Undergraduate Course: Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC) (INFR11146)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | IoTSSC will teach students fundamentals concepts of Internet of Things (IoT) systems, wireless communication paradigms employed in IoT, security and privacy issues, and cloud integration. The course will involve a major coursework that will require students to work in pairs to design, build, and evaluate a practical IoT system. Students will be required to demonstrate their prototypes and present orally their projects at the end of the course, and document their designs and results in a workshop style research paper. |
| Course description |
The course will cover IoT systems architecture, hardware platforms, relevant wireless technologies and networking protocols, security and privacy concepts, device programming and debugging, cloud integration, simple data analytics, and commercialisation challenges. The students should expect to be able to apply the taught concepts in the development of an IoT prototype.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Operating Systems (INFR09047) OR
Informatics Research Review (INFR11136) OR
Research Methods in Security, Privacy, and Trust (INFR11188)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Computer Communications and Networks (INFR10074) OR
Informatics Project Proposal (INFR11147)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course requires reasonable programming skills in C/C++ and familiarity with basic concepts in operating systems and computer networking.
UG students who have passed Operating Systems and have passed or are currently taking Computer Communications and Networks will meet these requirements.
MSc students should have taken courses covering the following topics. Alternatively, they should be familiar with topics 1-5, and register for Computer Communications and Networks as a co-requisite.
1. Processes and threads
2. Thread synchronisation and semaphores
3. Deadlocks
4. Virtual Memory
5. Virtualisation
6. Internetworking, IP, IP addressing
7. ICMP, routing, NAT
8. UDP, TCP, congestion control
9. HTTP and DNS
10. Socket programming |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
30 %,
Coursework
55 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One piece of formative assessment will consist of students submitting a short proposal document, outlining the planned IoT prototype. The second piece of assessment is summative and requires marking the workshop style papers that document the projects.
Students to work in pairs, the course would minimise the hardware resources required, while allowing examiners to distinguish between individual student contributions.
The concepts learned will be evaluated through written exam at the end of the semester.
Students are expected to spend 12weeks x 6h on individual work which will be evaluated through the written report documenting the practical work carried out and oral presentation. The concepts thought in class will be assessed through a written exam.
Written Examination: 30%
Practical Examination: 15%
Coursework: 55%
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Acquire good understanding of the Internet of Things concept and systems architecture;
- Operate with wireless technologies and networking protocols specific to IoT systems;
- Become familiar with standard security and privacy preserving mechanisms, and understand different cloud integration methods;
- Design, implement, and test a simple IoT system equipped with sensors and wireless transceivers;
- Write technical documentation of a research project and results obtained by means of experiments in a workshop style paper format.
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Reading List
1. McKinsey Global Institute report - Unlocking the potential of the Internet of Things.
2. Nitesh Dhanjani - Abusing the Internet of Things: Blackouts, Freakouts, and Stakeouts
3. Adrian McEwan and Hakim Cassimally - Designing the Internet of Things.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IoT,Security,Systems,Cloud |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Patras
Tel: (0131 6)50 4408
Email: ppatras@inf.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Clara Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 4164
Email: clara.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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