3The Internet of Things and Cognitive Analytics
Introduction
Today, we live in a world where technological devices (from smart phones to assisting-living devices and smart watches) are ubiquitous and where almost everything can become a computer and be linked to the Internet, leading to the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT). This interconnectivity allows the Internet of Things to collect all kinds of data about human social life (Ma, 2011; Ning & Wang, 2011; Atzori, Iera, & Morabita, 2014; Borgia, 2014; Yang, Zhang, & Vasilakos, 2014). As a result, “data are more deeply woven into the fabric of our lives than ever before” (Bi & Cochran, 2014, p. 250). However, the mere availability of data is not sufficient to improve ...
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