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Module 1: Introduction, Basics, and Case Studies from Power Utility Companies

  • Fundamentals of all technology stacks in Industrial IoT (IIoT).
  • IoT adoption rates in the power utility market and how companies are aligning their future business models and operations around IoT.
  • Broad-scale application areas.
  • Smart meters, smart cars, and smart grids: Brief definitions, adoption trends, and challenges.
  • Business rule generation for IoT.
  • The 3-layered architecture of Big Data: Physical (sensors), communication, and data intelligence.
  • Evolving standards and platform players like Azure, AWS, and Google: Brief introductions, offerings, and limitations.

Module 2: Sensors, Hardware, and Sensor Networks

  • Basic function and architecture of a sensor: Sensor body, mechanism, calibration, maintenance, cost and pricing structure, and legacy vs. modern sensor networks.
  • Development of sensor electronics: IoT vs. legacy, open-source vs. traditional PCB design styles.
  • Development of sensor communication protocols: From legacy protocols like Modbus, relay, and HART to modern standards like Zigbee, Z-Wave, X10, Bluetooth, ANT, 6LoPAN, WiFi-x, NB-IoT, SignalFx, and LoRa.
  • Powering options for sensors: Battery, solar, mobile, and Power over Ethernet (PoE).
  • Energy harvesting solutions for wearables.
  • SoC (Sensors on Chips) and MEMS-based sensors.
  • Matching sampling rates with applications: Why this matters in business.
  • What is a sensor network? What is an ad-hoc network?
  • Wireless vs. wireline networks.
  • Autopairing and reconnection mechanisms.
  • Application selection: Which tools to use and where.
  • Mathematical exercises to determine the appropriate network selection and placement.

Module 3: Key Security and Risk Concerns in IoT

  • Firmware patching risks: The 'soft belly' of IoT.
  • Detailed review of IoT communication protocol security: Transport layers (NB-IoT, 4G, 5G, LoRa, Zigbee, etc.) and application layers (MQTT, WebSockets, etc.).
  • Vulnerability of API endpoints: Listing all possible APIs in IoT architecture.
  • Vulnerability of gateway devices and services.
  • Vulnerability of connected sensors regarding gateway communication.
  • Vulnerability of gateway-to-server communication.
  • Vulnerability of cloud database services in IoT.
  • Vulnerability of application layers.
  • Vulnerability of gateway management services: Both local and cloud-based.
  • Risks of log management in edge and non-edge architectures.

Module 4: Machine Learning, AI, and Analytics for Intelligent IoT

  • Return on investment for intelligent IoT.
  • Applications in utilities: Power quality, energy management, and other analytics-as-a-service (AAS) offerings.
  • Introduction to analytic stacks in IoT: Feature extraction, signal processing, and machine learning.
  • Introduction to digital signal processing.
  • Fundamentals of analytics stacks in IoT applications.
  • Learning classification techniques.
  • Bayesian prediction: Preparing training files.
  • Support Vector Machines (SVM).
  • Image and video analytics for IoT.
  • Fraud and alert analytics through IoT.
  • Real-time and stream analytics.
  • Scalability issues of IoT and machine learning.
  • Fog computing.
  • Edge architecture.

Module 5: Smart Metering - Standards, Security, and Future

  • Smart metering overview.
  • Open Smart Grid Protocols (OSGP).
  • ANSI C2.18 protocols.
  • NIST standards for HAN (Home Area Network).
  • HomePlug Powerline Alliance.
  • Security standards for smart meters: IEC 62056.
  • Security vulnerabilities of smart metering: Case studies.

Module 6: Cloud Platform for IoT/IaaS/PaaS/SaaS for IoT

  • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): Evolving models.
  • Mechanisms of security breaches in the IoT layer for IaaS.
  • Middleware for IaaS business implementation in healthcare, home automation, and farming.
  • IaaS case studies for vehicular information in auto-insurance and agriculture.
  • PaaS (Platform as a Service) in IoT: Case studies of IoT middleware.
  • SaaS (Software/System as a Service) for IoT business models.
  • Updates and patches via web-OTA mechanisms.
  • Microsoft IoT Central as an example of a PaaS platform.
  • Google IoT and AWS IoT PaaS platforms.

Module 7: Future of Smart Grid and Smart Metering

  • EV charging as a service.
  • EVs as mobile batteries and charger wallets.
  • Large battery storage: Hydro batteries, lithium batteries, and other initiatives.
  • Charging and storage as a service.
  • Grid as a service for P2P energy trading.
  • Use of distributed ledger technology in P2P energy trading: Blockchain, Hyperledger, and DAG.
  • IOTA/Tangle in P2P charging.
  • IOTA/Tangle in smart energy and smart contracts.

Module 8: A Few Common IoT Systems for Utility Monetization

  • Home automation.
  • Smart parking.
  • Energy optimization.
  • Automotive: OBD/IaaS/PaaS for insurance and car parking.
  • Mobile parking ticketing systems.
  • Indoor location tracking.
  • Smart lighting for smart cities.
  • Smart waste disposal systems.
  • Smart pollution control in cities.

Module 9: Mobile IoT Modem, 4G, 5G, NB-IoT

  • 4G IoT standards for IoT: LTE-M applications, NB-IoT, UNB standards for 3GPP, 4G, and LTE CAT-1 IoT.
  • 5G IoT standards for IoT: LPWA, eMTC, IMT 2020 5G.
  • Detailed architecture of IoT mobile modems.
  • Security vulnerabilities of 4G/5G and radio networks.
  • IoT gateways: Architecture, classification, and security issues.

Module 10: Managed IoT Service: IoT Management Layers

  • Sensor onboarding.
  • Sensor mapping.
  • Digital twins.
  • Asset management.
  • Managing third-party devices and gateways.
  • Managing sensor and gateway connectivity.
  • Managing device and gateway health.
  • Managing sensor calibration and quality control (QC).
  • Managing OTA/patching on a bulk scale.
  • Managing firmware, middleware, and analytic builds in distributed systems.
  • Security and risk management.
  • API management.
  • Log management.

Module 11: Managing Critical Assets

  • Review of existing fiber optical networks, SCADA, and PLC for power plants, substations, and critical transformers.
  • SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) of dam systems: ICOLD standards for dam monitoring.
  • Upgrading from SCADA to local cloud-based systems (not public cloud).
  • Transitioning from SCADA/PLC to intelligent local clouds for more efficient management of critical assets.
  • Strategies for new policies in adopting smart devices.

Requirements

  • Should possess basic knowledge of business operations, devices, electronics systems, and data systems.
  • Must have a basic understanding of software and systems.

Basic understanding of Statistics (Excel level proficiency).

Target Audience

  1. Decision-makers, strategists, and policy-makers.
  • Engineering leaders, lead developers, and security experts.

Breakdown of the Module (Each module is 2 hours; customers can request any number of modules). Total: 22 hours, 3 days.

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