How much we can trust technology? Kay Römer is researching dependability in the Internet of Things at TU Graz.
How much we can trust technology? Kay Römer is researching dependability in the Internet of Things at TU Graz. By Cornelia Kröpfl BA MA When cars drive autonomously, technical faults can be fatal. Can we trust technology? Researchers at Graz University of Technology are working on calculating and ultimately proving this dependability. 75 billion everyday objects - from the smart watch and the self-driven car to entire production plants in Industry 4.0 - are to be joined up by 2025. We use the term the Internet of Things (IoT). "The integration of small computers into our everyday world, which use sensors to perceive their surroundings and exchange information," explains Kay Römer. Römer is head of the Institute of Technical Informatics at TU Graz.
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