| Abstract |
The amalgamation of devices and the internet has provided us with new kinds of applications and networks. These services that include physical devices such as sensors, actuators, mobile devices, and network architectures, including novel topologies, have collectively become the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT had humble beginnings from a few automation tasks. But in the recent past with the evolving research around artificial intelligence, latency-sensitive cloud architectures, and improving resource availability, IoT has found its applications in sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and commerce. The hardware that enables IoT systems is atomically made from semiconductor-based transistors and capacitors, which are the building blocks of embedded systems. Embedded systems are self-functioning microprocessors capable of harnessing data collection via sensors and performing actions based on the input via actuators. Embedded systems combined with the Internet have given rise to the IoT we know today with various applications such as remote patient check-ups, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities. The continuous research and development efforts in the field of IoT toward better information protection, adaptability, security, and sensibility have made it reliable and far from just being clusters of semiconductor-based sensors and actuators. © 2023 selection and editorial matter Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Ravi Tomar and Maanak Gupta. |
