Simon Johnson

Principal Engineer, Office of the CTO @ HiveMQ · MQTT-SN Technical Committee Chair

Simon Johnson is a member of the OASIS MQTT Technical Committee and Chair of the MQTT-SN subcommittee, where he leads standardization of MQTT’s variant for constrained devices. As Principal Engineer at HiveMQ, he drives strategic development efforts for scalable, interoperable IoT infrastructure. Simon has played a pivotal role in shaping the MQTT ecosystem through open source contributions and community engagement, particularly around sensor networks and industrial messaging. With nearly two decades of experience in embedded systems, protocols, and IIoT architecture, Simon is recognised for bridging deep technical insight with real-world industrial implementation.

Talk:
The Future of MQTT - An Update from the Technical Committee

The success of MQTT has been astonishing; propelling itself from humble roots to become the world’s most adopted IoT messaging protocol. But how did we get here?, where is here?, and what’s next for MQTT? While these are important questions to explore, this session dives deeper into the evolution of MQTT and what the technical community are doing to keep up with the demands of the IoT industry. Most importantly, this is an open community - are you ready to help shape the future MQTT?

Key Takeaways:

  • MQTT began its standardisation journey in 2013 resulting in OASIS and ISO/IEC 20922 standard for MQTT 3.1.1. Later MQTT v5.0 was released and the Technical Committee are currently working on MQTT-SN. This family of IoT messaging protocols is often misunderstood in the messaging community. This session will deep dive into the standards journey, position the family of protocols and set out a vision for the future. The aim is to drive greater community engagement and to reach a bigger audience. A panel session might work as an alternative perhaps led by Simon and Clemens Vasters.

Target Audience:

  • Anyone interested in Messaging, MQTT powered and IoT solutions