June 5, 2026

The mioty editorial team (met) reached out to a pioneer who has been with mioty since its inception: René Dünkler, Marketing & Business Development mioty alliance.

met: What is your role at the mioty alliance and how can members reach you?

René: Since I also handle marketing and business development for mioty at Fraunhofer IIS, I naturally serve on the corresponding committee of the mioty alliance. There, I support various events and marketing activities as well as public‑affairs matters.

met: Talking IoT, what initially sparked your passion for the Internet of Things?

René: The idea that everyday things can be connected wirelessly has fascinated me ever since I started working at Fraunhofer. Back then, people still used terms like ‘cyber‑physical systems.’ Now, with mioty, we have a technology that makes this connectivity cost‑efficient, energy‑saving, and smart – opening up countless new possibilities in the IoT space.

met: What do you enjoy outside of work that keeps you curious and creative?

René: A triad of passions: football – FC Bayern -, festivals – EDM/techno and rap -, and exotic expeditions – including Antarctica and more.

met: If you could place a sensor anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

René: I would place a sensor at what is likely the coldest uninhabited place on earth – a plateau in East Antarctica near the South Pole. Simply to check whether mioty works there as well.

met: What is your favorite superpower of the mioty technology?

René: Scalability – because that’s what makes many applications possible in the first place, and affordable.

met: René, what brought you to mioty, and what do you feel you really bring to the alliance?

René: I’ve been working in technology marketing at Fraunhofer IIS since 1999. I’m involved in mioty from the very beginning – with the first marketing activities starting in 2016. And I’m part of the mioty alliance since day one. I live for mioty.

Want to meet René or other people of the mioty alliance? Meet us in Nuermberg, Germany, on June 18, 2026 at the VKU‘s event.