Dr. Manas Khatua

Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Guwahati, Assam, India - 781039.

manaskhatua[at]iitg[dot]ac[dot]in manaskhatua[at]gmail[dot]com

CS4101: IoT App Development

Pre-requisite: None.
Syllabus:
  • Introduction to IoT Applications
    • IoT Fundamentals: What is IoT? IoT Applications, How IoT works?
    • IoT Ecosystem: Various technical components of IoT
    • Things in IoT: Sensors, Actuators, Smart objects
    • IoT Architecture: 3 Layer Design, 4 Layer Design, oneM2M, IoTWF, Unified Two-Stack Architecture
    • Access Technologies. Edge and Cloud. Internet. Web Applications.
  • Programming with Arduino / NodeMCU
    • MCU: Overview of basic Arduino/NodeMCU Board, Arduino IDE
    • Arduino Programming: Getting Started with In-built Arduino Sketches. Writing sketches for Digital IO, Analog IO, Reading Data from Sensors, Sending Command to Actuators, Storing Data in Memory, Showing Results in Connected Display (LCD, OLED).
    • Serial Communication: UART, I2C, SPI, and their use
  • Basics of IoT App Development
    • Establish Connectivity among different components: Microcontroller, Sensor, Actuator, Access Network, Internet, Cloud
    • Establish Communication: Communication from Sensor to Cloud Server.
    • Sending Notification: Sending E-mail/SMS notifications to Application Users.
  • Advanced IoT App Development
    • Overview of Smart IoT Device and Advanced IoT Access Technologies
    • Developing advanced IoT Application using smart IoT devices

    Text Book:
    • [Hanes18] David Hanes et al., “IoT Fundamentals: Networking Technologies, Protocols, and Use Cases for the Internet of Things”, 1st Ed, Pearson Education, 2018.
    • [Bahga15] Arshdeep Bahga and Vijay Madisetti, “Internet of Things: A Hands-on Approach”, 1st Ed, Universities Press (India), 2015.
    • [Kanetkar18] Yashavant Kanetkar and Shrirang Korde, “21 Internet of Things (IOT) Experiments: Learn IoT, the programmer’s way”, 1st Ed, BPB Publications, 2018.

    Reference Books & Resources:
    • [Ramgir20] Mayur Ramgir, “Internet of Things – Architecture, Implementation and Security”, 1st Ed, Pearson India, 2020.
    • Sudip Misra, Anandarup Mukherjee, Arijit Roy, “Introduction to IoT” 1st Ed, Cambridge University Press, 2021.
    • Research Papers

Instructors

  • Dr. Manas Khatua

Teaching Assistants

  • Saurav Sukla Baidya; Email: saurav.baidya@IITG Domain
  • Prabal Singh; Email: prabalsingh@IITG Domain

Class Timing and Venue

  • Slot: F in timetable
  • Class Timing:
    • Monday (12 PM - 12:55 PM)
    • Tuesday (12 PM - 12:55 PM)
    • Friday (11 AM - 11:55 AM)
  • Venue: 5202, Core 5
  • Mode of Lectures: Live Class

Grading Strategy

  • Short Quiz: 10%
  • Mid-Sem Exam: 25%
  • End-Sem Exam: 45%
  • IoT App Development Project: 20%

Classes

Sl.No.Lecture DateTopics Taught in ClassBook/Web ReferenceNotes/PPT
1.24th Jul'26Course Plan----
2.27th Jul'26Introduction to IoT [Hanes18] Chapter 1 PPT
3.28th Jul'26How IoT Works? [Hanes18] Chapter 1 PPT
4.31st Jul'26IoT Ecosystem - I [Ramgir20] Chapter 2 PPT
5.3rd Aug'26IoT Ecosystem - II [Ramgir20] Chapter 2 PPT
6.4th Aug'26IoT vs Other Networks -- PPT
7.7th Aug'26"Things" in IoT - I [Hanes18] Chapter 3 PPT
8.10th Aug'26"Things" in IoT - II [Hanes18] Chapter 3 PPT
9.11th Aug'26IoT Architecture - II [Hanes18] Chapter 2 PPT
10.14th Aug'26IoT Architecture - II [Hanes18] Chapter 2 PPT
11.17th Aug'26Intro on Arduino Board and IDE Arduino Website PPT
12.18th Aug'26Intro on Arduino Programming Programming PPT
13.21st Aug'26Characteristics of Connectivity Technologies [Hanes18] Chapter 4 PPT
14.24th Aug'26UART Serial Communication - I Arduino Docs for UART PPT
15.25th Aug'26UART Serial Communication - II Arduino Docs for UART PPT
16.31st Aug'26Data Analytics in IoT - I [Hanes18] Chapter 7 PPT
17.4th Sep'26Data Analytics in IoT - II [Hanes18] Chapter 7 PPT
18.5th Sep'26Cloud Computing in IoT - I -- PPT
19.7th Sep'26Quiz 1 -- --
20.8th Sep'26Cloud Computing in IoT - II -- PPT
21.11th Sep'26IoT App Development Demo -- --

Announcement

  • [20/July] First lecture will be on 24th July 2026 (Friday).
  • [25/Aug] Short Quiz date has been announced. It will be on 7th Sep'26
  • [3/Sep] Course project requirement has been posted in Teams Group.