Skudai (April 9. 2017) – I was invited as one of the Industrial Advisory Panel (IAP) by Faculty of Electrical Engineering to review the proposed Revised Curriculum of Undergraduate programs.

The workshop started with the briefing from the Dean of FKE, Prof. Dr. Johari Halim Shah Osman and continued with different presentations from the Heads of Department for SKEE, SKEL and SKET program.

As one of the more matured Faculty of Electrical Engineering in the country, FKE seems to be well-ahead in terms of their achievements in many aspects both locally and at International levels.

Just like any other Universities in Malaysia, the topic of IOT has now been incorporated in either as an introduction or as specific subject. It’s better late than never. Although most of the elements of IOT are taught in the core subjects, students need to know why and how the subjects that they learn fits into the overall picture of IOT.

Many students attend lectures without knowing or appreciating why they learn the subjects. It’s recommended that the “big picture” should be introduced by an experienced lecturer or from the relevant industry at a very early stage.

It’s critical to get the important industry inputs to stay relevant. Contents need to be regularly revised with more recent technologies. Lecturers and students need to be exposed to industry problems. Co-curriculums must be encouraged to equip students with extra knowledge before working in the real environment. Prepare the students to become next generation of knowledge workers.

Thanks to Dr. Keoh Sye Loong from the University of Glasgow Singapore, three IoT projects are now in under development using FAVORIOT platform. The projects are:

(1) Fleet IoT Security Hardening and Audit Automation

(2) Smart Waste Sensing for Efficient Waste Management

(3) Design and Development of an Intelligent Aquaponics System with
Internet of Things

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FAVORIOT offered a very affordable pricing plan as shown below:

The Beginner Plan is very suitable for University students who have been assigned or chose IoT project as their Final Year Project. A single device such as Raspberry Pi or Arduino that collects from several connected sensors can stream to the IoT platform. A simple dashboard is provided to visualize the measurements. This plan is also suitable for an individual developer or hobbyist that would like to familiarize with IoT platform, conduct self-learning or participate in IoT Hackathons. At RM 8.33 (or less than USD 2.00) per month, you can become the next Generation-IoT and on your way to be one of the rare talents in the job market today!

The Startup Plan is perfect for Freelancers or SMEs or Startups to provide IoT solution for a medium size project up to 150 devices. In fact, they can also create multiple projects or applications but limited to the total number of 150 devices.

The Business Plan is great for developing big commercial IoT project. It can support up to 300 devices for many smart applications. However, if a company requires connecting thousands of devices, they may contact/email their customised requirements to sales@favoriot.com