Speaker Biograghy: Kevin is a Lead Engineer for SITA Lab, SITA’s strategic research and development arm. He is currently focused on programmes exploring wearable technology, and iBeacons, a technology that triggers the display of location-relevant information on mobile devices. Kevin has over 20 years' experience in software development and product management in the air transport industry, and has been a Lead Engineer at SITA Lab since its inception in 2008. He has been in charge of SITA's iBeacon research for the last year.


Day 2 - 11 March
Session: Technology, Systems Integration, IT & ICT

09:30 - 09:55 - Beacons – gateway to the Internet of Things
Synopsis: This presentation will explore how Bluetooth beacons can be deployed at an airport to improve the passenger experience and also provide real-time information on the airport environment through light, temperature, movement and audio sensors. The presentation will also cover why the industry needs to treat beacons as a common-use technology in the airport, and why we need standards to make the experience interoperable.

Audience will learn:

• What Bluetooth low-energy beacons are
• How passengers can benefit from them
• Why they need to be a shared resource
• How they can be used to monitor the airport environment (such as temperature/light/movement)