Ubiquitous Sensor Networks; the benefits of smart dust and mesh technology

Ms Joy Weiss, President and CEO
Dust Networks, United States
 
 
This presentation was given at Active RFID, RTLS & Sensor Networks 2008 on Nov 05, 2008.
 

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Presentation Summary

  • Wireless sensor mesh networks have reached a tipping point in the industrial market
  • Bottom line impact of improvements to process, energy savings and regulatory compliance
  • Convergence of wireless sensor networking technology and real time location technology

Speaker Biography

In the past 20 years, Joy Weiss has provided leadership for a broad range of technology companies. Joy was steeped in networking technologies early in her career in a variety of R&D, sales and general management roles at Nortel Networks, including her role as President and GM of Nortel's Network Management division where she presided over record-breaking growth. As President and CEO of Esker, Joy led the enterprise software company through its IPO and subsequent merger with Teubner, Inc. Most recently, Joy served as President and CEO of Inviso, an award-winning microdisplay company, where she raised over $30 Million in venture funding. Joy holds a BS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Company Profile

Dust Networks, the leader in standards-based intelligent wireless sensor networking (WSN), provides ultra low-power, scalable, highly reliable embedded systems to OEMs in a wide range of markets. Dust Networks enables OEMs to offer monitoring and control solutions that provide unprecedented access to information from the physical world, resulting in improved operations, safer work environments, and increased competitive advantage. Dust Networks partners and participates with industry and standards groups, such as the HART Communication Foundation, ISA, IEEE, IETF, the SunSpec Alliance, IPSO and others, to ensure the broad adoption of interoperable wireless sensor networking products. Dust Networks is a California-based, privately-held technology company.