1st Workshop On The Internet Of Things (IOT 2013) In Conjunction with SAICSIT 2013 (http://www.ict.ru.ac.za/saicsit2013/workshops.html) East London, South Africa, OCTOBER 7, 2013 Call for extended abstracts Todays internet is based on human oriented applications (web browsing, Email checking, social network applications, video streaming, etc.). The future of internet is predicted to be focusing on the interconnection of objects, or what is called the internet of things. That is, the Internet will serve as a seamless fabric and networked objects, where computers and phones that we currently use as the only mean to connect to internet will be augmented by other autonomous objects, such as RFID technology, sensor networks, actuators, etc., which will connect to internet and exchange information without involving the user. This is to provide the user with a variety of real world services. The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly gaining ground in the arena of wireless telecommunications and computer science, and attracting the research community in related fields. The workshop is organized in the context of research project between university of Cape town, RSA, and CERIST research centre, Algeria, co-funded by NRSF and DGRSDT. The aim is to bring researchers working on topics related to the on-going project in particular, and the arena of IoT in general, both from academia and research, to discuss and current contributions and results, and debate future perspectives. All papers will be published in an abstract booklet that will be distributed at the workshop venue. Extended versions of selected papers will be published, after a rigorous reviewing process, as chapters in a book with ISBN published by UNESCO (pending approval) or papers in an international journal (pending approval). Topics Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Communication protocols for the IoT System architectures for the IoT Emerging Services/middlewares on the IoT Integration of wireless, wired, and hybrid networks Service platforms for the IoT Enabling technologies and standards for the IoT Mobility management Context awareness Sustainable design Location-based services and geographic information systems Experimental prototypes and pilots; large-scale testbed infrastructures Applications, including: eHealth/mHealth; Smart Grid/Smart Metering, Smart House, smartCity connected consumer, fleet management, surveillance, Intelligent Transportation Systems Privacy and security Interconnection between IP and sensor networks Interconnection between RFID and sensor networks Machine to Machine communications Energy efficiency in smart object scenarios IoT management and interoperability Participatory and global sensing Performance measurement and tuning, scalability Simulation and analytical studies Testbed, prototype, and practical systems White Spaces and IoT IoT for development (IoT4D) Steering committee Antoine Bagula, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Anne Kayem, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Djamel Djenouri, CERIST, Algeria. Marco Zennaro, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy. Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. Muthoni Masinde, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Jacob Wikner, Linkoping University, Sweden. Important Dates Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2013 Acceptance/Rejection Notification: September 05, 2013 Camera ready copy: September 15, 2013