Evolution of HiTL Technologies

Abstract

This chapter shows the readers a certain evolution in terms of Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber‐physical systems (CPSs). It also shows a timeline containing some of the relevant events and works that were referenced. The development of mobile phone networks surpasses other infrastructures, such as paved roads and electricity, in many low‐ and middle‐income countries, diminishing the need for fixed Internet deployment. Thus, mobile phones mare extremely common, increasingly cheap, and provide mobile Internet connectivity almost everywhere, even in less favored environments. These characteristics make them excellent candidates for gateways for new types of large‐scale human‐in‐the‐loop CPSs (HiTLCPSs) aimed at solving real‐world social problems. Since social networks are becoming so important in the interconnections between humans, it is expected that they will play a prominent role in HiTLCPSs. As mobile technology develops, social networking websites become increasingly more pervasive.