Dr. Kumar Padmanabh who is the lead scientist/researcher at Robert Bosch. He has made a career in technical evangelism and intrapreneurship in the IoT space and has built 20 prototypes that led to 4 commercial successes. His interests and expertise lie in energy & building automation. He holds a PhD in Sensor Networks from IIT Kharagpur.

The presentation will be partly technical and should be of interest to both techies and business-focused entrepreneurs looking to exploit IoT opportunities.

Internet of Things (IoT) – A Technologist Perspective” presented some interesting case studies where sensors and supporting logic were used to provide beneficial uses to customers interested in reducing their energy needs. Healthcare was also discussed as another area that could deploy IoT technology.