Internet of Things (IoT) concerns systems where physical devices are connected to the Internet. IoT is central to Computer Science, considering also that global IoT device connections are expected to continue to grow for many years to come. This course is focused on the tasks of designing and implementing IoT systems, covering all their main layers (edge, transport and computing): sensors, actuators, and device programming; IoT protocols; event-driven programming and cloud computing.
Learning methods, protocols, architectures, and platforms for the development of distributed and mobile applications for the Internet of Things, including machine to machine protocols, distributed algorithms for fault tolerance and replication, service oriented architectures platforms, embedded operating systems, real time and streaming data, geolocation, and collaborative framework.
At the end of the course, students will be able to
Object-Oriented Programming Concurrent and Distributed Programming and Systems Operating Systems and Networks
Lectures in classroom devoted to theory and demos.
Individual assignments on event-driven and IoT programming in Node,js.
Team development of a final project.
The assignments and the final project are developed with the GitHub Classroom collaborative version control system to better support students and instructors interactions
JavaScript
Node.js
Device Programming
- sensors and actuators
- Physical Web with Estimote Beacon
- Raspberry
-SensorLab per Android: Dashboard per dati sensoriURL
-Javascript for Mobile Apps: React Native
-Arduino Programming
-Low.js: Node.js for microcontrollersURL
-Microbit, Javascript and Micropython
IoT Application Layer: network and protocols
-Network protocols: BLE, 6LowPan, ZigBee, ThreadFile
-Physical Web in Node.js: Noble, Express and ClusterFolder
-Protocols in Node.js: COAP, MQTT, Websocket in Node.js
-Node.js Serverside: Schedulers with Immediate and NextTick, Fork and ClusterFile
-Smart Cities, IoT and data interoperability
IoT Platforms
- Node-RED
- ThingWorx
- Ubidots
Published on the course web site of the Unige Aulaweb portal.
Ricevimento: On demand, upon explicit requests by email or Teams
Ricevimento: Appointment by email
GIORGIO DELZANNO (President)
DAVIDE ANCONA (President Substitute)
According to the calendar approved by the Degree Program Board: https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11964/studenti-orario
Final project, with presentation and discussion. Individual programming assignments.
Guidelines for students with certified Specific Learning Disorders, disabilities, or other special educational needs are available at https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11964/studenti-disabilita-dsa
The individual programming assignments aim to evaluate the ability of application of the basic concepts of event-driven programming and learning of the most useful IoT protocols. The evaluation is based on the correctness, efficiency and readability of the code. The final project has the aim to verify the ability to make independent decisions about sensors/actuators and device programming, to design and implement an IoT architecture starting from informal requirements and to use an IoT platform. The evaluation is based on the suitability of the chosen architecture, the effectiveness, scalability, usability and correctness of the implemented system. The presentation and discussion of the project aims to test the collaborative attitudes of students to design and develop a project within a small team. The evaluation is based on the comprehension level of the overall functioning and technical details of the project.
For further information, please refer to the course’s AulaWeb module or contact the instructor.
