Novel Decentralized algorithms

My research pioneers a novel decentralized systems paradigm and articulates a groundbreaking theoretical model for distributed systems. This is the first disruptive diversion from the classical model, following 40 years of research and industrialization of distributed systems by great minds. The new decentralized architecture inspires a new way of thinking in the field of distributed systems. We have mathematical proof that the model I theorized is consistent.

For the high-tech industry, the paradigm is poised to profoundly impact smart home technology, industrial control, Blockchain, PubSub middleware, and interplanetary communication.

Decentralized algorithms Story

There isn't much I can share at this time on this product. I defended my dissertation in December 2023. I intended to take a long time off but became anxious to move forward a week later. I am currently working on several patent applications stemming from the theory and empirical results presented in the dissertation. I will be able to share more after the patents are submitted. In the mean time, I developed an approachable talk about the subject, with focus on the smart home:

Stop Kicking your Smart Home Controller

Are we ever going to have a highly available and reliable smart home?
What are computer scientists doing in 2024 to enable the industry efforts of a reliable and highly available smart home?
Do computers make correct decisions, and do multiple computers that work together enhance the reliability of decision-making?
Does the emperor have a network?

The smart home has been a fad for well more than a decade. There was a time when every marketing department on the planet decided that the Internet of Things (IoT) had to be embossed on everything the company did. Household names such as Samsung, Google, Apple, IKEA, and numerous others participated in the IoT revolution. Promising a Smart Home. Suddenly, your toaster wasn't just a toaster but a "smart bread browning solution with IoT capabilities." Never mind that it frequently didn't connect to anything other than the kitchen counter. The emperor had no Wi-Fi.

Formal studies and colloquial data have shown that users are frustrated with their systems [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Nearly ten years after the hitchhiker [6] taught us what can go wrong, the researchers in [1] still found the smart home to be a fruitful source of negative emotions such as anger, guilt, and regret.

There are multiple reasons for the current state of technology, and in this talk, we will discuss how they were solved in December 2023. The solutions defined in my Ph.D. dissertation are being patented, and I will transform them to industrial players that will bring them to markets. These solutions have the potential to disrupt multiple industries, with positive implications that extend far beyond the smart home, poised to impact industrial control, Blockchain systems, PubSub middleware, and interplanetary communication.

[1] D. Marikyan, S. Papagiannidis, and E. Alamanos. Cognitive dissonance in technology adoption: A study of smart home users. Information Systems Frontiers 2020 25:3, 25:1101–1123, 7 2020.

[2] J. Newman. The smart home is flailing as a concept – because it sucks, FastCompany 2021.

[3] K. Adzo. Most common problems with smart home technology systems, 2022.

[4] Ted G. "The smart home is dead," Says a Key Industry Expert, 2021

[5] K. Maxwell. Smart home disappointment will hinder adoption, 2019.

[6] T. W. Hnat, V. Srinivasan, J. Lu, T. I. Sookoor, R. Dawson, J. Stankovic, and K. Whitehouse. The hitchhiker's guide to successful residential sensing deployments. Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems, pages 232–245, 11 2011.

Why Banyan?

Banyan is a tree that develops accessory trunks from adventitious aerial roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. As the Banyan grows, its topology resembles a grove of trees, with every trunk connected directly or indirectly to the primary trunk. At the time of writing my dissertation, some Banyans had reached a longevity of around 500 years.

This wonder of nature reminds me of decentralized controllers, available over long durations and providing highly reliable and continuous operations.

stablediffusion, Banyan trees growing in

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