German federal government adopts an action plan on automated driving
For a while we’ve been debating the ethics of algorithms, especially in the context of autonomous vehicles: What should happen, when something goes wrong? Who/what does the robo…
Category: Research
We need to approach Smart Cities as empowerment tech for citizens
Doing some research-related reading this morning had me go down a bit of a rabbit hole that led to this Twitter thread. The points hold up, I think,…
Monthnotes for August 2017
August came and went quickly: It was a comparatively short month here at The Waving Cat once you subtract vacation time, and so we spent it largely distraction…
Communications science & the internet of things
Recently, the University of Dresden confirmed Dr. Sven Engesser to be a professor. Among other things, he’ll be doing research into the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s 2017,…
Monthnotes for July 2017
July was short work month: I’m just coming back online from a vacation that started in mid-July. We spent the time on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees…
Featured on WIRED: ThingsCon report on Responsible IoT
Our ThingsCon report on The State of Responsible Internet of Things got featured on Bruce Sterling‘s blog on WIRED. Thanks, Bruce!
Defining an #iotmark for consumers
A long over-due blog post, I wanted to share some thoughts on the recent #iotmark event that Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino and Usman Haque convened in London as a follow-up…