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The Road towards the Internet of Batteryless Things

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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 (TBC)
Jay Nagdeo, European IoT Solutions Architect, Acal BFi (TBC)


Abstract will follow soon…
13h35 How to build batteryless IoT devices: IoBaLeT view
Jeroen Famaey, Professor, imec-IDLab-UAntwerp


Abstract will follow soon…
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 Introduction to energy harvesting sources & applications
N.N. (industry contribution)


Abstract will follow soon…
14h30 Energy harvesting using light and RF: comparison and trade-offs
Khodr Hammoud, PhD researcher, 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 imultaneous 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 battery-less IoT
  • Demo 6 – TBC:
    TBC
  PART III – WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY
16h10 Strategies for integrating batteryless devices in networks
Eli De Poorter, Professor, imec-IDLab-UGent


Abstract will follow soon…
16h25 Towards standardized cellular battery-less connectivity
Jeroen Famaey, Professor, imec-IDLab-UAntwerp


Abstract will follow soon…
16h35 Ultra low power wireless networking in industrial environments
Nelson Matthys, Co-Founder & CEO, VersaSense


Abstract will follow soon…
  PART IV – ULTRA LOW POWER COMPUTING
16h50 On-device machine learning for (batteryless) IoT devices
Eli De Poorter, Professor, imec-IDLab


Abstract will follow soon…
  PART V – APPLICATIONS
17h05 An overview of realisations of batteryless IoT devices for diverse applications
N.N. (industry contribution)


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