Biography

Jinrong Fu conducts research in the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney under the supervision of Professor Athman Bouguettaya. He has worked on projects in edge computing, extended reality, and computer education. During his studies in China, he received multiple second prizes in national-level competitions in China, the Chinese National Scholarship. His current research interests include the Internet of Things and service computing, with a particular focus on crowdsourced Wireless Energy-as-a-Service (WEaaS), trust and energy-loss modeling, as well as the application of time-series models in these domains.

Project Title:

Crowdsourcing Energy as a Service

Project Description

Our objective is to crowdsource wireless energy from IoT devices to create a green IoT environment. Energy could be harvested using renewable energy sources, i.e., the kinetic movement of IoT users or their body heat. For example, a smart shoe may harvest energy from the physical activity of its user. The harvested energy could be used to charge the nearby IoT devices wirelessly. This research project aims to propose a service model for crowdsourced energy. The project also aims to propose a novel framework to compose crowdsourced energy services in a dynamic IoT environment. In addition, this project investigates how distance, mobility, and environmental factors cause energy loss during wireless energy transfer, and treats energy loss as a signal of trust and efficiency. We further use scenario-aware modeling and time-series prediction to help super-providers select and compose reliable and efficient crowdsourced energy services.