Uncertainty in IoT for Smart
Healthcare: Challenges,
and Opportunities
Anis Tissaoui
(B) and Malak Saidi
VPNC Lab, FSJEG, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia
anis.tissaoui@fsjegj.rnu.tn, malaksaidi16@gmail.com
Abstract. According to Knight, uncertainty signifies deviations from the
expected states, which prevent us from the use of any probability for the
determination of a result for a given action or decision [1]. This paper
describes the phenomenon of uncertainty in the face of technological megatrends and challenges associated with them. The article focuses on the analysis of the uncertainty in one of the most important technology trends – the
Internet of Things (IoT) – on the example of Healthcare. The right decisions are not always equivalent to good results. Sometimes, the decision
taken in accordance with general rules brings worse results than the one
who breaks them. Such a situation is possible as a result of the uncertainty
accompanying the predictions of the future. In this article the concept of
the IoT is treated as a big, complex, dynamic system with specific characteristics, dimensions. structures and behaviors. The aim of the article is to
analyze the factors that may determine the uncertainty and ambiguity of
such systems in the context of the development of Healthcare, and recommendations are made for future research directions.
Keywords: Uncertainty · Internet of Things · Smart Healthcare
1 Introduction
The basic idea of the Internet of Things is the pervasive presence around us of
a variety of things or objects – such as Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID)
tags, sensors, actuators, mobile phones, etc. – which, through unique addressing
schemes, are able to interact with each other and cooperate with their neighbors
to reach common goals [7].
This The advent of the Internet of Things is changing people’s lives and their
integration with the surrounding environment. It is estimated that the number of
connected IoT devices will outgrow the world population and increase to 50 billion
by end 2020 [2]. The technical evolution of IoT also stimulates the development of
smart homes. It not only makes people’s daily living more convenient, but also can
contribute solutions for challenges in healthcare system [3,4].
Key fields and applications (This can be portrayed in Fig. 1) for applying
IoT solutions encompass [5]: smart cities, smart power networks, smart transport
c
The Author(s) 2020
M. Jmaiel et al. (Eds.): ICOST 2020, LNCS 12157, pp. 232–239, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_19
Healthcare: Challenges,
and Opportunities
Anis Tissaoui
(B) and Malak Saidi
VPNC Lab, FSJEG, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia
anis.tissaoui@fsjegj.rnu.tn, malaksaidi16@gmail.com
Abstract. According to Knight, uncertainty signifies deviations from the
expected states, which prevent us from the use of any probability for the
determination of a result for a given action or decision [1]. This paper
describes the phenomenon of uncertainty in the face of technological megatrends and challenges associated with them. The article focuses on the analysis of the uncertainty in one of the most important technology trends – the
Internet of Things (IoT) – on the example of Healthcare. The right decisions are not always equivalent to good results. Sometimes, the decision
taken in accordance with general rules brings worse results than the one
who breaks them. Such a situation is possible as a result of the uncertainty
accompanying the predictions of the future. In this article the concept of
the IoT is treated as a big, complex, dynamic system with specific characteristics, dimensions. structures and behaviors. The aim of the article is to
analyze the factors that may determine the uncertainty and ambiguity of
such systems in the context of the development of Healthcare, and recommendations are made for future research directions.
Keywords: Uncertainty · Internet of Things · Smart Healthcare
1 Introduction
The basic idea of the Internet of Things is the pervasive presence around us of
a variety of things or objects – such as Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID)
tags, sensors, actuators, mobile phones, etc. – which, through unique addressing
schemes, are able to interact with each other and cooperate with their neighbors
to reach common goals [7].
This The advent of the Internet of Things is changing people’s lives and their
integration with the surrounding environment. It is estimated that the number of
connected IoT devices will outgrow the world population and increase to 50 billion
by end 2020 [2]. The technical evolution of IoT also stimulates the development of
smart homes. It not only makes people’s daily living more convenient, but also can
contribute solutions for challenges in healthcare system [3,4].
Key fields and applications (This can be portrayed in Fig. 1) for applying
IoT solutions encompass [5]: smart cities, smart power networks, smart transport
c
The Author(s) 2020
M. Jmaiel et al. (Eds.): ICOST 2020, LNCS 12157, pp. 232–239, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_19