Utilization of the Internet of Things for Real-time Data Collection and Storage of Big Data as it Relates to Improved Demand Response Topics: Big Data fundamentals – Services Computing, Techniques, Recommendations and Frameworks; Data Management for Large Data; Energy Efficiency; Modeling, Experiments, Sharing Technologies & Platforms; Network Design and Architecture ; Pattern Recognition and Behavioral Investigations for Vehicles, Green Systems and Smart City; Security, Privacy and Trust ; Sensor, Wireless Technologies, APIs; SQL/NoSQL databases, Data Processing Techniques, Visualization and Modern Technologies; Technological focus for Smart Environments In Proceedings of the International Conference on Internet of Things and Big Data IoTBD - Volume 1, 232-242, 2016 , Rome, Italy