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Microsoft Innovation Center Torino
Overview and Activities
ISMB is a non-profit Research & Innovation Center founded by
Compagnia di San Paolo and Politecnico di Torino. It counts
more than 120 researchers, expressing high competences on the
ICT domain and their related applications working on R&D
projects. The main goal is to create value-driven and socially
relevant technological & process innovations in close
collaboration with industry and institutions.
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
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Microsoft Innovation Center Torino (MIC) is a joint innovation
unit of ISMB leveraging on Microsoft technologies and
ecosystem. MIC started the operations in June 2007, and in its
process of growth it became part of Istituto Superiore Mario
Boella (ISMB) in July 2010 extending its technology focuses that
are today embedded, mobile and cloud computing
Microsoft Innovation Center Torino
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Mission and Position
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Microsoft Innovation Centers ( MICs ) are
technology facilities in the LSE for
collaboration on innovative research,
technology or software solutions,
involving a combination of government,
academic and industry participants.
The mission of MIC Torino is to foster
the local products and processes
innovation by means of
Embedded, Cloud-Computing and
Mobile Microsoft technologies
Basic research
Certification, Deployment
Commercial Exploitation
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Mission and Position
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Basic research
Certification, Deployment
Commercial Exploitation
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BizSpark Prototype
DevelopmentTechnical Skills
Development
Dev Camps Imagine CupShowcase
Industries Training Internship &
Networking
Technologies and Innovation Approach• Scientific production and technology
scouting
• Industry & SMEs cooperation
• Leverage on Microsoft Technologies
& Ecosystem
• Prototypes and PoC Development
• Processes and Products Innovation
• Participation to R&D projects at
national and European level
• Look at the convergence of
complementary technologies
according with the Microsoft
Intelligent System paradigm
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Industry Cooperation Model
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• Support in the innovation roadmap definition. Generation of the idea on the basis of the
competences in the specific domain (by the company)
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• Selection of the most suitable approaches and value chain. Selection of HW/SW
platforms, tools and instruments
3
• Project financing. The MIC contributes to project proposal preparation to EC or to other
institutions creating the “competitive budget”
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• Contribution to project development and implementation taking into account also
sustainability aspects
5• Participation to product/process development with a focus on innovation aspects
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Salt Spreaders ProjectsStory of a process and product innovation in cooperation with a producer
The Innovation Roadmap
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Regional
ProjectFP7 Project
Innovation
roadmap
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PoC
State of the
art Analysis
State of the art analysis, process
evaluation, technology assessment
Definition of the innovation of product and
process, Requirements sketch out and PoC
realization Advanced navigation concepts and applied
research for a competitive advantage
Ecosat10: the new embedded product available
and ready for the next innovation step
Introduction of the cloud computing concept following the
intelligent system paradigm, focus on data aggregation
and a smart-centralized control of the on field resources
Bringing salt spreading to the cloud
Roads have to be maintained open and safe,
PAs and road managers needs to reduce costs
Operations can be automated and improved
Improved road security,
Environmental preservation
Data collection and analysis on cloud services,
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Overall System Architecture
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31.4%
Spreaders Management Center
Missions Manager
Tracking System
IDM
Telemetry
Additional Services Interface
SaaS
Service
Users
Traffic
Informations
Missions Interface
Highways
Systems
Meteo Forecasts
eCall
Service
Augmentation
Module
Additional
sensors
GNSS/EGNOS
Modules
Route Replay
Added values from the system
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Test results:
- 20% salt usage
Trusted
positioning
Info collection
and aggregation
Data mining
in cloud
Flexible and
secure
service
EnercloudAn energy Management and Decision Support System for the PA
Needs and Goals
Energy management is generally not very efficient,
PAs and SMEs needs to reduce and optimize energy costs
Processes and technologies can be improved
Innovation and standardization,
Environmental preservation
Data collection and analysis on cloud services,
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The process
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Reporting
Decision
Support
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EE Actions
Targets
Matching
Data
Processing
Data
Acquisition
Utility Bills, Telematic flows or
Real data from smart meters
Thresholds defined according
to specific use case
Energy efficiency action with
centralized management
Algorithms defined with
energy expert
Definition of different class of
reports for different class of users
Example of reports
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On-premises
Integration
Mobile Services
Overall System Architecture and Evolutions
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Operational Center
Data
CollectionM2M Control
DSS and
ReportingIDM
Additional Services Interface
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InvoicesSensors network for
point to point control
Meters
Public Lights
Embedded
Actuator
Meters &
Telematic Flows
Pilots Projects and Results
• More than 20 cities tests the energy monitoring system directly using the SaaS platform
• 1 pilot site running a full solution with energy monitoring and a street lighting management small municipality (pop. 7000)
700 street lights over 35 lines
Street lighting cost of about 100K€
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Low cost
embedded
terminals
Flexible and
secure
service
Info collection
and aggregation
Pilot project
running since
June 2011
15% savings on
street lighting
in pilot project
from CAPEX to
OPEX
Market Opportunity in the Public Sector
Heating
Electricity
(buildings)Street
Lighting
Other
services
Italian PA
(energy expenditure: 4.5B€)
EU PA
(energy expenditure: 40B€)
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• 3700+ signatories (160M inhabitants)
• 1204 sustainability plans submitted
• Commitment: meeting 20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020
• Energy Monitoring and Reporting required
SIEPIAn Enercloud evolution for the Industries
Needs and Goals
Energy management is a major issue
Private companies need to reduce and optimize energy costs
On-site
Centralized and integrated control system
Energy consumption reduction and environmental preservation
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Use of next generation phase cutting regulators
Enercloud Architecture Evolution in SIEPI
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Operational Center
Data
CollectionM2M Control
DSS and
ReportingIDM
Additional Services Interface
Pre
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tati
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Company IS Flow regulator
Meters & Sensors for
point to pointLights & Utilities
of SMEs
Embedded
Gateway
Meters &
Telematic Flows
On-premises
Integration
Mobile Services
WalkEGNOSSocial Web 2.0 Mapping Service
Needs and Goals
Tracks of mountains footpath
Professional mapping strategies
Mapping on voluntary basis
Web professional mapping service
Quality index associated to the tracks
EGNOS
WalkEGNOS project aims to create social web 2.0 mapping service leveraged on «EGNOS» brand
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Overall System Architecture
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EGNOS
Storage
Post Processing
Engine
Tracks
Storage
2.0 Web Site
APIs
Website
Back Office
Website
Front-end
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Social Networks Other Web Portalswww.walkgps.com
www.tracegps.com
ServicesR
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Preliminary Results
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WalkEGNOS
paradigm
enhances tracks
accuracy
Protection
Level
guarantees
confidential
accuracy
interval
Reference
Mass Market
WalkEGNOS
Added values of the System
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Quality Index
based on
Protection Level
High accuracy
with mass market
receivers
Interoperability
with external web
portals
EGNOS
Accuracy and
Integrity
Custom Device
Developer
Community
Possibility to
upgrade
footpath tracks
Web 2.0
Mapping
Community
SmartPhones
tracks
compatibility
μCloudAn example of the Microsoft Intelligent Systems paradigm
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Needs and GoalsAssistance and guarantee management
process devices portfolio
Embedded devices
Traditional IT platforms
Intelligent Device Management
Embedded devices connectivity
Cloud computing platform
Smart embedded OS leveraged by powerful tool chain
Traditional embedded OS and development
tool chain
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Market
Corporate Analysis
µCloud Service Center
µCloud SaaSDetection instrument (Enterprise 1)
Machines (Enterprise 2)
μCloud Overall System Architecture
Embedded-Embedded
Communication
Earth Movers (Enterprise 1)Cloud-Embedded
Services
Cloud-Embedded
Communication
Statistic Analysis
Data Market
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Embedded System
µCloud OS
Embedded System
µCloud OS
Embedded System
µCloud OS
Embedded System
µCloud OS
Added Values from μCloud Concept
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Measured
service
System ready to
be upgraded
Data mining in
the cloud
Real time
monitoring
Remote system
interventions
Remote
resources survey
Enhanced
interoperability
external systems
Easy and fast
embedded
development
Devices
management
cost reduction
Powerful cloud
computing
platform
Medical Proof of ConceptAn Intelligent System for assisted living
Needs and Goals
Health awareness is a key aspect of modern society,
Medical and health services have high impact on national budgets
Processes and products can be improved
Remote monitoring of patients and diagnosis,
Demonstrate the power of an integrated system
Data collection and delivery on cloud services,
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Overall System Architecture
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Monitoring
Devices
Central Collector
Hub
Patients’ Home
Triggered Alerts
Mobile Services
Relatives/Caregivers
Connect to Labs,
Pharmacies, …
Applications/
Devices
HeathVault Partners
Clinical System
Integration
PC/Tablet
Applications
Doctors/Hospitals
A sample scenario: Diabetes
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Health Care Providers Patient’s Home On the road
1. Diabetes Treatment Definition 2. Medical Parameters Measurement
3. Alert: Glucose Out of Range
4. Nurse Alerting & Appointment for
Patient Visit!
5. Patient Visit: Check data
6. Video Call: Check Medical and Patient
RecordChange of Medication
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7. Relative: Info about
Medication Change
Kinect/Azure Proof of Concept
An Intelligent System for public advertisement
Project overview
Interactive advertising captures the client attention
MS Kinect allows for a new User eXperience paradigm
MS Windows Azure cloud offers a flexible, scalable and highly available
Embedded systems
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Remote content delivery
Demonstrate the Intelligent System paradigm
Overall System
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System back-end
Data Collection
M2M
Customer
User details
Favorite Ads
Kinect/Kiosk
Content delivery
Basic customer
profile
Social networks
Share contents
On premise IT
Contents & Services
integration
Pre
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Architecture
Advanced
customer profile
Evolutions
Device
management
IDM
Reporting
Results overview
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Kinect natural
user interface
enables
advanced
advertising
scenario
Added values of the System
• System that leverage on the full
Microsoft ecosystem
• Convergence between cloud and
embedded technologies for a full
Intelligent System;
• Flexibility for an easy prototype
extension in other domains;
• Modular system for enable the
build of new smart systems
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Powerful
Embedded Systems
from CAPEX to
OPEX
Flexible, reliable
and secure
cloud platform
Natural User
Interface with
Microsoft Kinect
Integration with
existing IT
infrastructure
Interaction with
mobile devicesRemote content
management