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Benson, Mark. "Matter: Industry Collaboration for a Sustainable Smart Home." Consumer Electronics Show. January 08, 2025.

Benson, Mark. "Fireside Chat with Mark Benson." Samsung eXperience. April 18, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "Minnesota Roots: A Leadership Career in Smart Home Tech." Willmar Rotary Club. January 24, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "US Cyber Trust Mark Panel." Consumer Technology Association. January 11, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "Smart home trends: growth factors, challenges, and opportunities." Parks Associates CONNECTIONS. January 09, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "Harmony in Diversity: Partnering for the Next Generation of Smart Living." Association for Smarter Homes and Buildings. January 08, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "Overcoming the top 3 barriers to mass adoption of smart home technology." Parks Associates CONNECTIONS. May 25, 2023.

Benson, Mark. "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: The Birth of the True Smart Home." MIT Media Lab. March 09, 2023.

Benson, Mark. "Bringing Calm to Our Connected World." Consumer Electronics Show. January 05, 2023.

Benson, Mark. "The Future of the Smart Home." Wall Street Journal Techlive. October 25, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Samsung Developer Conference Keynote." Samsung Developer Conference. October 12, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Empathy at the Edge: Innovating for the Next Generation of Smart Home Living." Computer History Museum Keynote. September 28, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Building for Tomorrow: Smart Multi-Dwelling Units and Next-Gen Resident Experiences." Ruckus Big Dogs Keynote. March 23, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Together for Tomorrow." Consumer Electronics Show Keynote. January 04, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Predictions on Conversational AI, Fog Computing, and Digital Privacy." CIO Synergy. August 29, 2019.

Benson, Mark. "IoT Cybersecurity and Innovation for Regulated Industries." Harvard Club of NYC. September 12, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "Making IoT Work For Your Organization: Lessons Learned in Digital Transformation." Smart IoT London. March 21, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "The Smart Business of Smart Things." Agile Day Twin Cities. November 17, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "The Organizational Psychology of the Internet of Things: How to Use Technology to Drive Behavioral Change." Sensors Expo. June 28, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Building an Organizational IoT Competency: How to Prevent Disaster." IoT Slam. June 22, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Organizational Leadership: Building a Sustainable Cyber-Physical Security Competency." University of Minnesota. June 07, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "IoT for Organizations: Avoiding Common Pitfalls." University of Wisconsin-Madison. May 03, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Improving Energy Efficiency of Intelligent Buildings with Smart IoT Retrofits." AHR Expo. February 01, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Data Analytics for IoT Device Deployments: Industry Trends and Architectural Trade Offs." Sensors Midwest. September 28, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Enabling Service-Delivery Business Models with Remote Sensing Technology." Sensors Midwest. September 28, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Future on Water: IoT Infiltration into Water Management Solutions." Minnesota Water Technology Summit. September 20, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Monetizing in New Technology Spaces." Frost & Sullivan Growth, Innovation, and Leadership. September 13, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "The Rise of Platforms in the IoT." Peggy Smedley Institute. September 09, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Beyond the Dashboard: Business Process Optimization Through IoT Data Analytics." IoT Evolution. July 13, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "A Modern Platform Approach for Creating Smart Connected Products." Sensors Expo. June 13, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Developing a Future-Proof IoT Roadmap for Connected Devices and Data." Sensors Expo. June 12, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Business Analytics and the Internet of Things." Minnetonka Vantage Advanced Professional Studies. May 11, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "IoT: It Takes an Ecosystem." IoT Fuse. April 12, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Industrial Business Transformation Through Connected Products." IoT Evolution. January 27, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Building Sticky Brand Loyalty with a Connected Product Strategy." IoT Evolution. January 27, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Understanding and Mitigating IoT Security Hazards." Internet of Things Developers Conference. May 01, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Internet of Things Security Patterns." Internet of Things Stream Conference. April 02, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Disruptive Innovation Through IoT." Financial Executives International. April 01, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Five Phases of IoT: A Market Maturity Model for the New Connected Device Economy." IoT Fuse. March 02, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Internet of Things: Opportunities Abound As We Live an Increasingly Connected Life." Minnesota High Tech Association. March 01, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "A Micro-Vertical Engine Approach for Rapid IoT Mass Customization." M2M Evolution. February 01, 2014.

