IEEE Communication Society Karachi Chapter - Hands-On Workshop on MS Internet Of Things (IoT)Kits V0.4

By Umair Ahmed Korai, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and Vice Chair IEEE Communication Society Karachi Section Chapter.
Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan, and Chair IEEE Karachi Section.
Parkash Lohana, Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan, and Chair IEEE R10 Professional Activities Committee.
Moiz Rahman Memon, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan, and Treasurer, IEEE Karachi Section.

IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) Karachi Chapter in collaboration with IEEE Professional Activities Committee (PAC) Region 10 and IEEE ComSoc Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro Student Chapter organized a one-day hands-on workshop on "MindStorm Internet of Things (IoT) Kits V0.4" at Video Conference Hall, MUET Jamshoro Pakistan on September 13, 2022.

This workshop was funded by IEEE Region 10 Professional Activities Committee and IEEE Karachi Section. Following were the key objectives of this hands-on workshop:

1. Provide basics of Internet of Things (IoT)
2. Exposure to various sub-fields and technology stacks of IoT
3. Various real-time product ideas which have been converted to IoT
4. Perform real-time experiments on IoT Kits V0.4

The total number of participants in this workshop were 61 in which 39 were IEEE members and 22 were non-IEEE members. The workshop was formally started with the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by Naat-e-Rasool (SAW), and the national anthem of Pakistan. Afterwards, Dr. Umair Ahmed Korai, Vice Chair IEEE ComSoc Karachi Chapter, welcomed the Chief guest, Guest of Honor, Guest Speakers, Organizers, Participants, and Volunteers.

The Dean Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering MUET, Prof. Dr. Mukhtiar Ali Unar, attended the workshop as the Chief Guest and delivered his speech, and appreciated the Speakers for taking their time from their very busy schedule deliver an important lecture on IoT. The Chairman, Department of Telecommunication Engineering MUET Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Memon, Co-Chairman, Department of Telecommunication Engineering MUET, Dr. Fahim Aziz Umrani, and Treasurer, IEEE Karachi Section, Engr. Moiz Rahman Memon, attended this workshop as Guest of Honors.

Figure 1:Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, Guest Speakers, Trainers, and Participants attending the IoT Workshop.

The first session was delivered by Guest Speaker, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khurram. He is head of Smart City Lab also serving as Professor at the Deptartment of Computer and Information Systems Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, and Director of Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence. Prof. Dr. Khurram gave an important lecture on IoT and showed some important applications and projects they have developed in NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.

Figure 2: Guest Speaker Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khurram is receiving a shield from Guest of Honors

The second session was the hands-on workshop conducted by the team from Mindstorm Engineering Company Karachi. Mindstorm Engineering provides smart industrial solutions to optimize industrial processes and industrial automation, robotics, and STEM training academy to provide hands on skill-based training in our state-of-the-art lab. The team comprised of following members:

1. Mr. Ghufran Ul Islam
2. Ms. Khushbakht Jameel
3. Ms. Suhaana Younus

The team gave a hands-on session on Internet of Things kits. They divided the registered participants in groups and each group comprised of 03 participants. A single MS IoT V0.4 kit was given to each group in which multiple experiments were performed. The participants learnt all about Internet of Things; Sensors, Microcontrollers, Gateways, Programming, Networking, and Securing IoT.

In the last session, Worthy Guest of Honor, Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Memon, gave the concluding remarks of the workshop. He acknowledged the efforts of guest speakers, organizers, and volunteers and encouraged the participants to explore in more depth about IEEE and importance of IoT. In the end, Dr. Umair Ahmed Korai, gave the vote of thanks to the Chief Guest, Guest Of Honor, Speakers, Event Organizers, Collaborators, Volunteers, and Participants followed by shield and certificate distribution, and lunch.