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Internet of Things and People (IoTaP) is a research centre that studies how people can get the most out of the Internet of Things. The work involves computer scientists, interaction designers, professionals and users. Through applied research, IoTaP addresses a range of current challenges in society within areas such as energy, transportation, health, learning and home automation.
The Internet of Things and People Research Centre has become the Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre. We continue to develop knowledge and solutions for sustainable digitalisation and innovation.

The evolution of IoT has largely been driven by developments in technology. Computing power and connectivity are becoming smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient, making it possible to connect and augment an increasing range of objects. How people can make meaningful use of these new technical possibilities is, however, still an open question. In order to develop successful products and services, the perspective of the users must be integrated in the studies on the Internet of Things.
IoTaP’s mission is to:
A list of completed projects can be found on our project archive page.
 
See ongoing projects on the Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre’s page
Here is a list of completed research projects
A broader list of publications can also be found on IoTaP’s Google Scholar page.
Michael Belfrage
Mahtab Jamali, Paul Davidsson, Reza Khoshkangini, Radu-Casian Mihailescu, Elin Sexton, Viktor Johannesson, Jonas Tillström
Yinhong Xiang, Kaiqing Zhou, Arezoo Sarkheyli-Hägele, Yusliza Yusoff, Diwen Kang, Azlan Mohd Zain
Sara Caramaschi, Carl Magnus Olsson, Elizabeth Orchard, Jackson Molloy, Dario Salvi
Reza Khoshkangini, Mohsen Tajgardan, Mahtab Jamali, Martin Georg Ljungqvist, Radu-Casian Mihailescu, Paul Davidsson
Gent Ymeri, Benjamin Maus, Myrthe Wassenburg, Carl Magnus Olsson, Per Svenningsson, Dario Salvi
Sara Caramaschi, Carl Magnus Olsson, Elizabeth Orchard, Dario Salvi
Mohammad Shakil, Fisseha Mekuria
Georg Hägele, Abdelbaki Bouguerra, Arezoo Sarkheyli-Hägele
Carl Sandelius, Athanasios Pappas, Arezoo Sarkheyli-Hägele, Andreas Heuer, Magnus Johnsson
The IoTaP lab is a creative environment for research and development of IoT-based infrastructure and user interfaces. The lab is open to researchers and students working in IoTaP-related projects, and to existing and future IoTaP partners, both commercial and academic.
Location: Room C0526, Niagara, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1
Contact: Lab coordinator Johan Holmberg
The lab is open to our researchers, students working in IOTAP-related projects, and to IOTAP partners, both  commercial and academic.
We provide access to the lab depending on relevance to the IOTAP research center and on currently available space.
The lab can be used for rapid development of interactive and embedded IoT systems. The lab provides a suitable environment for demonstrating new concepts and prototypes.
The lab offers a variety of equipment for IoT prototyping and rapid development including cloud deployment with support for virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR). We also offer a physical space for your project to happen in.
We have a strong focus on the Arduino platform with a large selection of diverse shields to extend the projects’ connectivity. Additionally, we work with Raspberry Pi and other microcontroller boards. We offer a wide variety of sensors and actuators for both platforms that include off-the-shelf products like Philips Hue kits and commercial products from our partners.
We also offer 3D printing capabilities. For exploring interaction and visualization, we work with different gesture, haptic, voice, VR, and AR platforms to extend data beyond the 2D screen.
We offer a dedicated network for all things IoT, wireless as well as wired. We also offer several ways of connecting your projects through e.g. Zigbee, WiFi, GPRS, as well as more passive technologies such as Bluetooth beacons and NFC/RFID.
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The lab offers help with most aspects of prototype development. We can get you started with designing your IoT artefact and we are happy to help in choosing and getting up to speed with a relevant development platform, e.g. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Hololens.
