Unlike many other technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) is remarkably complex, spanning almost every branch of core engineering, including Mechanical, Electronics, Firmware, Middleware, Cloud, Analytics, and Mobile. For each engineering layer, there are significant considerations regarding economics, standards, regulations, and the evolving state of the art. For the first time, this modest course offers a comprehensive coverage of all these critical aspects of IoT Engineering.
Summary
An advanced training program designed to cover the current state of the art in the Internet of Things.
Crossing multiple technology domains, the course develops awareness of IoT systems and their components, illustrating how they can benefit businesses and organizations.
Features live demonstrations of model IoT applications to showcase practical deployments across various industry domains, such as Industrial IoT, Smart Cities, Retail, Travel & Transportation, and use cases involving connected devices and 'things'.
Target Audience
Managers responsible for business and operational processes within their organizations who wish to learn how to harness IoT to make their systems and processes more efficient.
Entrepreneurs and Investors seeking to build new ventures and develop a deeper understanding of the IoT technology landscape to effectively leverage it.
Estimates for the Internet of Things (IoT) market value are massive. By definition, IoT is an integrated and diffused layer of devices, sensors, and computing power that overlays entire consumer, business-to-business, and government industries. The number of IoT connections is growing rapidly: with 1.9 billion devices today, projections indicate 9 billion by 2018. That year, the number of IoT devices will be roughly equal to the combined total of smartphones, smart TVs, tablets, wearable computers, and PCs.
In the consumer space, many products and services have already transitioned into the IoT, including kitchen and home appliances, parking solutions, RFID, lighting and heating products, and numerous applications within the Industrial Internet.
However, the underlying technologies of IoT are not new; Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication has existed since the birth of the Internet. What has changed in the last couple of years is the emergence of numerous inexpensive wireless technologies, coupled with the overwhelming adoption of smartphones and tablets in every home. This explosive growth of mobile devices has led to the present demand for IoT.
Due to the unbounded opportunities in IoT business, a large number of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs have jumped on the bandwagon of the IoT gold rush. Furthermore, due to the emergence of open-source electronics and IoT platforms, the cost of developing IoT systems and managing their sizable production has become increasingly affordable. Existing electronic product owners are experiencing pressure to integrate their devices with the Internet or Mobile apps.
This training is intended to provide a technology and business review of this emerging industry, enabling IoT enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to grasp the basics of IoT technology and business.
Course Objective
The main objective of the course is to introduce emerging technological options, platforms, and case studies of IoT implementation in areas such as home & city automation (smart homes and cities), Industrial Internet, healthcare, Government, Mobile Cellular, and others.
Provides a basic introduction to all elements of IoT: Mechanical, Electronics/sensor platform, Wireless and wireline protocols, Mobile to Electronics integration, Mobile to enterprise integration, Data analytics, and the Total control plane.
Covers M2M Wireless protocols for IoT (WiFi, Zigbee/Zwave, Bluetooth, ANT+): When and where to use which one?
Explores Mobile/Desktop/Web apps for registration, data acquisition, and control. It also covers available M2M data acquisition platforms for IoT, such as Xively, Omega, and NovoTech, among others.
Addresses security issues and security solutions for IoT.
Introduces open-source/commercial electronics platforms for IoT, such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Arm MbedLPC, etc.
Discusses open-source/commercial enterprise cloud platforms for AWS-IoT apps, Azure-IoT, Watson-IoT cloud, in addition to other minor IoT clouds.
Includes studies of the business and technology of common IoT devices like home automation, smoke alarms, vehicles, military applications, home health, etc.
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