Research

Read the thesis online: IoT semantic-based monitoring of infrastructures using a microservices architecture. Author: Marc Vila Gómez | Advisors: María Ribera Sancho Samsó and Ernest Teniente López

Research Topic

In short: Monitoring physical infrastructures using Internet of Things devices, Semantics and Microservices Architectures.

This research was developed within the framework of an industrial PhD and focused on covering the entire pipeline—from the reading of an IoT sensor to the generation of meaningful, actionable information.

Key contributions include:

• A semantic layer to homogenize sensor data input using ontologies, making data integration across the IoT ecosystem more scalable and interoperable.
• A microservices-based architecture for scalable, flexible, modular, and fault-tolerant system design.

The proposed approach enables intelligent monitoring and decision-making based on IoT sensor data. It contributes not only to industrial applications but also provides a foundation for future academic research in the field.

Keywords: Internet of Things, Semantics, Cyber-Physical Systems, Microservices

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Publications

• Critical Infrastructure Awareness based on IoT Context Data. M. Vila, M.-R. Sancho, E. Teniente, X. Vilajosana. Actas de las XIX Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS 2024). Sistedes (2024).

• Relating Context and Self Awareness in the Internet of Things. D. Arnaiz, M. Vila, E. Alarcón, F. Moll, M.-R. Sancho, E. Teniente. International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS, 2023.

• Critical Infrastructure Awareness based on IoT Context Data. M. Vila, M.-R. Sancho, E. Teniente, X. Vilajosana. Advances in Context-awareness in Internet of Mobile Things. Internet of Things Journal, Volume 23, 2023.

• Modeling Context-Aware Events and Responses in an IoT Environment. M. Vila, M.-R. Sancho, E. Teniente. International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE, 2023.

• Monitoring, IoT Devices, and Semantics. M. Vila, M.-R. Sancho, E. Teniente. International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, Demo Track, PerCom, 2023.

• Internet of Things Semantic-Based Monitoring of Infrastructures using a Microservices Architecture. M. Vila. International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing. Ph.D. Symposium, ICSOC Workshops, 2022.

• Edge-to-Cloud Sensing and Actuation Semantics in the Industrial Internet of Things. M. Vila, V. Casamayor, S. Dustdar, E. Teniente. Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal, 2022.

• Semantics for Connectivity Management in IoT Sensing. M. Vila, MR. Sancho, E. Teniente, X. Vilajosana. International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER, 2021.

• XYZ Monitor: IoT Monitoring of Infrastructures Using Microservices. M. Vila, MR. Sancho, E. Teniente. International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing, STRAPS, ICSOC Workshops, 2020.

• Consuming data sources to generate actionable items.
  M. Vila, MR. Sancho, J. Gorchs, 2019 (MSc Thesis).

• APi-City: Integrant i-City en Android.
  M. Vila, J. Montero, J. Casanovas, 2016 (BSc Thesis).