184.781 Internet of Things for Smart Systems
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2019W, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

  • Describe basic concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Discuss and assess critical aspects of the IoT
  • Select and apply IoT technologies for particular application areas
  • Design and develop practical solutions for the integration of smart objects in IoT software
  • Implement IoT services

Subject of course

Please note that the content is tentative and may change. The following topics are currently planned:

  • Technologies for identification: RFID & EPC
  • Communication in the IoT: Standards and protocols
  • Sensor technologies
  • Elastic computing for the IoT
  • Security and trust in the IoT: Concerns and solution approaches, blockchain technologies
  • Application areas: Smart factories, smart cities, smart healthcare

Please note that the Cyber-Physical Systems Group offers the course "Internet of Things" (182.753), which provides a more embedded systems-driven approach to the field, while the course "Internet of Things for Smart Systems" applies a rather system- and application-oriented approach. 

Teaching methods

This course is composed of a lecture and a lab part. In the lecture, the instructor will teach basic concepts of the IoT as well as according technologies, and will discuss these with the students. Interaction with the students is facilitated through the usage of a classroom response tool (for discussions, collecting ideas, ...)

Within the lab part, students have to do group work (group size: 3 to 5 students). Students have to familiarize themselves with particular IoT frameworks and technologies. Example topics for the group work are (blockchain-based) sensor data integration and big data processing in the IoT. During the semester, students have to team up to design and implement a solution for their topic and present the results twice (intermediate and final presentations).

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

There will be eight lectures. Please check TUWel for the concrete lecture dates. Lecture attendance is not mandatory. In addition, there are three mandatory meetings for the lab part of this course: a kickoff meeting, and two presentations. Your concrete dates and time slots for these meetings depends on the lab group that you have to register for here in TISS.

Please note: Since this is a relatively new course, the number of students is still unclear. Therefore, we will only finalize the lab groups when we know how many students will participate, i.e., when the registration and deregistration phase is over. However, it is already clear that the kickoff meetings for the lab part will take place on October 11th (time slots will be announced). Participation is obligatory!

In general, the TUWEL course has the most up-to-date and comprehensive information about lecture and lab dates and times, as well as information on upcoming deadlines.

The according modules for this course are "EE/EXT - Enterprise Engineering Extension" (Business Informatics) and "Distributed Systems and Networking" (Software Engineering & Internet Computing).

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Tue11:00 - 13:0001.10.2019 - 03.12.2019EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Fri09:00 - 13:0011.10.2019FAV Hörsaal 3 Zemanek (Seminarraum Zemanek) Kickoff Lab
Tue09:00 - 11:0012.11.2019EI 11 Geodäsie HS - GEO Lecture
Tue09:00 - 15:0017.12.2019Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Zwischenvorträge
Wed15:30 - 18:3018.12.2019Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Zwischenvorträge
Thu15:00 - 18:0023.01.2020Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Final Presentations
Fri09:00 - 15:0024.01.2020Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Final Presentations
Internet of Things for Smart Systems - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Tue01.10.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue08.10.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Fri11.10.201909:00 - 13:00FAV Hörsaal 3 Zemanek (Seminarraum Zemanek) Kickoff Lab
Tue15.10.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue22.10.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue29.10.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue05.11.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue12.11.201909:00 - 11:00EI 11 Geodäsie HS - GEO Lecture
Tue19.11.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue26.11.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue03.12.201911:00 - 13:00EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT Lecture
Tue17.12.201909:00 - 15:00Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Zwischenvorträge
Wed18.12.201915:30 - 18:30Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Zwischenvorträge
Thu23.01.202015:00 - 18:00Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Final Presentations
Fri24.01.202009:00 - 15:00Seminarraum Argentinierstrasse Final Presentations

Examination modalities

The examination is composed of two parts. First, there is an exam, which counts for 40% of the overall points students can gain within this course. In the exam, content of the lecture is retrieved and applied. The remaining 60% of the overall points are gained through the efforts in the lab part:

  • Up to 30 points for the practical solution, which needs to be done as group work
  • Up to 20 points for the two group presentations
  • Up to 10 poins for individual accomplishments, i.e., contributions to the discussions during the presentation sessions, as well as individual, distinguished accomplishments during the practical work or the presentations

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
18.09.2019 00:00 10.10.2019 23:55 15.10.2019 23:55

Registration modalities

Registration in TISS is mandatory. Else, you cannot sign up for a group

Group Registration

GroupRegistration FromTo
Lab Group 107.10.2019 18:0010.10.2019 23:55
Lab Group 207.10.2019 18:0010.10.2019 23:55
Lab Group 307.10.2019 18:0010.10.2019 23:55
Lab Group 407.10.2019 18:0010.10.2019 23:55
Lab Group 507.10.2019 18:0010.10.2019 23:55

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 926 Business Informatics Mandatory elective
066 937 Software Engineering & Internet Computing Not specified

Literature

Literature for the single lecture dates will be offered in TUWel.

Previous knowledge

Significant knowledge in programming (e.g., Java / .NET) as well as distributed systems are required.

While it might be helpful if VU Advanced Internet Computing (184.269) has already been done, the two courses can also be done in parallel without a problem. It is explicitly no requirement to have already done the course Internet of Things (182.753), since the basic technologies required for the understanding will be recapitulated in the first lectures.

Preceding courses

Accompanying courses

Miscellaneous

Language

English