Unlike many other technological domains, IoT is significantly more complex, spanning nearly every branch of core engineering—including Mechanical, Electronics, Firmware, Middleware, Cloud, Analytics, and Mobile. For each engineering layer, there are critical 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 detailing the current state of the art in the Internet of Things.
It bridges multiple technology domains to develop awareness of IoT systems and their components, illustrating how they can drive value for businesses and organizations.
Includes live demonstrations of model IoT applications to showcase practical deployments across various industry sectors 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 seek to understand how to harness IoT to enhance system and process efficiency.
Entrepreneurs and Investors aiming to build new ventures who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the IoT technology landscape to leverage it effectively.
Estimates for the Internet of Things (IoT) market value are massive, as IoT is, by definition, an integrated and diffused layer of devices, sensors, and computing power overlaying entire consumer, business-to-business, and government industries. The number of IoT connections is growing rapidly: from 1.9 billion devices today to an estimated 9 billion by 2018. By that year, the number of connected devices will roughly equal the combined total of smartphones, smart TVs, tablets, wearable computers, and PCs.
In the consumer space, many products and services have already integrated into the IoT ecosystem, including kitchen and home appliances, parking solutions, RFID, lighting and heating products, and various applications within the Industrial Internet.
While the underlying technologies of IoT are not entirely new—M2M communication has existed since the early days of the Internet—the landscape has changed drastically in recent years due to the emergence of inexpensive wireless technologies and the widespread adoption of smartphones and tablets in households. The explosive growth of mobile devices has fueled the current demand for IoT.
Given the unbounded opportunities in the IoT business sector, a large number of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs have joined the IoT "gold rush." Additionally, the emergence of open-source electronics and IoT platforms has made the development and subsequent large-scale production of IoT systems increasingly affordable. Existing electronic product owners are now facing pressure to integrate their devices with the Internet or mobile apps.
This training is designed to provide a technology and business review of this emerging industry, allowing IoT enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to grasp the fundamentals of IoT technology and business models.
Course Objective
The main objective of the course is to introduce emerging technological options, platforms, and case studies of IoT implementation in home and city automation (smart homes and cities), the Industrial Internet, healthcare, government, mobile cellular networks, and other areas.
It provides a basic introduction to all elements of IoT: Mechanical components, Electronics/sensor platforms, Wireless and wireline protocols, Mobile-to-Electronics integration, Mobile-to-enterprise integration, Data analytics, and the Total control plane.
It covers M2M Wireless protocols for IoT (WiFi, Zigbee/Zwave, Bluetooth, ANT+), discussing when and where to use each.
It explores Mobile/Desktop/Web apps for registration, data acquisition, and control, along with available M2M data acquisition platforms for IoT such as Xively, Omega, and NovoTech.
It addresses security issues and solutions for IoT.
It examines open-source/commercial electronics platforms for IoT, including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Arm MbedLPC.
It reviews open-source/commercial enterprise cloud platforms for AWS IoT apps, Azure IoT, Watson IoT cloud, in addition to other minor IoT clouds.
It includes studies of the business and technology of common IoT devices, such as home automation, smoke alarms, vehicles, military applications, and home health.
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