Publications
I’m interested in a lot of things, from tiny sensors to big data, and from 12th century handcrafts to lasers.
By day I build software and teams. By night, I make robots, and smoke.
I’m interested in a lot of things, from tiny sensors to big data, and from 12th century handcrafts to lasers.
By day I build software and teams. By night, I make robots, and smoke.
Interview: Radial Path PathCast
Christopher Biggs has over 20 years as a developer, software architect and engineering manager, tinkering with everything in tech from the Web to IoT and priding himself on being at the forefront of innovation. Launching his consultancy firm in 2016, Biggs imparts that wisdom into business looking to thrive in the digital age. While he advocates for innovation, he has one piece of advice to startups: Don’t build it, before you know how can it cause harm.
Interview: Katie Bell at YOW Conference Brisbane
At the Brisbane leg of YOW! Conference 2018, I interviewed Katie Bell about the philosphical underpinnings of her project to use open government data to solve the burning question of whether the bus service she catches really is the worst route in Sydney.
Press: Linux is part of the IoT security problem, dev tells Linux conference
The Mirai botnet? Just the “tip of the iceberg” is how security bods at this week’s linux.conf.au see the Internet of Things. Presenting to the Security and Privacy miniconf at linux.conf.au, embedded systems developer and consultant Christopher Biggs pointed out that Mirai’s focus on building a big DDoS cannon drew attention away from the other risks posed by insecure cameras and digital video recorders.
Interview: Chris tinkers with the IoT and robotics and you can too!
Chris Biggs has pieced together some pretty cool tech creations, including a work-in-progress, half-scale version of K-9 from Doctor Who, his very own working CNC milling and engraving machine, racing bots and an evolving collection of home automation capabilities in his house! He’ll be speaking at this year’s YOW! Connected conference in Melbourne on the 5th-6th October, so we caught up with him to share his experiences with the IoT, robotics and integrating Slack into the mix!