Real-Life Applications of the Internet of Things - Challenges, Applications, and Advances (Hardcover)

This new volume, Real-Life Applications of the Internet of Things: Challenges, Applications, and Advances, provides an overview of the Internet of Things along with its architectures, its vital technologies their uses in our daily life and other domains, and associated challenges. The book also covers some advanced topics where IoT is combined with other emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cloud, which will bring a revolution in the era of IoT. Topics in the volume cover the many powerful features and applications of IoT, such as for weather forecasting, in agriculture, in medical science, in surveillance systems, and much more. The first section of the book covers many of the issues and challenging arising from the Internet of Things. The section explores security challenges, such as attack detection and prevention systems as well as energy efficiency and resource management in IoT. Part II introduces various application areas of IoT, including the uses of smart technology in agricultural management, in healthcare diagnosis and monitoring, and in the financial industry. The third section of the book discusses the integration of IoT with blockchain, cloud, and big data and features some advanced topics. The variety of topics includes surveillance network technology, the shift from television to video streaming apps and the technology involved, using IoT-fog computing for smart healthcare, detection of anomalies in climate conditions, and even detection of illegal wood logging activity. The informative chapters in this volume will shed light on the varied challenges, issues, and advances in IoT technology and culture for scientists and researchers, faculty and students, and industry professionals.