“Edge computing”, which was initially developed to make big data processing faster and more secure, has now been combined with AI to offer a cloud-free solution. Everyday connected appliances from dishwashers to cars or smartphones are examples of how this real-time data processing technology operates by letting machine learning models run directly on built-in sensors, cameras, or embedded systems.
Homes, offices, farms, hospitals and transportation systems are increasingly embedded with sensors, creating significant opportunities to enhance public safety and quality of life.
Indeed, connected devices, also called the Internet of Things (IoT), include temperature and air quality sensors to improve indoor comfort, wearable sensors to monitor patient health, LiDAR and radar to support traffic management, and cameras or smoke detectors to enable rapid-fire detection and emergency response.