Our network of competencies includes people experienced in:
A smart campus links connected devices, infrastructure, applications, and people to make a university campus as a platform for innovation with opportunities for enabling new experience, services and improving operational efficiency. This interaction will make a university campus smarter when IoT and artificial intelligence (AI) come together for deriving the knowledge from IoT data. This results in elevating user experiences to an unprecedented new level. For example, the students, researchers, staff, and visitors can benefit from location-aware and context-aware services for using campus equipment and collaboration services.
Read more about Smart Campus
Our research is included in IVA´s 100 List 2024 research projects focusing on climate change, energy supply, welfare technology, cyber security, and Crisis preparedness. It is deemed to have great potential to benefit through commercialization, business, and method development, as well as societal impact.
Read more about the list on IVA’s web
Internet of Things Master’s Programme
TS00002
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 5 credits
Continuous
Bahtijar Vogel
TS00004
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 10 credits
Bahtijar Vogel
The aim of the course is to give the students insight into the role of digitalization in the development of a more sustainable society and understanding of the relevant sustainability aspects of digitalization. In addition, the students will learn about the potential risks of digitization from a sustainability perspective and how they can be managed
MAU0001
Syllabus: Sustainable digitalization
6 November 2023
Course responsible-  Paul Davidsson
Course administrator – Susanne Lundborg
Computer science and interaction design students often collaborate with IOTAP researchers and partners when doing their bachelor’s or master’s thesis projects. This kind of collaboration is a good way in for companies that want to establish a connection with IOTAP. If you are interested in collaboration, see contact details at the bottom of this page.
See a selection of previous thesis projects
Director
paul.davidsson@mau.se
External Financing Coordinator
reza.malekian@mau.se
External Relations Coordinator
carl.magnus.olsson@mau.se
Publications Coordinator
romina.spalazzese@mau.se
Education Coordinator
bahtijar.vogel@mau.se
Current and past partners which have collaborated with IOTAP on various projects:
NMSA – Network for Mobile Services and Applications
Internet of Things Sweden
K2 National Knowledge Centre for Public Transport
ITS Postgraduate School
4IT
All Binary
Apptus Technologies
Arduino
Arla
Arvax Consulting
Aura Light
AutoIDExpert
Axelerate Motorsport
Axis Communications
Bergendahl Food
Biosync Technology
Blackberry Sweden
Boris Design
Bring
Bröderna Hanssons
Cybercom Sweden
Data Ductus
DSV Road
E.On Sweden
Electrolux
Ericsson
Flextrus
Fraktkedjan Väst
Fujitsu Sweden
GS1 Sweden
Health Guide IRL
HiQ Skåne
Husqvarna
IBM Svenska
IKEA
Media Evolution
Nobina
Odd Hill
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Perch Dynamic Solutions
PosTrack Europe
Preem
Samtrafiken
Scan
Scandinavian CleanTech Group
Scania CV
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Sigma Technology
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Sony Mobile Communications
Svenska Retursystem
System Verification
TeliaSonera Sverige
TerraNet
Tetra Pak
Trivector
u-blox (connectBlue)
Verisure Innovation
Volvo Technology
Wememove
Wireless Maingate
Yanzi Networks
Ziggy Creative Colony
ÅF Technology
ÖGS Bolaget
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
IVL – Swedish Environmental Research Institute
SICS – Swedish ICT
SIK – the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology
SP – Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Viktoria – Swedish ICT
European Network of Living Labs
Friskis & Svettis
Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society
Mobile Heights
NTM – Network for Transport Measures
Stockholm Innovation & Growth
Blekingetrafiken
Citilab – Cornella
Municipality of Karlshamn
NetPort Science Park
City of Lund
City of Malmö
MKB
Region Skåne
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Blekinge Institute of Technology
Chalmers
Technical University of Denmark
Royal Institute of Technology
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National College of Art and Design (Dublin)
Scuola Superiore Sant`Anna
Stellenbosch University
Stockholm University
University of Bremen
University of Craiova
University of London, Institute of Education
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