FirstIgnite is supporting the commercialization of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s enhancing machine to machine trust technology. This technology is a continuous, adaptive, lightweight trust computation framework designed for machine-to-machine (M2M) networks, leveraging distributed ledger and smart-contract technologies as its backbone.

This technology has various applications, including autonomous vehicles, smart city systems, smart energy grid control, M2M communications solutions, zero-trust security, and IoT devices. The M2M connections market was valued at $19.18 billion in 2020 and is projected to increase to $26.52 billion by 2026.

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s enhancing machine to machine trust technology is ready for collaboration (licensing, partnerships, industry feedback, etc.). Is your company the right fit? If you’d be available for a conversation with the Johns Hopkins University APL team, you can schedule a time directly on their team’s calendar here.

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