PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity is excited to release the second series of its ‘At the Edge’ podcast. This new series will focus on IoT and edge computing in the places we live, work and play. Each episode comprises of a lively and engaging conversation between experts from across academia, industry and government. Discussions range from the future of how we will get about in cities; whether people trust automation in the places they live; who is behind our smart cities and what is key for success in these collaborations; and, what role is IoT playing in making our places happier and healthier.

This new series follows the success of the first series which explored how the Internet of Things (IoT), AI and cybersecurity technologies may help (or hinder?) humanity with its greatest challenges of tackling climate change and achieving Net Zero targets.
 
Our first episode brings together experts involved in delivering connected places in a variety of different ways. Together they explore what collaborations are required to make connected places work and ensure they are secure and resilient:

• Mike Faulks: co-founder and chief technical officer at Ioetec Ltd, a Sheffield based SME specialising in Internet of Things and Cyber Security: https://www.ioetec.com
• Nita Patel: Digital Strategy and Connectivity Programme Manager at South Gloucestershire Council; and Strategic Lead for UMBRELLA, South Gloucestershire’s Open Research and Development IIoT Network (https://www.umbrellaiot.com/).
• Mark Lumley: Director for Digital and IT at Hounslow Borough Council and Vice President at the Society for Innovation Technology and Modernisation (https://socitm.net/). The Tech Trends that Socitm produces, aligns with the conversations we had in this episode: https://socitm.net/resource-hub/collections/public-sector-digital-trends/public-sector-digital-trends-introduction/. You can find Mark on twitter (https://twitter.com/MarkLumley), as well as socitm (https://twitter.com/Socitm). 
• Phil Day: Director of Engineering for Configured Things, a start-up whose whole tooling and ethos is geared around the management of systems with multiple stakeholders involved: https://www.configuredthings.com, https://twitter.com/ConfThings, https://www.linkedin.com/company/configured-things

More information can be found on Synergia which we speak about in this episode here: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=53707  
 
Thank you to Professor Alan Chamberlain for gifting his IoT generated music which we have used throughout this series.