Internet of Things or IoT is nothing new. The idea of a future connected world is becoming a reality as everything from refrigerators to jet engines are connected to the Internet. In reality, of course, a lot of challenges still remain. The best way to learn what these are, is to look at academic research.
Eliko has its roots in academia but for the past 10+ years, our focus has been on commercial technology development or on close-to-market research projects. Still, we have a broad network of universities that we regularly work with and many of our forward-looking insights are a result of that collaboration.
So, it is fascinating to share the latest list of topics that the top 500 Internet of Things researchers focus on, compiled by The League of Scholars. The list represents the keywords that the researchers used when publishing their work. The top 500 researchers are defined based on their citations, the journal’s impact factor, industry collaboration, and public engagement.
Top 20 Internet of Things Research Frontiers
wireless sensor networks 30%
cloud computing 27%
big data 12%
ubiquitous computing 12%
distributed systems 10%
cyber-physical systems 9%
pervasive computing 8%
embedded systems 8%
mobile computing 8%
artificial intelligence 8%
machine learning 8%
security 7%
semantic web 7%
network security 6%
sensor networks 6%
wireless networks 6%
RFID 6%
smart cities 5%