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Internet of Things in Undergraduate Education
Samuel Dickerson, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Pittsburgh
2015 SSOE Iot Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Marlin H. MickleA Pioneer in IoT Education
IoT Education Challenges
Breadth of subject matter relevant to IoT
Narrow focus of typical EE/CoEcurriculums
Maintaining relevancy to industry and current IoT trends
IoT Education Approach
Repurpose traditional Computer Networking Course as “Introduction to IoT”
Equip the student with a “Toolbox” of wireless networking techniques from the past
Encourage Undergraduates to participate in Hands-on projects and Research
Course Textbook
Evolution and Creation of Autonomous, Wireless, Communicating Devices, 2011, Marlin H. Mickle, Unpublished
Course Syllabus
Week 1: Antennas, Power TransferWeek 2: Geography Considerations, Energy Harvesting, Modulation SchemesWeek 3: Evolution of Mobile Networks: MTS, IMTS, AMPS , 2G, 3G CellularWeek 4: Spread Spectrum, TDMA, CDMAWeek 5: Error CorrectionWeek 6: 802.11Week 7: Bluetooth
Course Content
Week 8: Device Interfaces and Microcontrollers part 1Week 9: Device Interfaces and Microcontrollers part 2Week 10: RFIDWeek 11: ISO 18000-7 Week 12: ISO 18000-6c / EPCglobal Gen 2 ProtocolWeek 13: Survey of Current IoT research and future research directions
Smart HVAC SystemsBrendan Quay, Daniel Mosse, Jacob Kring, Tom Molinari
Opportunities
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Roughly 20% of all US energy consumption is from HVAC
wastedenergy
More Opportunities
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Even more
wastedenergy
IoT Technology
Mobile App Central Hub
Variable-sizeWirelessVents
Array of sensors Personalized Room Climate Control
Automatic Learning Algorithm
SmartphoneApplication
Status Update
Sensor Bundle Prototypes
Software Prototypes
Solidifying Initial Target Market
DoE SunShot Demo Day - December 16-17
Smart HVAC SystemsBrendan Quay - [email protected]
Future IoT Education Efforts
Development of a companion IoTlaboratory course
Curriculum Feedback and collaboration with members of industry
Increased efforts to prepare and inspire the next generation of IoTEntrepreneurs