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      IoT platforms for academic research and development: a critical review

      There are many IoT platforms on the market with very different characteristics in terms of utilization models, features and availability. This paper provides a review of existing IoT platforms from the academia research and development perspective.
      Research paper

      The review first targets both closed source and open-source access models, focusing on 5 evaluation criteria: communication protocols, data visualization, data processing, integration with external services and security.

      Thereafter, the paper focuses on 10 open-source platforms deemed more suitable for research and development activities in academia, and evaluates them according to the five above criteria previously defined plus two criteria specific to open-source platforms: installation procedure and documentation.

      Full abstract in Applied Sciences doi:10.3390/app12042172

      Authors

      Luca de Nardis, Sapienza University of Rome

      Alireza Mohammadpour, National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT), Italy

      Giuseppe Caso, Ericsson Research

      Usman Ali, Sapienza University of Rome

      Maria-Gabriella di Benedetto, , Sapienza University of Rome

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      IoT platforms for academia RnD

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