Application of IoT in military operations in a smart city

Johnsen, Frank T.; Zieliński, Z.; Wrona, Konrad; Suri, Niranjan; Fuchs, Christoph; Pradhan, Manas; Furtak, Janusz; Vasilache, Bogdan; Pellegrini, Vincenzo; Dyk, Michał; Marks, Michal; Krzyszton, Mateusz

doi:10.1109/icmcis.2018.8398690

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“…4 shows the entire process flow involving the SPF components for a scenario involving a service invocation request from a C2 (Stakeholder) Application. A live demonstration by the NATO IST-147 group was carried out in Warsaw, Poland which showed the military using the SPF edge computing solution for using in HADR scenarios [16], [17]. Considering a similar use-case where the SPF controller can be deployed on a Mobile Tactical Operations Center (MTOC) i.e.…”

Section: A Resource Monitoring and Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamic Resource Discovery and Management for Edge Computing Based on SPF for HADR Operations

Pradhan

Poltronieri

Tortonesi

2019

2019 International Conference on Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS)

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The Smart City concept tries to inherit the advantages of Internet-of-Things (IoT) into its realm to function alongside the existing legacy systems. One of the most promising aspects of IoT is Edge Computing, which tries to move the computing, traditionally done via a centralized infrastructure like the cloud to the edge of the network. This allows remote deployment of IoT assets closer to the source and application area of information enabling faster response times of action. Smart Cities of future envision using Edge Computing to their advantage for remote and distributed computing. Sieve, Process and Forward (SPF) is an Edge Computing solution for dynamic IoT applications for Smart City scenarios. The military is looking forward to use, as well as develop the SPF platform for its Edge Computing requirements. But currently, the SPF platform does not have the mechanism for remote discovery of edge resources and their management to leverage its potential completely. This paper tries to propose a resource discovery and management architecture and methodology for SPF to support future Human Assistance and Disaster Recovery (HADR) operations in Smart City environments with the vision of enabling interoperability between civilian and military platforms.

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Dynamic Resource Discovery and Management for Edge Computing Based on SPF for HADR Operations

Pradhan

Poltronieri

Tortonesi

2019

2019 International Conference on Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS)

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“…If used by the defense establishment and the intelligence community a claim that it is an "unusual weapon" is nullified, because government through actions have evidence that it is a "usual weapon". Because hacker and discovery tools are commonly used by both the military and civilians, both communities utilize the same over-arching information technology such as wireless, sharing, data storage, Internet of Things, and communication [13], [14], the legal foundation for prohibiting civilian ownership of potentially weaponized software evaporates.…”

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The Second Amendment and Cyber Weapons: Constitutional Relevance of Digital Gun Rights

Kallberg

2019

IEEE Technol. Soc. Mag.

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In the future, the United States government can seek to limit the ownership and usage of cyber weapons. The question is whether the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution gives a right to bear and own military-grade cyber weapons, and if so, under which conditions. The framers of the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791, did not limit the right to bear arms to defined weapons such as long rifles and pistols, but instead chose the broader word arms. The United States Supreme Court, in the case District of Columbia v. Heller, upheld a demarcation between "dangerous and unusual" weapons that are not permissible to own and weapons protected by the Second Amendment. Cyber weapons take the form of dual-use software, often shared and globally distributed, that in most cases can be weaponized for harmful purposes. In recent years, major corporations have sought to "hack back,"and if the hack back is authorized, the question becomes whether corporations have digital gun rights. Even if corporations are considered US persons, they do not automatically obtain digital gun rights based on the Second Amendment. This article discusses the core constitutional challenges for the United States government in prohibiting individual ownership of cyber weapons and the rationale for why corporations are in a weaker position regarding ownership of cyber arms. The argument brought forward is that individuals can claim Second Amendment protection of their right to own militarygrade software tools, but corporations must meet additional criteria to do so.

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“…For HADR operations in Smart City environments, the SPF solution can be used to gain hybrid SA i.e. from the IoT assets deployed by Smart Cities as well as by the military at the edge [14], [15].…”

Section: Integrating Spf Within a Military C2 Infrastructurementioning

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Generic Architecture for Edge Computing Based on SPF for Military HADR Operations

Pradhan

Poltronieri

Tortonesi

2019

2019 IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)

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Internet-of-things (IoT) devices have led to ubiquitous, remote and autonomous computing at the edge of the networks. These devices offload sensing, actuation and processing tasks away from the core of the network. The concept of Smart Cities tries to leverage Edge Computing based on IoT technologies for remote and distributed computing. Sieve, Process and Forward (SPF) is a Value-of-Information (VoI) based Fog as a Service (FaaS) solution for dynamic IoT applications in Smart City scenarios. The military has been looking to utilize the SPF platform for Edge Computing to assist in Human Assistance and Disaster Recovery (HADR) operations. A recent NATO IST 147 RTG demonstration proved the validity of SPF, but also highlighted the need of extending the current architecture to support specific use-case scenarios for HADR systems. This paper tries to propose a generic architecture based on SPF to enable interoperability between military C2 (Command and Control) and core computing systems to support future HADR operations in Smart City environments.

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Application of IoT in military operations in a smart city

Cited by 61 publications

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Dynamic Resource Discovery and Management for Edge Computing Based on SPF for HADR Operations

Dynamic Resource Discovery and Management for Edge Computing Based on SPF for HADR Operations

The Second Amendment and Cyber Weapons: Constitutional Relevance of Digital Gun Rights

Generic Architecture for Edge Computing Based on SPF for Military HADR Operations

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