What if you can use Internet of Things (IoT) to capture the perfect photos of the stars? What if it can ease your Astronomical instrumentation operation? These are some of the questions we asked ourselves when Shahrin Ahmad of Falak Online came to visit FAVORIOT, we explored several opportunities how IoT can play a role in Astronomy landscape. Shahrin is a creative Astronomy speaker for outreach events.  He is an experienced System developer for integrating astronomical instruments (telescopes, mounts, imagers ) and software, specifically on .NET framework. He had done many strategic consultations works on Astronomy to local agencies, universities, and schools. Shahrin is also the Owner and content provider for Malaysia’s Astronomy web portal, FalakOnline.

The possibilities of applying Internet of Things in different industries are endless. When you connect your most important asset, it will benefit not only the maker of the asset but also the users, other products and it’s surrounding environment.

Literally, watch this “Space” in the future.

About the Author

Dr. Mazlan Abbas is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of FAVORIOT Sdn Bhd. He is an IOT Evangelist and a Thought Leader. He received an award as 50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders by World CSR 2017. He is ranked No. 20th Thought Leader in IOT by 2014 Onalytics Report – “The Internet of Things – Top 100 Thought Leaders”, ranked Top 10 in IoT Top 100 Influencers by Postscapes 2016/2017, ranked Top 100 in Smart Cities Top Experts by Agilience Authority Index May 2016. He is also a Global Vision Board Member. You can reach him on LinkedIn or Twitter. Check all his presentation slides HERE.

KUALA LUMPUR | March 24, 2017 – Dr. Mazlan Abbas will officially step down as CEO of REDtone IOT on March 31, 2017. Together with several passionate individuals, he co-founded FAVORIOT Sdn Bhd, the latest IOT Startup in the Malaysian scene to continue his IoT journey focusing on developing IoT solutions in the areas of Smart Health and Smart Cities. Details of FAVORIOT will be announced on April 1, 2017.

Dr. Mazlan started his career at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia as a lecturer in 1984, going all the way up to the role of Associate Professor before he left in 1994 to take on his first role in Celcom as an R&D manager. Later, he moved to MIMOS in 2006 as Senior Director of Wireless Technology.

In 2014, he left MIMOS, with his technology background and seeing his interest in Internet 
of Things, Dato’ Wei Chuan (then the Managing Director) and Lau Bik Soon (Group CEO) of REDtone International agreed to co-found a new subsidiary called REDtone IOT Sdn Bhd that became one of the digital services pillars of REDtone.
He also plays an active role in various Universities as Industrial Advisory Panel and Adjunct Professor. Since 2014, he has brought many accolades to REDtone IOT such as Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Innovative Smart City Solution Provider of the Year 2016 and Merit Best of e-Government & Public Sector Year 2016. With his contributions in Smart City initiatives, the World CSR 2017 recently awarded him as 50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders.