The ISEC Lab hosted a hands-on IoT workshop for undergraduate engineering students, focusing on practical skills for building IoT prototypes.
Workshop Overview
Duration: 2 days (8 hours total) Participants: 45 students from Computer and Electrical Engineering
Curriculum
Day 1: Fundamentals - Introduction to IoT architecture - Microcontroller programming (Arduino, ESP32) - Sensor interfacing (temperature, humidity, motion) - Basic electronics for prototyping
Day 2: Project Development - WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity - Cloud platform integration (ThingSpeak, Firebase) - Building a complete environmental monitoring system - Project presentations and feedback
Materials Provided
Each participant received: - ESP32 development board - Sensor kit (DHT22, PIR, LDR) - Breadboard and jumper wires - Workshop manual and code samples
Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, students: - Built functional IoT devices - Understood end-to-end IoT system architecture - Gained confidence in embedded systems programming - Formed project teams for further development
Feedback
The workshop received excellent feedback, with students requesting more advanced sessions on topics like machine learning on edge devices.
We plan to make this an annual event and expand to other departments.