Objective: The promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has finally come to fruition. A wide spectrum of products, tools, and infrastructure components is being equipped with sensors, creating a global network of “smart” and connected devices. As this network grows and diversifies, so do the benefits of living in a connected world. Businesses can unlock new markets and insights, leading to leaps in efficiency and optimization not previously possible. The workshop provides an in-depth study of applying wireless sensor networks to real-world habitat monitoring. It provides experiential learning in the domain of body sensors for medical surveillance, wireless visual sensors for environmental monitoring, cyber security, and digital forensics investigations. The upcoming startups are witnessing shift of hyperscale’s towards edge and containerization strategies, the integration of AI into industrial automation, the advent of generative AI in manufacturing, and the rise of data fabric solutions redefining the enterprise IoT ecosystem.

General Chair: Prof (Dr) Gurinder Singh (Group Vice Chancellor, Amity Universities)

Esteemed Speakers- Workshop

 Guest Speaker (Inaugural): Stephen Westley (MD at Iris IoT Solutions, UK)

Guest Speaker (Inaugural): Saakshi Dhanekar (Chair, Women in Sensors Committee- IEEE Sensors Council, Professor-IIT, Director- Sensekriti Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd.)

Advisor: Dr Rana Mukherji (IEEE Sensors Council)

Session Speaker: Dr Abel Yeboah-Ofori, Course Director- Cyber Security, University of West London, Guest Editor-MDPI Sensors

Session Speaker: Dr Sachin Kumar, Cluster Innovation Center, University of Delhi, ex-IHS markit information mosaic, United Kingdom (UK)

Session Speaker: Dr Shweta Nanda, Amity University, International Patents- Domain IoT

Location: Birkbeck, University of London, WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom (Hybrid Mode)

Team Members:

Dr Rashmi Malhotra (Amity University)

Dr Ravneet Singh (Amity University)

Dr Vivek Kumar (Amity University)

Dr Prakhar Duggal (Amity University)

Dr Vinita Sharma (Amity University)

Dr Sharad Khattar (Amity University)

Dr Ajay Sidana (Amity University)

Stephen Westley: Currently he is the MD of IOT Iris solutions, UK. Their company is a pioneer in providing End to End IOT solutions has the highest level of security. Their modular sensing hub and end nodes use the latest emerging technology . Since 2014 he has taken the roles of Director, RugGear UK, Director-Global Mobile Communication wherein they have been largest supplier of rugged devices in the UK and hold Global licences for some rugged brands, Director Carephone Ltd & IoT Lead in Digital Northants.

 Dr Abel Yeboah-Ofori : Abel is a Senior Lecturer and Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Investigator Consultant and a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst. Areas of expertise include Incidence Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis, Business Systems Security Analysis, Cyber Supply Chain Security, Vulnerability Assessment, eBanking Forensics, and Digital Forensics investigations.Abel has been invited to several conferences and as a guest presenter on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics trends to present on the Cyber Threat Landscape.
He was invited by the National Cyber Security Centre: 2018 to attend the Cyber Security Maturity Assessment Program with the Global Cyber Security Capacity Center, US, Oxford University, World Bank. He was Invited to an Advisory & Review Workshop 2017 National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy. By MoC & Council of Europe (CoE) as part of GLACY+ activities. Abel has organized and facilitated on Cyber Security Capacity and Awareness Workshops to provide Cyber threat intelligence analysis, situational awareness, and security strategies to ensure business continuity & information assurance. Research interest is in Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Resilience, Machine Learning, Cyber Supply Chain Security, Digital Forensics, Cybercrime, Open Source Intelligence, and eBanking Forensics.

Dr Sachin Kumar: Dr Sachin Kumar is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), University of Delhi(UoD), Delhi, India. He is the Executive Officer of the University of Delhi Foundation. His research work has been published in the domain of urban computing and smart systems in reputed international high-impact factor SCI/SCIE/Scopus journals and conferences such as Energy and Buildings (Elsevier, IF=7.6), Sustainable Cities and Societies (Elsevier, IF=10.5), Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (Elsevier, IF=5.6). Currently, he is teaching courses and supervising research and development in the area of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Digital Transformation and Governance, Smart Cities, Urban Computing, Information Systems, and Computational Social Systems. He has also written a book on operating systems titled ”Operating Systems: Concept Building and Problem Solving Approach” published by Cengage Publication, USA. He has participated in and demonstrated his research works at domain-specific several highly reputed international conferences such as IEEE- ELM, ISTA, ISDA, IEEE-WCCI, IEEE-IJCNN, ACM-ICEGOV, etc.

His main thrust is to develop technological artefacts to solve societal problems with the application of technology and specifically Artificial Intelligence and their deployment in a real-world environment. He also writes on technology and social issues in national newspapers/web portals and creates digital content on the YouTube channel ”Professor and Mentor” for awareness about technology and social issues. He has been continuously providing his consultations to startups. He is also promoting interdisciplinary re- search, innovation, and entrepreneurship, through project-driven pedagogy, research publication outputs, and startup promotion.

Dr Shweta Nanda: Dr. Shweta Nanda an Engineer, MBA, UGC-NET and Ph.D. and also a passionate researcher in the field of Marketing and Emerging Technologies (IoT & Blockchain). She has been a featured speaker in an International Dubai based Conclave on Blockchain for Health Startups and conducted AICTE sponsored FDP's on Entrepreneurship. She has filed one patent on IoT with the Australian Government. She has an overall experience of more than 22 years in Corporate and Academics. She held the role of Manager Major Accounts in assignments given by Hewlett Packard. Also, she has taken up the roles of Head of Department, Management in her earlier teaching association. Her research work has been published in ABDC and Scopus indexed Journals with reputed publishers - Inderscience and Emerald. She has filed an international patent with the government on the topic related to the Internet of Things. Shweta is a mentor to various start-ups in preparation of suitable Business Pitch and seed funding opportunities.  Her area of expertise is Marketing and Emerging Technologies. She has organized various National and International Conferences on Marketing & Emerging Technologies.