Benson, Mark. "Cloud 101 for Embedded Designers." Design West. April 24, 2013.

Benson, Mark. "Introduction to the M2M Ecosystem: Emerging Trends." IoT Twin Cities. March 14, 2013.

Benson, Mark. "Trading Power and Performance to Achieve Optimal Thermal Design for Battery-Powered Devices." Communications, Microsystems, Optoelectronics, and Sensors. July 18, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Preparing For Future Health Technology Trends by Analyzing Current Consumer Demand." American Telemedicine Association. May 01, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Multi-Core Architectural Decomposition Methods for Low-Power Symmetric and Asymmetric Multi-Processing." Design West. March 27, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Android Adoption and its Economic Impacts to Product Software Strategy." Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference. March 22, 2011.

Benson, Mark. "Avoiding the Pitfalls: Five Tactics for IoT Program Leaders." IoT Central. January 09, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "The Organizational Psychology of IoT." IoT Agenda. October 23, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Tiers of User Experience for Smart Connected Appliances." Appliance Design Magazine. July 17, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Building An Organizational IoT Competency: What You Need To Know." Forbes. April 21, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "The Voice of Machine Learning Starts and Ends With Humans." Embedded Computing Design. March 03, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "How the Internet of Things is Changing Corporate Innovation." IoT Agenda. February 09, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Five Avoidable Complications Of Corporate IoT Innovation Programs." Forbes. December 21, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Best Practices in Predictive Maintenance for Connected Industrial Equipment." Industrial Equipment News. October 10, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "5 Best Practices For Winning the IoT Security Arms Race." Dark Reading. September 27, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "IoT Organizational Readiness for Multiunit Industrial Enterprises." IoT Innovator. August 31, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Don’t Design from Scratch When You Can Do an In-field Retrofit." Embedded Computing Design. June 11, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "IoT for Durable Goods Manufacturing: An Exercise in Business Transformation." IoT Now. April 11, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Eleven Myths About Data Analytics for IoT Device Fleets." Electronic Design. April 06, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "What Makes IoT Security So Hard?." Security Ledger. April 05, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "The Art of Software Thermal Management for Embedded Systems." Springer Verlag. January 31, 2014.

Benson, Mark. "Software Thermal Management with TI OMAP Processors." Electronic Engineering Journal. August 02, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Developing Embedded Hybrid Code Using OpenCL." Real Time Computing Magazine. July 20, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "The Influence of Mass-Market Design Patterns from Adjacent Industries on the Development of Niche Diagnostic Devices." Medical Design Technology Magazine. June 05, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Intelligent Data Management for Wireless Medical Devices." Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry Guide to Outsourcing. February 08, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Domain-Driven Device Cloud Design with Monte Carlo Methods." Embedded Systems Design. August 31, 2011.

Benson, Mark. "Wireless in Telehealth: Critical Considerations for Technology Adoption." Embedded Computing Design. August 10, 2011.

Benson, Mark. "Minimizing Technology Drift in Vertically-Integrated Medical Device Companies via Strategic Outsourcing." Medical Device Technology Magazine. July 07, 2011.

Benson, Mark. "This New Line of Smart Lights Will Elevate Your Kitchen." Men's Journal. July 18, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "GE Lighting and SmartThings Collaboration Enhances Kitchen Lighting Experience." Slice of Real Estate. July 12, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "SmartThings boss still hoping for a Matter utopia." The Ambient. June 13, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "Smart home solutions for outdoors season." Realtor Magazine. June 04, 2024.

Benson, Mark. "What to know about smart home tech." Zillow. August 25, 2023.

Benson, Mark. "Where SmartThings fits into the new Matter smart home standard." Tech Hive. November 21, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Samsung wants to control your Matter smart home with SmartThings." The Ambient. October 19, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Smart Kitchens Might Not Turn You Into ‘The Bear,’ But They Can Heat up Your Cooking Skills." Mansion Global. August 14, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "How Samsung’s SmartThings is thinking about Matter and the future of the smart home." The Verge. May 05, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Bethel Alumnus Leading in Fast-Changing Smart Home Market." Bethel University. April 20, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Smart technology is amping up home entertainment." Axios. March 23, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "SmartThings will kill legacy features to make a smarter home." Stacey on IoT. June 25, 2020.

