te su se upoznali s hardverskim i softverskim alatima za razvoj rješenja za poljoprivrednike. Prisjetili smo se i svog pametnog urbanog vrta postavljenog u dvorištu Fakulteta koji je rastavljen povodom obnove Fakulteta. 🍅 Što su sve još saznali i posjetili učenici, kao i fotografije, možete pogledati ovdje: https://lnkd.in/dBPymrwg Program ŠUZA je namijenjen učenicima osnovnih i srednjih škola i njihovim nastavnicima te se izvodi s ciljem povećanja interesa javnosti za znanost, tehnologiju, inženjerstvo i matematiku. Hvala Ana Sović Kržić na pozivu, sretni smo što možemo sudjelovati u promociji znanosti! ✨

💡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐏𝐇𝐘 Activities are well underway in the MUEXlab@FER and Internet of Things Laboratory @FER in the scope of the project 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐏𝐇𝐘 - 𝐗𝐑 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, funded by the EU via the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO 2021-2026). Project partners include the University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu - FER (coordinator), Ericsson Nikola Tesla, and Delta Reality. The project will run from 02/2024 – 06/2026. More updates to follow soon!😉

✨ New AIoTwin Paper Alert ✨ Exciting news! Our paper, titled "Inference Load-Aware Orchestration for Hierarchical Federated Learning", will be presented at the 49th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) from October 8th to 10th, 2024, in Caen, Normandy, France! 🎉 📅 Presentation Date: October 9th 🎤 Presenter: Anna Lackinger, Vienna University of Technology This paper is co-authored by: Anna Lackinger, Pantelis A. Frangoudis, Ivan Čilić, Alireza Furutanpey, Ilir Murturi, Ivana Podnar Zarko, and Schahram Dustdar. 🔗 This work is the result of a collaboration between the Distributed Systems Group (DSG) at TU Wien's Institute of Information Systems Engineering and the IoTLab at FER. The paper addresses the challenge of orchestrating machine learning workflows composed of hierarchical federated learning (FL) based training and model serving processes. 🧠💻 IEEE LCN Conference #HorizonEU #innovation #OpenScience #research #AIoTwin European Research Executive Agency (REA)

🌟 Looking back on our 2nd AIoTwin Summer School, held in the enchanting city of Dubrovnik this past September! 🌟 The event was organized in collaboration with the EU-funded SmartEdgeProject. The summer school program featured: ◻ Invited talks by Aaron Ding, Stefan Nastic, and Spyros Lalis, ◻ Tutorials by Sarunas Girdzijauskas, Boris Sedlak, Lodovico Giaretta, Le Tuan Anh, Xuanchi G., and Ivan Voras, ◻ Hands-on sessions on AIoTwin orchestration middleware led by Ivana Podnar Zarko, Ivan Čilić, Ana Petra Jukić, and Katarina Vuknić, and on ColonyOS by Johan Kristiansson, ◻ Poster sessions showcasing the latest research across various topics. Additionally, the program included a technical workshop titled "Edge AI Meets Swarm Intelligence," featuring insightful presentations and discussions on cutting-edge research. All presentation slides are available on the project website: https://lnkd.in/giKvjb-b The venue, University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS), offered us a breathtaking view of the Old Town. 😍 The AIoTwin consortium looks forward to the next edition of the Summer School, aiming to further advance research and innovation in AIoT and continue strengthening collaboration between academia and industry in this evolving field. 🤗 #HorizonEU #innovation #OpenScience #research #SummerSchool #AIoTwinSummerSchool #AIoTwin European Research Executive Agency (REA) FER

What an exciting day at the "Edge AI Meets Swarm Intelligence" technical workshop, part of the AIoTwin and SmartEdgeProject combined Summer School! 🌟 The day began with a captivating keynote by Carla Ferreira, leader of the TARDIS project, who shared her expertise on techniques for building safe and highly available cloud applications. ☁️ After the keynote, we delved into paper presentations discussing interesting topics like swarm intelligence for energy-efficient computing, middleware for autonomous driving, dynamic knowledge graphs, scene understanding for traffic cameras, and advanced object tracking techniques, sparking insightful discussions throughout the day. ⚡️ Throughout the day, the poster sessions became a vibrant hub of discussion and idea exchange. During the coffee breaks, participants gathered around the posters, sparking lively conversations and in-depth debates on various research topics. These sessions provided a fantastic opportunity for researchers and attendees to network, share insights, and explore potential collaborations, making them one of the highlights of the event. ✨ #HorizonEU #innovation #OpenScience #research #SummerSchool #AIoTwinSummerSchool #AIoTwin European Research Executive Agency (REA) FER University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu Technische Universität Berlin Technische Universität Wien RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Departamento de Informática - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa