Internet of Things: Recent advances and applications

Summary form only given. About 200 years ago, Industrial Revolution, in which muscle power from both human and animals was replaced by mechanical power, accelerated productivity and economic growth sharply. Started in 1950, Internet Revolution that relied on computing, communication and networking technologies increased productivity and propelled the global economy even more sharply than Industrial Revolution did. What is the next “revolution” that will bring a new wave of productivity gain? Our answer is “Internet of Things (IoT)” also called “Industrial Internet”. It consists of intelligent devices, intelligent systems, and intelligent decisioning that allow the physical world of machines, facility, fleets and networks to more deeply merge with the connectivity, big data and analytics of the digital world. With IoT, all things in the world link and communicate with each other. They have their identities, physical attributes, and interfaces. They are seamlessly integrated into the information network such that they become active participants in business, information and social processes wherever and whenever needed and proper. They can interact among themselves and with the environment by exchanging data and information `sensed' about the environment, while reacting autonomously to the events by triggering actions and creating services with or without direct human intervention. What are the proper architectures for such IoT? How can one implement them? What are the technical challenges? What are the existing applications showing the promise of IoT? This talk intends to answer these questions and lead the audience to an exciting field of IoT and their various applications including environmental monitoring, intelligent transportation systems and smart grids.