By: Rodney Morris
Google is setting up an open innovation and research program to push forward much of the research, standards, security, systems, and more that will feed into this connected society. Google plans to bring together a community of academics together that includes Google experts, and other parties to pursue an open and shared mission in the area of advancing the Internet of Things. Vince Chef stating that kicking off the new Open Web of Things program, Google is inviting research proposals from academics interested in embarking on a crossdisciplinary expedition intended to address the complex challenges and opportunities before us as we explore the next generation of systems, services and Internet connected devices."
Google wants proposals that address user interface and application development, privacy and security, and systems and protocols.
A number of grants will be made available, but the core underlying requirement is one of open innovation. The submission deadline was January 21, 2015, with successful proposals expected to be filtered out by spring. In addition to providing financial support, Google said it will serve up access to many of its own technologies to help with the research, including hardware, software, and other related systems.
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