Benson, Mark. "Podcast: Apple embraces IoT and SmartThings shakes things up." Stacey on IoT. June 25, 2020.

Benson, Mark. "Why Samsung's SmartThings arm is pivoting entirely into software." Business Insider. June 24, 2020.

Benson, Mark. "The Samsung Galaxy Home is still MIA. Will it ever be released?." Digital Trends. May 20, 2020.

Benson, Mark. "5 Reasons IoT Security Is Becoming A Priority." Cyber Security Hub. July 23, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "IoT Devices At Forefront Of Cyber Security Efforts." Cyber Security Hub. April 25, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "Nine Things That Are Poised To Impact Cybersecurity." Forbes. April 19, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "Applying Smart Building Technology in Multi-Tenant Properties." TechTarget IoT Agenda. March 10, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "How To Tackle Big Challenges Associated With Cloud Migration." Forbes. March 02, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "14 Ways AI Will Benefit Or Harm Society." Forbes. March 01, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "Smart Burgers: Smart Buildings Grow With Opportunity." Electrical Contractor Magazine. February 26, 2018.

Benson, Mark. "Augmented Reality: AR Technology Finds It's Place in Manufacturing And Maintenance." Distributed Energy Magazine. November 29, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Trends and innovations in Industrial IoT." The Manufacturer. November 17, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "8 Mistakes that Derail IoT Projects." Datafloq. October 09, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "IoT for Smart Buildings." Modern Tek News, KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM. June 26, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Weakening Net Neutrality: What It Will Mean." Forbes. April 25, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Empowering the Internet of Things Generation." Middle Market Executive. April 24, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "My Toaster Hacked The Pentagon: What You Can Do To Secure Your IoT Devices." Forbes. March 03, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "How To Shore Up Your Defenses Against DDoS Attacks." Forbes. February 07, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Machine Learning And Analytics: What's Your First Step?." Forbes. February 02, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "8 Tips for Building a Cost-Effective IoT Sensor Network." Computer World. January 11, 2017.

Benson, Mark. "Murano Positions Exosite Squarely in the IoT Platform Market Melee." TechTarget IoT Agenda. October 26, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "IT, OT, and Vying for Control of the IoT Connectivity Platform." Embedded Computing Design. October 21, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Help Wanted: IoT Expertise." The Economist. May 03, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Wearables Go To Work." CIO Magazine. April 27, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "IoT Evolution Interview with Exosite." TMCnet. February 08, 2016.

Benson, Mark. "Why MSP is the once, current and future Internet of Things (IoT) alley." The Line Magazine. April 17, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Small-Form-Factor Embedded Computing Shrinks Processing for Unmanned Vehicles and Other Tiny Applications." Military & Aerospace Electronics Magazine. July 31, 2012.

Benson, Mark. "Make Money with Android 4.0." Linux User & Developer Magazine. December 22, 2011.

Benson, Mark. "Has Matter achieved interoperability? Panel at CES interrogates this and more." IoT Insider. January 16, 2025.

Benson, Mark. "Beef up your smart home security in 5 easy steps." CNET. March 11, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Smart homes see big breakthrough at CES 2022." CNN International. January 24, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Matter was a major star at CES 2022, but can it maintain its shine?." The Verge. January 08, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Samsung expands SmartThings Hub capabilities to more Galaxy products during 2022." Sammy Fans. January 05, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Samsung's CES 2022 keynote leans into sustainability, customization and device concepts." CNET. January 04, 2022.

Benson, Mark. "Modularized communication device." Publisher. December 17, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Gateway-Facilitated Communications for Resource-Constrained Devices." Publisher. December 10, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Configuring network access parameters." Publisher. September 10, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Facilitating communication between smart object and application provider." Publisher. September 10, 2015.

Benson, Mark. "Method for embedding device-specific data to enable provisioning a device with a mobile device." Publisher. August 15, 2013.

Benson, Mark. "Methods for embedding device-specific data to enable remote access to real time device data." Publisher. January 11, 2013.

Benson, Mark. "Methods for embedding device-specific data to enable remote identification and provisioning of specific devices." Publisher. January 11, 2013.

Benson, Mark. "Systems, devices and methods for provisioning, pairing and activating a newly manufactured device for automatic joining of customer's network." Publisher. November 27, 2012.