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IoT Resources

BCIT IoT Resources

Courses

  • APRE 5101 – Fundamentals of the Internet of Things (IoT)
    Applied Research
    Centre for Internet of Things

    • This course is designed to introduce learners to the use, benefits and impact of IoT not only in industry and business but in our day-to-day lives.
  • CESA 5420 – Building System Integration and Analytics
    School of Construction & the Environment
    Centre for Energy Systems Applications
    Building Controls & Energy Management

    • This course presents an overview of building automation systems, communication protocols, system integration and data analytics as it relates to the role of energy management professionals. … The course will cover the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as practical use cases in order to understand how this might affect the future of DDC controls.
  • ELEX 4640 – Internet of Things
    School of Energy
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

    • This course introduces the Internet of Things (IoT) fundamentals including the use cases, network architecture, communication technologies, and application protocols. The IoT reference model is used to design an IoT network from both core functional, and data management perspectives. The attributes of the constrained networks and various IoT communication technologies are investigated to determine the optimal access technology for different use cases. Electrical circuits using microcontroller boards and IoT connectivity modules are developed to transmit the collected data from the smart objects to the cloud services through IoT application protocols.
  • Internet of Things – Introduction to IoT
    Cisco Networking Academy

    • For 20 years, BCIT has partnered with the Cisco Networking Academy to provide computer information system curriculum development and training. Over the years, BCIT has advanced to be the parent academy that supports curriculum development and instructor training for more than 40 Cisco Networking academies across Western Canada. (BCIT News)

Research

  • Dr. John Dian
    • Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Energy.
    • Internet of Things (IoT), video and image processing, telecommunications.
    • SoE Technical Seminar, 2018, Bluetooth Technology and IoT Applications
    • Institute Research Funds
      • John Dian and Dr. Amir Yousefi, 2018/19 – 2019/20, $50,000 for project entitled “Practical Solution for Low Power Synchronized Data Acquisition System“.
      • John Dian and Dr. Amirhossein Yousefi – $24,600 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Synchronization of Wireless BLE Devices.”
  • Dr. Reza Vahdinia
    • Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Energy.
    • “He has served as a senior IoT analyst at Rogers Communications Inc., and an IoT project manager at TELUS where he worked on several smart city and IoT initiatives.”
    • Institute Research Funds
      • $25,000 for 2020/21 for the project “Radiofrequency Exposure Safety Hazards of The Internet of Things (loT) Devices.”

Publications

Student Projects

Other

  • gov.bc.ca “Career Zone: ICT” has a section on Network Systems and Operations, Cybersecurity highlight, that refers to Internet of Things, with BCIT as a place to go for the Cybersecurity