To realize the scale of device deployments as envisioned by the Internet of Things (IoT), we inevitably face the issue of how these numerous “Things” are to be powered. In the case of many smart appliances, for example your Philips Hue bulbs or Amazon Echo Dot, this is a non-issue since these devices are connected to mains power. The same may be said for battery-powered appliances, such as smart watches and fitness bands, where recharging or replacing a battery is easy and convenient.

Tim Daulby has won an award for presenting his work on intermittent computing at ENSsys 2020, the 8th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting & Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems.

Tim's paper, entitled ''Exploring NVM technologies through the lens of intermittent computation'', evaluated emerging non-volatile memory technologies across a number of metrics. It explored their impact on the design of intermittent computing devices.