IoT Advisory Board Meeting #4

May 16-17, 2023
IoT Advisory Board Meeting # 4 Outcomes

• Review and discuss draft set of in-progress recommendations

• Level-set and knowledge transfer between sub-teams

• Review progress to date

• Identify information and barrier gaps

• Agenda topic items for Meeting 5 (July 18-19)

• Confirm meeting dates for August and September
Agenda
Meeting announcements and logistics

• Speaking/Participation

• Send Barbara copies of everything you shared here today

• IoTAB to the Audience: Disclaimer

• Audience comments: please send to us

• Meeting 2 (March 2023) minutes and presentations

• https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/march-2023-iot-ab-meeting-recording-and
Day 1 Speakers

• Syed Hosain (“Z”), Founder, CTO, Aeris Communications
Action items discussion
Meeting 3 (April 2023) Actions

Action Who When

Split sustainable infrastructure effort into smart cities and 

sustainability teams

Lots of overlaps between teams. Find a way to capture and address 

those overlaps

Confirm with board members not present on July 18-19

Confirm availability dates in September by email
August, Sept meetings

Aug 1-2 Aug 2-3 Aug 8-9 Aug 9-10 Aug 15-16 Aug 16-17 Aug 22-23 Aug 23-24 Aug 29-30 Sept 12-13Sept 13-14Sept 19-20Sept 20-21Sep 26-27 Sep 27-28

Ranveer Chandra Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Yes Yes

Tom Katsioulas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Dan Caprio Yes Yes

Pete Tseronis Yes Yes Yes Yes

Benson Chan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jeff Brewer Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Steve Griffith yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Mike Bergman Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Debbie Reynolds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Maria Rerecich Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes yes yes

Debra Lam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charter Element Mapping to Current Subgroups

Charter ElementA1:D23 Current Subgroups (as of April 2023 IoTAB meeting)

i. smart traffic and transit technologies; maps to Smart Traffic and Transit Technologies

ii. augmented logistics and supply chains; maps to Augmented Logistics and Smart Supply Chains

iii. sustainable infrastructure; maps to Sustainable and Critical Infrastructure

iv. precision agriculture; maps to Precision Agriculture

v. environmental monitoring; maps to Environmental Monitoring

vi. public safety; and maps to Public Safety

vii. health care; maps to Healthcare

Spectrum not handled yet

policies: maps to Policies

- Privacy maps to Privacy/Data Ownership

- security incl. CI maps to Security

- user protection not handled yet

- agency coordination not handled yet

small businesses not handled yet

International maps to International Engagement

Other Subgroups 

Consumer

Regulations & Commerce (prune or move to Policies)

Skills, Education, Workforce Development (assemble from subgroup contributions)

Smart Homes

Standards
Sub teams

Subteam Lead(s) Members Launched

Augmented logistics, supply chain, traceability Tom Ann, Robby, Mike, Steve, Tom Yes

Public Safety Ann Ann, Maria, Mike Nicole Yes

Healthcare Ann Ann, Maria, Mike Yes

Smart homes Ann, Kevin, Mike, Steve

International Engagement Dan Ann, Dan, Debbie, Mike, Tom

Consumer ? Debbie, Maria, Mike

Cybersecurity Mike, Steve Kevin, Mike, Pete, Ranveer, Steve, Tom Yes

Standards ? Debbie, Mike, Nick, Steve, Tom

Environmental Monitoring Arman Arman, Mike, Nick, Ranveer

Privacy/data ownership Debbie Debbie, Kevin, Maria, Mike Yes

Smart Traffic and transit technologies Steve Benson, Debbie, Kevin, Nicole, Steve Yes

Sustainable and smart infrastructure Tom, Pete Arman, Benson, Nicole, Pete, Steve, Tom Yes

Precision agriculture Ranveer Nick, Ranveer, Arman, Ann Yes

Skills, Education, Workforce Development Debbie, Kevin, Nicole, Pete, Robby

Regulations and commerce ? Debbie, Robby Consolidate?

Policies ? Benson, Ranveer Consolidate?

Spectrum Mike
Proposed: Report content organization around select themes

Theme Subteam(s)

Enhance and Modernize The Infrastructure That Supports IoT: Leads to: More licensed and unlicensed 

spectrum for broadband and narrowband deployment of IoT

Spectrum

Create Trust in IoT in All Market Categories: Leads to: Security, privacy, transparency, data usage (trust and 

privacy), data management (security)

Privacy/data ownership

Security

Ensure Supply Chain Reliability: Leads to: Free up and enable trade; support industry-managed reshoring; 

traceability for anti-counterfeit/anti-tampering

Augmented logistics

Smart supply chain

Address Challenges in the Context of An Ecosystem that is Global: Leads to: As important as the U.S. 

economy and domestic priorities are, it is a global picture and needs to be viewed as such.

International

Data Sovereignty? Data?

Align Federal Actions in IoT to Advance Policy Goals: 

a. Subgroups: Environmental Monitoring; Healthcare, Smart Traffic and Transit Technologies; Sustainable 

and Critical Infrastructure; Precision Agriculture

b. Climate change (policy), environmental monitoring (IoT application); 

c. Sustainability (policy), precision agriculture (IoT application)

d. Adopt further “Lab to Market” policies for federally-funded research

Enable a Strong and Diverse Workforce: Leads to: Workforce training; consumer awareness; diversity & 

inclusiveness

All should consider and develop 

content here
Progress and schedule review
Draft IoT AB Timeline to Report Publication in January 2024
Sub-team readouts

• [TBD] Sustainable Infrastructure

• [TBD] Supply Chain

• [TBD] Smart Traffic and Transportation

• [TBD] Public Safety
Key Takeaways – Day 1
Action items – Day 1
Day 2 Speakers

• Jeff Jockisch and Colby Scullion (Advantis Privacy)

• Harvey Reed (MITRE)
Key Takeaways – Day 2

• tbd
Meeting 4 (May 2023) Actions

Action Who When
Planning – Next Meeting
Meeting #4 planning

• Next meeting July 18-19, 2023

• Virtual format
Meeting #4 agenda items (proposed)
Reminder

Please send to Barbara 

electronic copies of everything 

you shared here today.