IDHUS Institute

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT applications for Smart Cities

Dec 11, 2022

OpenAI has recently unveiled the next generation of conversational AI models, conveniently named ChatGPT and built on the robust infrastructure and capabilities of GTP-3, the US company's most advanced algorithm of the moment. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that feeds on natural language data to generate answers to questions of all kinds. These answers are generated from a combination of data and machine learning algorithms provided to the AI until mid-2021, so, in general, the system does not have up-to-date information to answer about current events, or at least not in detail. Still, the GPT-3 model on which ChatGPT…

Big data, information and privacy, IoT, Blockchain and internet applications

How to manage the huge volume of unstructured data that a smart city generates

Sep 01, 2022

In general, the problem with our smart cities is not a lack of data, at least not across the board, but the way in which we need to manage the sheer volume of data that IoT sensor networks, IT systems and smart city structures generate. In addition, most of the data we can collect from available sources in the city is often unstructured data, which, when not properly managed, can become overwhelming to analyze. According to some estimates, between 80% and 90% of the data generated and collected by the organizations and services that are part of a city are…

IoT, Blockchain and internet applications, News

Types of blockchain networks and their applications in smart cities

Aug 25, 2022

We have talked several times in our publications how blockchain is gaining popularity for many applications that companies can use in a wide range of networks, and then, extrapolating, many cities are implementing it as management mechanisms for urban services. To the general public, this technology is best known for its central role in cryptocurrencies, but blockchain has many more uses. In general, blockchain networks can be used and customize their functionality and adapt to any need a company, city or industry may have. Perhaps the technology may seem confusing at first, but understanding its potential comes from knowing that…

IoT, Blockchain and internet applications

Properties of a blockchain system

Jul 23, 2022

Blockchain is a technology associated with the concept of ledger accounting that enables the coordination of information between multiple stakeholders, in an environment where trust between them is not guaranteed. Its use in multiple areas of industry, economics and social development provides benefits that can result in reducing costs and minimizing the complexity of doing things in our current socio-economic systems. Now, what are its most important characteristics, and why is its use growing so much in fields as disparate as digital governance or supply chain management? Let's explore the properties that make up a blockchain system and take a…

Industrial IoT and smart factories, Wireless and Mobile communications

Wireless communications for the industrial internet of things: how Wi-Fi 6/6E makes industry 4.0 a reality

Jun 30, 2022

Titled "Wi-Fi 6/6E for Industrial IoT: Enabling Wi-Fi Determinism in an IoT World," the white paper delves into the effectiveness of using the latest Wi-Fi standard for new IIoT applications deployed in manufacturing/Industry 4.0 and logistics, including autonomous mobile robots (AMR), automated ground vehicles (AGV), predictive maintenance, and augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR). "Wi-Fi has been a key enabler of the global IIoT market, which is on track to have a compound annual growth rate of around 23% between 2017 and 2023. Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are expanding capabilities by providing the multi-Gb/s data rates, additional spectrum, deterministic performance and other advanced…