KPN LoRa cases

How LoRa enables track and trace solutions in construction. The benefits of LoRa and how to define the optimal IoT solution for your use case.

Paul Coppens

Paul Coppes, Commercial Product Manager KPN Things at KPN.

Simone Tertoolen

Simone is UX designer at KPN IoT. We design friendly and intuitive solutions that help our customers in their day-to-day business. Simone is also founder and designer of MINOIS – smart minimalist handbags.

(In the 15 years of designing interactions between people and computer, Simone has seen the field evolving rapidly. She had the privilege to be closely involved in the revolution of digital devices in our lives: touch screens, smartphones, wearables and car navigation. With an MSc in Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology and a minor ‘Création Industrielle” from Ecole Nationale Supérieure in Paris, Simone combines solid technical knowledge with a keen eye for elegant designs. During her work as UX researcher, manager but above all designer Simone gained a good understanding of designing, developing and delivering complex software solutions. Simone currently combines her role of UX Designer at KPN IoT with her own entrepreneurial adventure MINOIS.)

Simone is hosting the workshop ‘Quick-start with LoRa‘ (Friday 11-13h)

Martijn Voerman

Martijn is a User Experience designer with a preference for physical interfaces. Currently responsible at KPN IoT for the Things Portal – An interface to easily manage your (wireless) IoT devices and port their data to any end-point.

His graduation at HKU’s Interaction Design in 1999 was infused with interactive installations. Starting as an all-round programmer – designer – entrepreneur, he professionalized into a senior UX designer, focussing on improving design processes by promoting a user centered design thinking approach.

Early 2010’s he ran a company, Fuzeo which produced connected hardware, supporting motor-shows and ice-skating rings.

Martijn is hosting the workshop ‘Quick-start with LoRa‘ (Friday 11-13h)

Workshop LoRa

Quick-start with wireless devices on the LoRa Network

Wireless IoT on LoRa with the KPN Things Portal
LoRa (Long Range) is a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology. KPN has set-up a LoRa network with national coverage. To support activation and management of devices and their data, we have created the Things Portal.

Workshop
This workshop will have a practical hands-on part and a conceptual part.

Everyone will get a Marvin LoRa development board to work with. You’ll be programming (easy instructions) the board, bring it online through our Portal and choose an end-point to send it’s data to.

Now that we’re inspired, we’ll discuss the possibilities of low-power wireless devices and come up with applications. At the end we’ll choose a winning concept, which will take home a device.

You’ll get to keep you account with the LoRa access.

What to bring
Bring your laptop, we’ll bring devices. If you have a device with LoRa connectivity you’re welcome to bring that too.

Max 20 people.

The workshops is hosted by Elias van den Berg, Martijn Voerman, and Simone Tertoolen

Maaike Harbers

Maaike Harbers is a professor of applied sciences in Artificial Intelligence & Society at Research Center Creating 010, and a senior lecturer at the Creative Media and Game Technologies program, both at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Her work focuses on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence on society, and she researches how designers of interactive, intelligent technology can account for the ethical implications of their concepts during design time. She often makes use of Value Sensitive Design. Currently she is involved in a research projects on public service media recommenders. Maaike Harbers holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, and a MA in Philosophy.

Maaike will be hosting the workshop ‘Make Me Think!’ within the session ‘Relate to the machine‘ (Friday 11-13h)

Tessa Steenkamp

Tessa Steenkamp (MSc) is an interaction designer focusing on interactions within cities rather than within software. She trained as an industrial designer at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and specialised in emergence and urban systems, receiving her MSc in Emergent Technologies and Design at the AA School of Architecture in London.

Currently, she works as an Experience Designer at UNSense, daughter company of architecture firm UNStudio. UNSense is a research and design company, using technology as a tool for humanising the built environment. Recent projects included the design of human-scale safety measures for The Hague’s International Zone, and convivial versions of e-commerce for the town of Waalwijk, a major logistical hub serving the Netherlands and Europe.

During her time as a Service Designer at the City of Amsterdam, Tessa initiated ‘OpenStad’ (‘OpenCity’). This government innovation programme creates digital tools for making local democracy more interactive, giving citizens more insight in – and power over – their direct living environments. Previously, Tessa worked as a designer and maker for Studio Roosegaarde in Rotterdam, and Umbrellium in London. 

Tessa will be a speaker in the session ‘The Hacking City‘ (Friday 11-13h)

Program

Our Two-day program

This is the full ThingsCon 2019 program overview. Student are welcome to join the general program but maybe you want join our special student program.

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Speakers & hosts

Our speakers & hosts

We are happy to announce our keynote speakers and hosts for sessions and workshops. These include:

Marleen Stikker
Tracy Rolling
Heather Wiltse
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
Klasien van de Zandschulp
Mirena Papadimitriou
Davide Gomba
Wouter Reeskamp

But wait, there are many more:

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