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also enhances privacy, security and However, the existing cloud-centric ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
reliability of the network. It will also architecture of IoT poses serious
improve the sustainable development challenges regarding cognitive capacity, The author acknowledges many
of the IoT ecosystem. In order to connectivity, safety, privacy, flexibility, of his colleagues and students
do so, the key enabler is the smart latency and energy-efficiency. We have from BWRC and Telecom ParisTech
application gateway (SAG), which proposed to develop COGNICOM, who have contributed to the ideas
should be able to perform many tasks a brain-inspired software-hardware presented in this paper. In particular,
that are currently relegated to cloud paradigm, to support IoT’s future he would like to thank Duc-Tuyen
computing. In addition to its traditional growth. COGNICOM brings computing TA and Nhan NGUYEN-THANH for
functionalities, SAG will also (1) closer to end-user and focuses on the figures and Tuan DINH from
collect, classify, and integrate data; (2) optimal uses of local SAG and cloud Cogitativo for interesting discussions
interpret data to generate appropriate computing. COGNICOM consists and his help.
responses; and (3) perform actions of two key components: Cognitive
and/or generate alerts/warnings. Engine and Smart Connectivity. CE is
The majority of data will be stored powered by deep-learning algorithms
and processed in local databases. integrated with game-theoretic decision
The interpretation of the data will be analytics, implemented on low-power
performed by the CE, whose deep- Network Multi-Processor System on
learning algorithms will be pre-trained Chip. CE provides cognitive functions
using cloud-based computing. The to smart objects. SC integrates neural
CE will detect abnormal activities and network inspired designs of cognitive
emergency situations and directly radio, transceivers and baseband
provide appropriate responses. It is processors. SC provides flexible and
also responsible for timely response reliable connections to IoT objects and
services and decision of which data optimally distributes communication
should be sent to the cloud platform resources. l
for further analytic and interpretation.
It is also capable to learn to adapt CONTACT DETAILS
its functionalities, capabilities and
behavior to the environment and Author's name: Van Tam Nguyen
user in order to achieve predefined Email: van-tam.nguyen@telecom-paristech.fr or vantamnguyen@berkeley.edu
objectives. Web: https://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/user/van-tam-nguyen
BWRC, Department of EECS, University of California at Berkeley, California,
5 CONCLUSION 94720, USA
IoT is experiencing explosive growth LTCI, CNRS, Télécom ParisTech, Université Paris Saclay, 75013, Paris, France
in number of devices and applications.

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