The Road towards the Internet of Batteryless Things

Tuesday 3 December, 12h00-19h00
@ imec – Leuven

In this workshop we will address recent technology innovations for the road towards a wireless network of batteryless IoT devices. These devices store energy in small capacitors, continuously replenishing their energy using sustainable energy harvesting. Batteryless IoT devices will be environmentally friendly, live longer, and come with reduced maintenance cost since replacing and disposing of batteries can be avoided.

The workshop includes presentations and (live) demos, and is accessible to all enthusiasts in wireless technology. Topics include a.o.

(hybrid) energy harvesting
wireless power transfer
energy-efficient wireless networking
energy-aware computing
applications

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

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12h00	Registration & sandwich lunch
13h00	Introduction Kris Hermus, Coordinator Wireless Community & Innovation Program Manager Flanders, imec
	PART I – SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
13h20	The rise of batteryless IoT Jay Nagdeo, European IoT Solutions Architect, Acal BFi Abstract will follow soon…
13h35	How to build batteryless IoT devices: IoBaLeT view Jeroen Famaey, Professor, imec-IDLab-UAntwerp On the battery problem in IoT, and the sustainability of batteries and batteryless devices What are the major challenges in computing and communications for batteryless IoT devices? An overview of the components of batteryless IoT devices A short overview of the main achievements of the IoBaLeT project Outlook and future work of the project consortium
13h50	Industry perspective on the design of ULP/batteryless IoT devices Lieven Hollevoet, Owner, Quicksand and Piet Callemeyn, Founder, Sentineo Abstract will follow soon…
	PART II – ENERGY HARVESTING, STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT
14h10	The state-of-the-art in energy harvesting, and future directions Thomas Haine, Team leader analog design, e-peas Abstract will follow soon…
14h30	Energy harvesting using light and RF: comparison and trade-offs Yasser Mohammadi Qaragoez and Khodr Hammoud, PhD researchers, KU Leuven – WaveCore pros and cons of RF and light energy harvesting hybrid RF and light energy harvesting with communications capabilities
14h40	Emulation platform for efficient development of sustainable batteryless sensor systems Jelle Jocque, PhD researcher, imec-IDLab-UGent Intro – problem statement: creating a repeatable test environment for quick iterations of energy harvesting setups Design of a novel emulation platform Hardware architecture Software models for harvesters, supercapacitors and power management systems Evaluation and results
14h50	COFFEE BREAK
15h20	GUIDED DEMO TOUR
	Demo 1 – KU Leuven: cooperative light/RF-based localisation, in a setup with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer Demo 2 – imec-IDLab-UAntwerp: outdoor battery-free tracker Demo 3 – imec-IDLab-UGent: battery-free 6TiSCH simulator demo Demo 4 – imec-IDLab-UGent: emulation platform for efficient development of sustainable batteryless sensor systems Demo 5 – imec-IDLab-UGent: wireless power transfer link for batteryless IoT Demo 6 – Atlas Copco: SmartClamp – energy harvesting from a power cable for machine monitoring Demo 7 – e-peas: power management solutions in a hybrid energy harvesting setup
	PART III – WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY
16h10	Strategies for integrating batteryless devices in networks Eli De Poorter, Professor, imec-IDLab-UGent Sensor nodes that use batteryless energy harvesters offer an interesting alternative for long term deployment of sensors. However, these energy harvesters, equipped with supercapacitors instead of batteries, suffer from intermittent on-off behavior due to their limited energy storage capacity. This presentation discusses if such devices can still be part of industrial IoT networks such as WirelesHART, ISA100.11a or 6TiSCH.
16h25	Towards standardized cellular batteryless connectivity Jeroen Famaey, Professor, imec-IDLab-UAntwerp Overview of NB-IoT for low-power cellular connectivity Can NB-IoT be used for batteryless IoT devices? Overview of upcoming Ambient IoT 3GPP standard for energy harvesting devices Open issues and challenges with the current proposal
16h35	Ultra low power wireless networking in industrial environments Nelson Matthys, Co-Founder & CEO, VersaSense Industrial environments pose unique challenges for IoT networking, particularly when it comes to balancing energy efficiency, reliability, and scalability. This presentation explores how VersaSense leverages ultra-low-power wireless technologies to unlock new possibilities for monitoring previously unconnected industrial assets. Drawing on real-world examples from the manufacturing industry, insights and experiences will highlight how these solutions deliver specific monitoring intelligence while overcoming the constraints of harsh industrial settings.
	PART IV – ULTRA LOW POWER COMPUTING
16h50	On-device machine learning for (batteryless) IoT devices Eli De Poorter, Professor, imec-IDLab-UGent Due to the unpredictable and dynamic harvesting environment, successfully running tinyML on the microcontroller of batteryless devices is still challenging. This presentation provides strategies for machine learning solutions to be compatible with energy-constrained IoT devices, and outlines future innovations that allow machine learning inference on constrained embedded devices.
	PART V – APPLICATIONS
17h05	From theory to practice: applications of energy harvesting in energy, mobility, industry, health, and more Bernard Grundlehner, System architect health research, imec-NL @ Holst Centre Abstract will follow soon…
17h20	Plenary Q&A session
17h30	Networking reception
19h00	End of the workshop

REGISTRATION

Registration-fees:

Imec employees and residents: free of charge
Employees of Wireless Community members: free of charge
User group members of FWO SBO-project IoBaLeT: free of charge
Others:
- 100 EUR (excl VAT) early bird until November 26
- 120 EUR (excl VAT) late registration from November 27

Please fill in your details in this Event Registration Form below and you will be automatically registered.
A few days prior to the event you will receive a confirmation email with all practical details.

Please contact us at wireless-community@im