IoT Belfast 27: Reflections & Innovations for 2025

IoT Belfast is back! Join us for an evening of insights, innovations, and networking as we reflect on the past year's developments in IoT and take a forward look into 2025.

About the Speakers & Talk Topics

• Martin Naughton: Founder of Galvia Digital, Martin is a seasoned solution architect specializing in tech of the 4th Industrial Revolution, with over 25 years of experience in industries like Energy, Aerospace, and Finance. He has helped execute programs like the Digital Surge initiative, helping Northern Ireland businesses embrace IoT, AI, and Blockchain. Martin will guide us through IoT trends from the past year and their implications for the future.
• Norbert Sagnard: Business Development Manager at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Wireless Innovation, Norbert specializes in cutting-edge wireless technologies like mmWave 5G, IoT, and physical layer security. He will share insights from the latest academic research, covering topics like secure industrial IoT communications and the potential of quantum deep reinforcement learning for 6G systems.
• Sean Gilmour: Technical leader and consultant specializing in AI, machine vision systems, and local LLM technologies. Sean has led teams developing AI-driven machine vision solutions and architected cloud systems for advanced applications. His talk, “Adding AI to Your IoT Product,” will explore the latest technologies enabling AI on the edge.

What to Expect
Get ready for a night of engaging presentations and discussions covering:

• The biggest IoT advancements of the past year.
• The trends and technologies shaping IoT in 2025 and beyond.
• Insights into emerging innovations like 6G, secure communications, and IoT.

Agenda

• 6:30 PM: Informal networking with light refreshments.
• 7:00 PM: Welcome and introductions by Martin Naughton.
• 7:15 PM: Presentations:
• Martin Naughton: IoT Retrospective & Lessons for 2025 (15 mins + 5 mins Q&A).
• Norbert Sagnard: The Future of IoT Research & Technology (15 mins + 5 mins Q&A).
• Sean Gilmour: Adding AI to Your IoT Product – A high-level overview of the latest technologies enabling AI on the edge (15 mins + 5 mins Q&A).
• 8:15 PM: More chats afterwards
• 8:30 PM: Head for pints

Location
Ulster University Belfast - Lecture Theatre 1 (BC-LG-211) - New Building

This event was organized by Galvia Digital