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"Using HTTP/3 Based Local Cloud to Improve Smart Home Performance, Security, and Extend Functionality to Underserved Regions"

This presentation explores enhancing and securing smart home devices through edge and hybrid cloud systems using HTTP/3. HTTP/3 improves on previous protocols by using UDP-based transport for lightweight and efficient data transmission while eliminating the TCP three-way handshake. Using edge computing and containerization, this research deploys a localized smart home cloud with Raspberry Pi clusters, Nextcloud, and Home Assistant. The setup improves privacy, reduces dependence on external networks, and enhances performance, especially in rural and underserved areas. Through literature review and practical implementation, this work evaluates HTTP/3 in smart home environments and proposes a resilient edge-cloud architecture to improve latency, resource use, energy efficiency, and security.


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  • March First Brewing & Distilling
  • 7885 E Kemper Rd
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • United States 45249
  • Room Number: Voltage Room
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  • Starts 12 May 2026 09:15 PM UTC
  • Ends 28 May 2026 04:00 PM UTC
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Jacob Koch, Ph.D. of Northern Kentucky University

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Using HTTP/3 Based Local Cloud to Improve Smart Home Performance, Security, and Extend Functionality to Underserved Regi

This presentation explores enhancing and securing smart home devices through edge and hybrid cloud systems using HTTP/3. HTTP/3 improves on previous protocols by using UDP-based transport for lightweight and efficient data transmission while eliminating the TCP three-way handshake. Using edge computing and containerization, this research deploys a localized smart home cloud with Raspberry Pi clusters, Nextcloud, and Home Assistant. The setup improves privacy, reduces dependence on external networks, and enhances performance, especially in rural and underserved areas. Through literature review and practical implementation, this work evaluates HTTP/3 in smart home environments and proposes a resilient edge-cloud architecture to improve latency, resource use, energy efficiency, and security.

Biography:

Jacob Koch is an Assistant Professor of Cyber Security and IT at Northern Kentucky University in the School of Computing and Analytics. He received his PhD in Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati. His research interests are primarily in cloud computing and virtualization technologies, as well as IoT, and cyber security, with papers such as "Practical Applications of Edge Computing to Accelerate Cloud Hosted Web Content" and "Securing HTTP/3 Web Architecture in the Cloud" winning best paper of the session. He has worked with both state and government officials for his research regarding history, bat populations, virtual systems, and cloud computing. 

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