Description
Book SynopsisThe IoT is the next manifestation of the Internet. The trend started by connecting computers to computers, progressed to connecting people to people, and is now moving to connect everything to everything. The movement started like a racewith a lot of fanfare, excitement, and cheering. We're now into the work phase, and we have to figure out how to make the dream come true.
The IoT will have many faces and involve many fields as it progresses. It will involve technology, design, security, legal policy, business, artificial intelligence, design, Big Data, and forensics; about any field that exists now. This is the reason for this book. There are books in each one of these fields, but the focus was always an inch wide and a mile deep. There's a need for a book that will introduce the IoT to non-engineers and allow them to dream of the possibilities and explore the work venues in this area. The book had to be a mile wide and a few inches deep. The editors met this goal by
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Section I THE BASICS OF IoT
1 The Yin and Yang of IoT
REBECCA LEE HAMMONS
2 IoT System Integration
DAVID HUA, BIJU BAJRACHARYA, SAGAR KAJA, CHRISTOPHER DAVISON, AND VAMSI GONDI
3 IoT Positioning in the Verticals
RONALD J. KOVAC
4 Emerging Wireless Communication
LAUREN McNALLY, AARON KHOURY, JERRY WALKER, AND STEPHAN JONES
Section II IoT ELEMENTS AND ISSUES
5 IoT End Devices
RONALD J. KOVAC
6 IoT Architecture and Compatibility with Current Infrastructure
FRANK GROOM
7 Ethics and Policy of IoT
GERALD DeHONDT
8 Empowering Older Adults with IoT
REBECCA LEE HAMMONS
9 Data Analytics with IoT
FRANK GROOM AND ANGELIA YOUNT
10 Redefining Artificial Intelligence through IoT
AARON KHOURY
11 Launching an IoT Startup
DENNIS TRINKLE
12 IoT Future Challenges
REBECCA LEE HAMMONS
13 Security with IoT
KEVIN KEATHLEY
14 Legal Issues with IoT
GERALD DeHONDT
15 IoT: A Business Perspective
THOMAS HARRIS
Section III IoT CASE STUDIES
Case Study 1: Agile Development for IoT Applications: Lessons Learned from a Case Study on Hydrants
TIMON HEINIS, JOHANNES HECK, FILIPPO FONTANA, AND MIRKO MEBOLDT
Case Study 2: Automotive IoT
ALEX PECZYNSKI
Case Study 3: Butler University and Academic Scheduling: A Platform for IoT
RUTH SCHWER AND TIMOTHY ROE
Case Study 4: Connectible Me: On Using the Internet of Things to Collect Points for Wellness Tracking
JARED LINDER
Glossary
Index
