Internet Of things: Connect your devices to the internet (Second Edition)
Internet Of things: Connect your devices to the internet (Second Edition)
Do you want to monitor your home sensors remotely?
Do you want to turn any of your home appliances remotely?
Want to make your home smart?
Want to know about the growing field of the "Internet of Things"?
Do you have a university project and want to connect it to the internet?
If your answered "yes" on one of the above questions, then you are in the right place!
What is the workshop about?
The workshop will cover all aspects of IoT, with focus on the following:
- What is IoT and how it is changing society and businesses.
- How did IoT begin and where it came from.
- IoT in the Lebanese market: products, startup-ups, stakeholders and initiatives.
- What are the applications of IoT?
- What are the protocols used in the IoT field?
- How to connect devices securely to the cloud?
- How to use IoT platforms (Adafruit IO platform, ThingSpeak and Blynk Platform).
- Practice exercise: control devices and monitor data remotely using the provided kit.
- What's the next step after this workshop?
What does the participant expect from this workshop?
At the end of this workshop, participants will have learned about all IoT aspects, challenges and opportunities. In addition, they will be able to prototype any IoT device using the provided kit.
Do I need to buy any kit?
No. Participant will be given a Kit to work with. The kit contains the following parts:
- A NodeMCU IoT chip (embedded processor, memory, WiFi Antenna, GPIO and Analog to Digital Converter).
- LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes).
- Jumper wires and Breadboards.
- Sensors and potentiometers.
- Multiplexer.
What should I bring with me?
Only your computer and smartphone. We will make all the hands on sessions on the computer using the Arduino IDE and the smartphone.
Background:
The workshop requires basic programming knowledge.
Dates and Venue:
The workshop will be held at the BDD facilities (BDD1075 Ground Floor) on Saturday 13 May from 09h00 AM until 05h00 PM.
About the trainer:
Dr Hassan Nasser is the founder of Xplor Technologies and an Engineering assistant professor. He holds a BE in industrial engineering and a PhD in computer science from the Polytech Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.
After seven years working and doing research in the largest European technopark, Sophia-Antipolis, he worked as an assistant professor at the SupInfo international University and Polytechnique Sophia-Antipolis. Since 2015, Dr Nasser is teaches at several Lebanese Universities and has founded Xplor Technologies Lebanon. He also spoke about IoT in several national and regional conferences such as ArabNet 2017.
