Internet of Things

Unit 1: Introduction to IoT

• Introduction to IoT

  • Defining IoT
  • Characteristics of IoT
  • Physical design of IoT
  • Logical design of IoT
  • Functional blocks of IoT

• Communication Models and APIs

  • Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communication
  • IoT vs. Machine-to-Machine

• Challenges in IoT

  • Design challenges
  • Development challenges
  • Security challenges

• Applications of IoT

  • Home automation
  • Industry applications
  • Surveillance applications

Unit 2: IoT Reference Architecture

• Understanding IoT Architecture

  • Functional, Information, Operational, and Deployment views

• Constraints in IoT Design

  • Introduction to technical design constraints

• Web Infrastructure for IoT Resource Management

  • Open IoT Architecture for IoT/Cloud Convergence
  • Scheduling processes and IoT service lifecycle
  • Device/Cloud Collaboration Framework

Unit 3: IoT Privacy, Security, and Governance

• Governance, Privacy, and Security Issues

  • Overview of challenges in IoT systems
  • Contributions from FP7 projects

• Smart City IoT Platforms

  • Security, privacy, and trust in IoT data platforms
  • Steps towards secure IoT platforms
  • Smartie Approach

• Data Aggregation for IoT in Smart Cities

  • Security and privacy considerations

Unit 4: Preparing IoT Projects

• Interoperability in IoT

• IoT Implementation Tools

  • Introduction to Arduino programming
  • Integrating sensors and actuators with Arduino
  • Introduction to Python programming
  • Introduction to Raspberry Pi
  • Implementing IoT with Raspberry Pi