“Learning gives Creativity,
Creativity leads to Thinking,
Thinking provides knowledge,
Knowledge makes you great.”
WHEN PEOPLE TALK about “the next big thing,” they’re never thinking big enough. It’s not a lack of imagination; it’s a lack of observation. The future is always within sight, and you don’t need to imagine what’s already there.
Case in point: The buzz surrounding the Internet of Things.
A workshop “DISHA” was organized by School Of Computer Science and Engineering along with School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering for Senior Secondary students in which they were introduced to IoT through various presentations and illustrations by our faculty members.
The Internet of Things revolves around increased machine-to-machine communication; it’s built on cloud computing and networks of data-gathering sensors; it’s mobile, virtual, and instantaneous connection; and it’s been said that it will make everything in our lives from streetlights to seaports “smart.”
The Internet of Things really comes together with the connection of sensors and machines. That is to say, the real value that the IoT creates is at the intersection of gathering data and leveraging it.
On a broader scale, the IoT can be applied to things like transportation networks: “smart cities” which can help us reduce waste and improve efficiency for things such as energy use. It’s been said by Gartner a data analysis company that by 2020 there will be 26 billion things connected to IoT and I am sure we all are waiting for this Big Thing to become part of lives soon.
The whole session took place in block 34. Before it began, the school students toured the LPU campus.
