IoT becomes the buzz word at SRMIST

IoT becomes the buzz word at SRMIST – SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) was the centre of attraction when the five day international conference on Internet of Things (IoT), ICIoT 2020 was inaugurated recently. The event was organised by department of Computer Science and Engineering of SRMIST.
The aim of the event is to provide an outstanding opportunity for both academic and industrial communities to address new trends and challenges in loT.

Dr. Vidhyacharan Bhaskar, Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Francisco State University, USA spoke in depth about IoT. He began with the explanation of the definition of IoT and spoke further on its relevance. He described about IoT’s characterists, physical design, logical design, protocol and level and development templates.

IoT becomes the buzz word at SRMIST – Registrar of SRMIST N. Sethuraman said conference will help to discuss various issues related to the Computer Science Department and other Department, making it interdisciplinary. He then urged students to explore other avenues for further research.


By understanding the need of IoT, progress can be achieved. But you will face challenges. Any invention that is not useful for the society will lose its charm and this conference will throw light on the prevailing challenges, he said.
Dr. B. Amutha, HOD Department of CSE and General Chair ICIoT and Dr. R.S. Ponmagal, Associate Professor, Department of CSE and Organising Chair of ICIoT 2020 were among those present. Dr. S.S. Sridhar, Professor, CSE, SRMIST gave the vote of thanks for the inaugural event.


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