Samsung partners with Deakin University for healthcare IoT exploration

Samsung Australia has partnered with Deakin University and independent research group Unisono to develop Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart home technology and software in a bid to overcome healthcare challenges. The partnership will see the trial of three smart home technology-focused projects designed to guide Australian research and development programs that will explore how IoT technology and applied learning-based systems of artificial intelligence can support assisted living programs in healthcare. Ian Aitken, CTO and head of New Business Development at Samsung Australia, told ZDNet he believes IoT and the concept of a smart home has not progressed much further than sensors opening a garage or switching lights on or off. He said the partnership with Deakin and Unisono will instead focus on improving things for people at home and will also aim to speed up the availability and deployment of such technology for people who need it. "We really want to put the smarts into smart homes. We see the traditional way of doing it -- just turning things on and off -- not quite there," he said.