YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March
22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced
with the Dublin City University (DCU) Water Institute a
collaborative research pilot to leverage Internet of Things (IoT)
technologies for environmental monitoring and management. The
deployment of DCU sensors with IBM's machine learning and cognitive
IoT technologies will aim to help protect and conserve natural
resources and address environmental management issues such as water
quality for both freshwater and marine environments.
IBM's cognitive IoT technologies are able to provide deep
learning capabilities for sensor platforms, which ensure quality
and reliable data capture under a range of environmental
conditions. Advanced analytics embedded in IoT-based sensor
platforms, or the sensors themselves, can help detect subtle trends
or early detection of environmental changes that may be crucial to
public health and safety or remediation efforts.
The collaboration brings together IBM Research efforts in the
area of cognitive IoT-based environmental solutions with DCU's
Water Institute expertise and leadership in environmental sensing
via the university's National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR). As
a part of the program, IBM has joined the DCU Water Institute
Industry Advisory Council.
IBM scientists are working on integrated IoT solutions to
support a myriad of sensors to help better understand and
ultimately manage a multitude of ecosystem challenges. These may
include water quality changes due to natural, artificial, or
climate-related effects. Sensors can measure physical, chemical,
and biological parameters to help better understand changes in the
environment. Applications may include improved management of
pollution from sources such as agricultural or storm water runoff
that can affect lakes, rivers, estuaries and marine
ecosystems.
IBM and DCU Water Institute will be selectively piloting these
technologies in Ireland and in
the United States. The first
sensors are being deployed on Lake
George in New York State in
conjunction with the ongoing Jefferson Project at Lake George.
"Over the next few years, we believe that Internet of Things
technologies will play an important role in helping protect the
environment and natural resources. At IBM Research, we are excited
to leverage IBM's expertise in cognitive and IoT environmental
monitoring and management with the DCU Water Institute to help
advance the future of water management," said Harry Kolar, Distinguished Engineer, IBM
Research.
The collaboration will focus on newly developed DCU sensor
technologies that can have the potential for monitoring several key
aspects of water quality at costs significantly lower than current
commercial technologies. This new generation of sensors, when
combined with IBM's environmental IoT platform may eventually help
provide significant benefits for water management on a global
scale.
"The technologies developed during this important collaboration
will aim to disrupt the current norms of costly sensors limiting
their distribution at IoT scale to provide really valuable
information which supports better decision-making about our
valuable water resource," said Professor Fiona Regan, Director of the DCU Water
Institute.
The DCU Water Institute aims to develop technology-based
solutions to facilitate greater water stewardship, translating
technologies developed in the NCSR to the water domain. DCU Water
Institute scientists and engineers are developing novel sensor and
data analytics technologies to improve how we monitor water
quality.
IBM Environmental IoT Images:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskRr2Xzv
IBM Environmental IoT Video:
- IBM Research deploys Dublin City University sensor for water
management at Lake George
About the DCU Water Institute
DCU Water Institute has 30 academic principal investigators
across 5 faculties of the university. DCU's Water Institute and
NCSR provide state-of-the-art facilities, comprising
custom-designed laboratories, a range of specialist support units
and equipment, and dedicated technical and administrative staff.
For more information, visit www.dcuwater.ie.
About IBM Research
For more than seven decades, IBM Research has defined the future
of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12
labs located across six continents. Scientists from IBM Research
have produced six Nobel Laureates, 10 U.S. National Medals of
Technology, five U.S. National Medals of Science, six Turing
Awards, 19 inductees in the National Academy of Sciences and 20
inductees into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame.
For more information about IBM Research, visit
www.ibm.com/research.
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