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exploited solutions and protocols peculiar to the IoT paradigm. In particular, network sensor nodes are connected by
means of LoRaWAN protocol to a proper Gateway; it has
been so possible to assure wide area coverage with reduced
power consumption, thus avoiding further power requirement to the detriment of node operation (typically " always
on, due to the nature of the measurands). LoRa Gateway exchanges measurement data and node information with a
suitable platform implemented with the open-source platform ThingsBoard.
ThingsBoard, in fact, allows a simple management of the
network nodes and their measurement results; furthermore,
several templates of gauges and charts make the visualization
of the data immediate and straightforward, according to the
IoT paradigm. Functionality and performance of both nodes
and platform have been assessed; with specific regard to the
nodes, reference radioactive source with known energy spectrum has been adopted to assess the capability of the realized
conditioning section and digital processing to carry out spectrometry and transmit the results to the IoT platform for the
visualization. Ongoing activities are mainly focused on the deployment of the sensor network in an actual dismissed nuclear
plant and the development of suitable rules, involving Bayesian methods, for early detection of radiological risk.

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Rosario Schiano Lo Moriello (rschiano@unina.it) is an Associate Professor of mechanical and thermal measurements at
University of Naples Federico II, Italy. He holds a Ph.D. degree
in electrical engineering. His research activity is mainly focused on IoT-based monitoring and measurement platforms;
advanced sampling strategies for embedded measurement
systems; innovative methods for bias and drift compensation
of MEMS-based inertial measurement units.
Alessandro Tocchi (alessandro.tocchi@unina.it) is a Ph.D. degree student in electronic engineering at University of Naples
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focused on developing of innovative DAS systems based on
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Giorgio de Alteriis (giorgio.dealteriis@unina.it) is currently a
Ph.D. degree student in technology, innovation and management at the University of Bergamo and University of Naples
Federico II, Italy. His current research activity is mainly focused innovative methods based on redundant configuration
of MEMS IMU for bias and drift compensation and IoT-based
distributed monitoring systems.

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