Industry 4.0: Connecting Smart Machines

This talk will introduce the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), which is based on the interconnection of machines and the digitalization of physical processes. Accordingly, the digital technologies that boost Industry 4.0 will be presented, including Internet-of-Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality. Moreover, the talk will present some of the most prominent Industry 4.0 use cases in areas like industrial automation, predictive maintenance and supply chain management.

Participants:
Ioannis Soldatos, Professor, Athens Information Technology & Athens Tech College

John Soldatos holds a Phd in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (2000) and is currently Associate Professor at the Athens Information Technology (2006-present) and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK (2014-present). He was also Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University (2007-2010). He has had an active role in many EC co-funded R&D projects, including projects in the areas of pervasive computing, cloud computing, Internet-of-Things and Big Data. He has also participated in major enterprise consulting projects as a principal business consultant in the areas of ICT, energy and healthcare. He is co-founder of the open source platforms OpenIoT and AspireRFID. He has authored or co-authored more than 180 articles in international journals, books and conference proceedings, while being regular contributor to columns in international magazines and blogs. He has significant academic teaching experience, along with experience in executive education and corporate training.
Athens Tech College