Selectively governing internet of things devices via digital twin-based simulation

A system for selectively governing Internet of Things (loT) devices, comprising:

• a memory medium comprising program instructions;
• a bus coupled to the memory medium;
• and
• a processor, for executing the program instructions, coupled to the memory medium that when executing the program instructions causes the system to:
• enroll an IoT device and a user associated with the IoT device;
• receive functionality data and sensor data from the IoT device;
• generate, using the received data, a digital twin-based simulation having a digital representation of the IoT device and user;
• perform a plurality of what-if scenarios using a combination of existing devices of the user performing an activity in different situations within the digital twin-based simulation;
• evaluate an efficacy of the user performing the activity in the different situations within the digital twin-based simulation using a previous cognitive analysis of the user while performing the activity;
• identify, based on the digital twin-based simulation, a potential distraction to the user arising from a function of the IoT device by observing an effect of the IoT device on the user within the digital twin-based simulation and identifying a what-if scenario in which the potential distraction exists based on the evaluating;
• select a governance rule to avoid the potential distraction to the user;
• and
• synchronize the governance rule to the IoT device that modifies the function causing the potential distraction.

A computer program product for selectively governing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:

• enroll an IoT device and a user associated with the IoT device;
• receive functionality data and sensor data from the IoT device;
• generate, using the received data, a digital twin-based simulation having a digital representation of the IoT device and user;
• perform a plurality of what-if scenarios using a combination of existing devices of the user performing an activity in different situations within the digital twin-based simulation;
• evaluate an efficacy of the user performing the activity in the different situations within the digital twin-based simulation using a previous cognitive analysis of the user while performing the activity;
• identify, based on the digital twin-based simulation, a potential distraction to the user arising from a function of the IoT device by observing an effect of the IoT device on the user within the digital twin-based simulation and identifying a what-if scenario in which the potential distraction exists based on the evaluating;
• select a governance rule to avoid the potential distraction to the user;
• and
• synchronize the governance rule to the IoT device that modifies the function causing the potential distraction.