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IoT Without Losing Control – From Theory and Technology to Reality

23.06.2026 | 15:00 - 17:00 h
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Quickly set up, worked perfectly - until it suddenly doesn’t. Many IoT issues only become visible when things get expensive or critical.

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IoT Without Losing Control – From Theory and Technology to Reality


IoT projects rarely fail because of the technology itself. They fail because of architecture, dependencies, and a lack of control. In this interactive workshop, you will get an honest reality check and concrete decision-making guidance for professional IoT operations.

What you will take away:
how to realistically assess scalability, range, and energy consumption – including airtime limitations and the 1% duty cycle problem
  • how to avoid vendor lock-in and platform dependencies
  • what secure architectures look like – including identities, certificates, Zero Trust, SBOMs, and secure updates
  • what sensors can really deliver in the field – based on real deployments
  • how to better understand new regulatory requirements such as the CRA and NIS-2

In the workshop, we will work on:
  • an IoT Reality Check for typical project scenarios
  • a risk and dependency assessment for IoT architectures
  • concrete decisions around wireless technology, sensor technology, platforms, and operations
  • practical questions from real IoT deployments
  • answers to your own questions and scenarios

The format combines short expert impulses, interactive reality checks, practical examples, and open discussions. This is not just a theoretical overview, but concrete guidance for IoT projects that need to be operated securely, scalably, and with control.

With guest speakers from Fraunhofer IIS / mioty Alliance and Sentinum GmbH. The workshop also includes Q&A and a get-together from 5 p.m. for networking in air-conditioned rooms with drinks, snacks, and fresh crêpes.

For everyone who builds, operates, or makes decisions about IoT systems – including an overview of new regulatory requirements such as the CRA and NIS-2.

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Agenda


The IoT Reality Check 

  • Why IoT projects rarely fail because of technology
  •  Interactive reality check
  • The underestimated risks! Unnecessary dependencies, lack of control, wrong architectural decisions 

IoT today is more than just plugging in power and collecting data!  

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The Real Challenges 

  • Scaling & airtime (e.g. the 1% problem)
  • Range vs. energy consumption
  • Growing number of sensors & data
  • Vendor lock-in & platform dependencies
  • Why open source solutions alone are often not enough
  • New regulatory requirements (CRA, NIS-2, etc.)  

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Technology Deep Dive (Guest speaker from Fraunhofer IIS)

  • Limits of traditional IoT communication
  • New approaches for scalable, resilient networks
  • Positioning of technologies like mioty in the context of real-world requirements
  • Reference projects with mioty  

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Short Break

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Practice: Hardware & Real-World Conditions (Guest speaker from Sentinum GmbH)

  • What sensors actually deliver (and what they don’t)
  • Typical operational challenges
  • Firmware updates, etc.
  • Energy, data quality, lifespan  

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Architecture: Professional IoT Operations

  • Designing secure IoT architectures (identities, certificates, Zero Trust)
  • SBOM, vulnerability management & secure updates
  • Hybrid approaches (combining mioty, LoRaWAN, wM-Bus)
  • Data sovereignty & independent operating models  

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Live Insights into IoT Environments

  • Examples from real deployments
  • How architectural decisions play out in practice  

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Open Discussion & Q&A

  • Questions from the audience
  • Discussion of specific scenarios
  • Exchange on your own projects  

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From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: relaxed get-together at Josephs for exchange & networking!

Recommended for: For technical decision-makers, developers, operators, and project owners who plan, evaluate, or professionally operate IoT systems – especially in the fields of infrastructure, industry, smart cities, buildings, energy, and data-driven applications.

Also suitable for:

Students

Speakers

René Dünkler
Technologie Marketing
@Fraunhofer IIS
Benjamin Becker
Director Trust & Innovation
@abl solutions GmbH
Marcello Cianciulli
Head of Engineering
@abl Solutions GmbH
Manuel Hart
Geschäftsführer
@Sentinum GmbH

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abl solutions GmbH

abl solutions GmbH develops digital platform solutions for connected data and IoT, with a strong focus on security, scalability, and digital sovereignty.
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Pallax is a modular data and IoT platform for secure, scalable, and sovereign data integration, automation, and transparency across connected systems.
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IoT Without Losing Control – From Theory and Technology to Reality
23.06.2026 | 15:00 - 17:00 h
JOSEPHS - Das Offene Innovationslabor | Augustinerstraße 19, 90403 Nürnberg
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