Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is the concept of everyday objects using built-in sensors to gather data and take action on that data across a network.  Read about the history, why it’s so important, who uses it and how it works here.

 

Videos

How the works: Internet of Things (3.38): The Internet of Things gives us access to data from millions of device. But how does it work and what can do with all that data? Find out in this animated video from IBM’s Think Academy. 

 

Infographics

• The Internet of Things - Learn more about what "Internet of Things (IoT) means
• Networks Infographic
• The Connected Life - Teradata Corporation
• Internet of Things Infographic
• Big Data & IOT for Enterprises Infographic - “To Make the Internet of Things useful, we need an Analytics of Things. This will mean new data management and integration approaches, and new ways to analyze streaming data continuously.” Thomas H. Davenport Co-Founder of the International Institute for Analytics.

 

Articles

• Are the Internet of Things and Big Data two sides of the same coin? Click to read more

 

Student Groups

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Club
• White Hat
• Association for Computing Machinery
• Women Involved in Software and Hardware

 

Programs and Courses

• CSC/CPE 515: Computer Architecture (taught Spring 2015): This course introduces the design principles of the Internet of Things (IoT) and their device/infrastructure-related architectures, technologies and protocol frameworks aimed at enabling the formation of highly distributed and ubiquitous networks with seamlessly connected heterogeneous devices. (Formerly CPE/CSC 520 Internet of Things)
• Cal Poly Engineering
• Data Science Minor
• Cybersecurity Center
• Computer Science Minor
• MS Business Analytics

 

Linkedin Groups/Professional Associations

• M2M and IoT (Internet of Things) Communication LinkedIn Group 
• IEEE Internet of Things

 

Internship Opportunities

• MustangJOBS (Access through your Cal Poly Portal)
• Videos on how to find internships
• Informational Interviewing can also be a great way to find internships directly

 

Potential Job Titles

• Software Developer
• IoT Architect
• Data Scientist (Check out the data science minor at Cal Poly.)
• Cloud Support
• Cybersecurity

 

Job Listings

• MustangJOBS (Access through your Cal Poly Portal)
• Indeed.com
• Videos on the job search process