Keynote: Are we ready to go large-scale? Challenges in the deployment and maintenance of heterogeneous networks of Cooperating Objects

The world is changing at an incredible pace. An enormous amount of data is being generated continuously everywhere at a rate faster than ever before, leaving us with the challenge of making sense out of it at the right time and the right place. With concepts such as the Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical-Systems, Cooperating Objects and Smart Cities, things are only going to get worse. But are we ready to go large-scale? In this talk, we will deal with the main challenges and present some possible answers to the question of how to deploy, maintain and use a network composed of millions, if not billions, of sensors, smart phones and, in general, devices that continuously gather, process and send data into our lives. Without the right technology, we might become slaves of our own technology instead of being on top of it. Are we ready for the challenge?