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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 25, 2014
Barbara Christopher
Industrial and Systems Engineering
404.385.3102
Summary Sentence:
ISyE's Valerie Thomas explains that as electronics are increasingly embedded in the economic and personal fabric of society, we need to manage these devices beyond their useful life.
Full Summary:
ISyE's Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems in the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, and Alain Louchez, Managing Director of the Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) at Georgia Tech, co-wrote E-waste and the Internet of Things for International Telecommunications Union.
Valerie ThomasISyE's Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems in the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, and Alain Louchez, Managing Director of the Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) at Georgia Tech, co-wrote E-waste and the Internet of Things for International Telecommunications Union. Their focus was on the Internet of Things (IoT), which describes the integration of any object, whatever its size or nature, into the communications space. As electronics are increasingly embedded in the economic and personal fabric of society, it is imperative to manage these devices beyond their useful life, both to protect the environment and to maintain our supply of materials. Read on about how IoT fuels e-waste, what we can do to improve the environment using IoT, and managing e-waste: http://bit.ly/1mDqx43
