UNIVERSITY OF THINGS: TOWARD THE PERVASIVE UNIVERSITY IR ENE LUQU E RU IZ , PIL A R CASTRO GA R R IDO, GU ILLER MO M ATAS M IR A Z , FR A NCISCO BOR R EGO-JA R A BA, A ND M IGU EL Á NGEL

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UNIVERSITY OF THINGS: TOWARD THE PERVASIVE UNIVERSITY IR ENE LUQU E RU IZ , PIL A R CASTRO GA R R IDO, GU ILLER MO M ATAS M IR A Z , FR A NCISCO BOR R EGO-JA R A BA, A ND M IGU EL Á NGEL

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In the computing environment, the Internet of ªings (IoT) refers to a network of objects that are able to interconnect among themselves for exchanging information (Weiser 1991). ªe idea is quite simple, but not its deployment. It is about introducing small tags (RFID labels) into everyday familiar objects so they can be identiŸed and handled by a computer in a virtual world as they are handled by people in the real world.