W3C WoT – Working Group
The W3C WoT Working Group (WG) is tasked to create standards-track specifications and test suites. To ensure royalty-free Web standards, participants must be W3C and WoT WG Members and acknowledge the W3C Patent Policy.
Co-Chairs: Michael McCool (Intel Corp.), Sebastian Käbisch (Siemens AG) and Michael Koster
Team contact: Kazuyuki Ashimura
Task Forces
The Web of Things (WoT) Working Group (WG) conducts some of its work via the following task forces.
See each task force page for details about specific work.
| Active | Name | Deliverable | Task Force Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | WoT Thing Description | WoT Thing Description WoT Binding Templates |
Ege Korkan (Siemens AG) and Michael Koster |
| ✓ | WoT Profilke | WoT Profile | Luca Barbato (Invited Expert) and Ben Francis (Invited Expert) |
| ✓ | WoT Scripting API | WoT Scripting | Daniel Peintner (Siemens AG) and Cristiano Aguzzi (Invited Expert) |
| ✗ | WoT Architecture | WoT Architecture | Michael Lagally (Oracle Corp.) and Michael McCool (Intel Corp.) |
| ✗ | WoT Discovery | WoT Discovery | Michael McCool (Intel Corp.) |
| ✗ | WoT Security | WoT Security | Michael McCool (Intel Corp.) |
Publication Status
Normative Deliverables
| Web of Things (WoT) Architecture | W3C Recommendation | 9 April 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Web of Things (WoT) Architecture 1.1 | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Thing Description | W3C Recommendation | 9 April 2020 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Thing Description 1.1 | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Discovery | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Profile | W3C Second Public Working Draft | 18 January 2023 |
Informative Deliverables
| Web of Things (WoT) Scripting API | 3 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| Web of Things (WoT) Binding Templates | 28 May 2024 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Security and Privacy Guidelines | 6 November 2019 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Use Cases and Requirements | 7 March 2022 |