Internet of Things (IoT) stands acclaimed as a widespread area of research and has definitely enticed the interests of almost the entire globe. IoT appears to be the present as well as the future technology. This book attempts to inspire readers to explore and become accustomed to IoT. Presented in a lucid and eloquent way, this book adopts a clear and crisp approach to impart the basics as expeditiously as possible. It kicks off with the very fundamentals and then seamlessly advances in such a way that the step-by-step unique approach, connection layout, and the verified codes provided for every project can enhance the intuitive learning process and will get you onboard to the world of product building. We can assure that you will be definitely raring to start developing your own IoT solutions and to get yourself completely lost in the charm of IoT.
Let’s start connecting the unconnected! It’s time to get IoT-fied.
Anudeep Juluru is an Embedded Software Engineer and IoT expert. He is the Founder and CEO of Loopus WearTech Pvt. Ltd., an IoT-based wearable startup. He is a gold medal awardee for the Best Innovative Startup 2019 received from the then Governor of New Delhi, Anil Baijal, and the Deputy Chief Minister of New Delhi, Manish Sisodia. He has authored a digital learning courseware on IoT comprising three modules under Wiley Publishers and more than 12 research papers in coveted international journals and conferences like IEEE, Springer and Inderscience. He is an innovator and has developed various IoT products for solving real-world problems. He was awarded by the Indian Navy, DPSRU and several companies like Titan, Cisco, Sabre, GE, Rakuten, Tata Sons, NEC, L&T, Syndicate Bank, ELGi, Infosys, Bounce, Hacker Earth, Axis Bank and Intel. He is the winner of HackHarvard Global Hackathon, Harvard University, USA; Technology Infusion Grand Challenge, La Trobe University, Australia; LTTS Techgium 2018–2019, L&T; Ageing better with ICTs, WSIS Forum; Rakathon 2018, Rakuten; Tata Crucible hackathon, Tata Sons; and more than 15 hackathons.
Dr. Shriram K. Vasudevan obtained his B.E degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from Annamalai University in 2004, M.Tech in Embedded Systems from SASTRA University in 2007, and Ph.D (Embedded Systems) from PRIST University in 2015. He also got his M.B.A degree awarded in HRM and Marketing from Periyar Maniammai University in the year 2008. He is a has a blend of industrial and teaching experience over the course of 15 years. He is strongly passionate to take up challenging tasks. He has authored/co-authored 42 books for reputed publishers across the globe. He has authored 132 research papers in revered international journals and 30 papers in international/national conferences. He is currently associated with a multinational software company as a Project Manager. Earlier, he was associated with Wipro Technologies, VIT University, and Aricent Technologies. He holds the Corporate Fellow Membership in IETE and a – IETE, ACM Distinguished Speaker, CSI Distinguished Speaker, NASSCOM Prime Ambassador, NVIDIA DLI, and Intel Software Innovator. He has a YouTube channel, Shriram Vasudevan, through which he teaches thousands of people all around the world. He is recognized/honoured for his technical expertise by Factana, Accumulate, Telecommunications, and the Digital Government Regulatory Authority (United Arab Emirates), ZyBooks (Wiley Brand), AOTMP, Adani Digital, NASSCOM Foundation, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), De-Nora, IIT Kharagpur E Cell, Huawei, NVIDIA, Cubestop, IETE, Datastax, Honda, Wiley, AGBI, ACM, Uletkz, The Hindu (Tamil), Exact Sciences Corp, Proctor and Gamble Innovation Centre (India), Dinamalar, AWS (Amazon Web Services), Sabre Technologies, IEEE Compute, Syndicate Bank, MHRD, Elsevier, Bounce, IncubateInd, Smart India Hackathon, Stop the Bleed, HackHarvard (Harvard University), Accenture Digital (India), NEC (Nippon Electric Company, Japan), Thought Factory (Axis Bank Innovation Lab), Rakuten (Japan), Titan, Future Group, Institution of Engineers of India (IEI), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI – Govt. of India), Intel, Microsoft, Wipro, Infosys, IBM India, SoS Ventures (USA), VIT University, Amrita University, Computer Society of India, TBI – TIDE, ICTACT, Times of India, Nehru Group of Institutions, Texas Instruments, IBC Cambridge, Cisco, CII (Confederation of Indian Industries), Indian Air Force, DPSRU Innovation & Incubation Foundation, ELGi Equipments (Coimbatore), etc. He is also listed in many famous biographical databases. He has delivered talks at various international conferences and forums of high repute. Shriram has also been granted many patents. He is a hackathon enthusiast and won about 50 hackathons including HackHarvard 2019.
Dr. T. S. Murugesh obtained his B.E degree in Electronics and Instrumentation in 1999, M.E degree in Process Control and Instrumentation in 2005 and Ph.D in Instrumentation Engineering in 2015 from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu. He possesses a vast experience of above 22 years in academia in the field of Analog and Digital Electronics, Automation and Control, IoT, System design, Instrumentation and Computational Bio-engineering. After a tenure of almost 19 years with the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, belonging to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, he is currently posted as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Government College of Engineering Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. He has delivered invited lectures at National level in various institutions like Sastra University, Annamalai University, Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Government College of Engineering Srirangam, Madurai Institute of Engineering and Technology, etc. He has delivered invited lectures in Faculty Development Programmes organized by the Faculty Training Centre, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore in association with Government College of Engineering Thanjavur, and another one with Government College of Engineering Salem, and also in a national-level webinar conducted on behalf of “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan”, a flagship programme of Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has also delivered an invited lecture at International level in the 5th Virtual Congress on Materials Science and Engineering, “Materials Info 2022”. To his credit, he has around three-dozen peer-reviewed indexed publications including Springer Nature, Elsevier and Inderscience, has organized a one-week AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy sponsored FDP, conducted few workshops at national level, is a reviewer in IEEE and few other peer-reviewed journals, etc. He has acted as a Primary Evaluator for Government of India’s Smart India Hackathon 2022 (Software & Hardware Edition) as well as Toycathon 2021 and also as a Judge in the Grand Finale for the Government of India’s “Toycathon 2021”, an inter-ministerial initiative organized by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). He is a hackathon enthusiast and his team has won the second Prize in the IFG x TA Hub Hackathon 2022. He is a Conference Committee Member as well as a Publishing Committee Member in the International Association of Applied Science and Technology. He also holds the professional body membership of Institution of Engineers (India).
