ALIOT Project
Internet of Things: Emerging Curriculum for Industry and Human Applications
Internet of Things: Emerging Curriculum for Industry and Human Applications (ALIOT)
Implementation period: 42 months (October 15, 2016 – April 14, 2020)
Project coordinator: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
National coordinator: National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»
Program: Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education
Role of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University: Project partner
ALIOT is an international project of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education program, aimed at developing and implementing modern multi-domain integrated training in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Master and Doctoral levels in Ukrainian universities in accordance with the needs of modern society, the global ICT labor market, and global trends in higher education.
The project aims to align university education with the needs of the European labor market, strengthen international academic cooperation, develop a professional community in the field of IoT, robotics, computer networks, and microcontrollers, as well as provide methodological and material-technical support for the educational process.
Project website: https://aliot.eu.org/
Project Consortium
European partners:
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
- Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
- University of Coimbra (Portugal)
- Leeds Beckett University (United Kingdom)
- The Institute of Information Science and Technologies, Italian National Research Council (Italy)
Industrial and non-academic partners:
- IT Alliance Education Industry Science
- Smart.Me University
Ukrainian higher education and research institutions:
- National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»
- Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych
- Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University
- Odesa National Polytechnic University
- Ternopil National Economic University
- Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University
- Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
- Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Project Goals and Focus
Special attention is paid to:
- developing and implementing an integrated curriculum on the Internet of Things for the Master’s level;
- developing and implementing an integrated curriculum on the Internet of Things for the Doctoral level;
- adapting educational programs to the needs of the European labor market;
- applying ECTS principles and lifelong learning;
- creating a professional community in the field of IoT, robotics, computer networks, and microcontrollers;
- training faculty members of Ukrainian universities in the areas of applied IoT use;
- fostering cooperation between the academic environment, research structures, and industrial partners;
- forming a Multi-Domain IoT Cluster Network in Ukraine.
Main tasks: development of Master’s and Doctoral training modules in the field of IoT, creation of a mechanism for professional development of faculty, provision of methodological and material-technical support for the educational process, and creation of a Ukrainian Multi-Domain IoT Cluster Network for sharing knowledge, experience, and practices between universities and the industrial sector.
Laboratory Facilities at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
Within the ALIOT project, a MY HOME training testbed has been created at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University to study Internet of Things technologies and home automation systems.
The training testbed is located in the Laboratory of Embedded Systems and Remote Engineering of the Software Tools Department. It is used to study the operation of modern European home automation equipment, examine the connection of sensors and actuators, as well as develop software for controlling Smart Building systems.
Within the project, a basic set of Legrand equipment for building automation was purchased, including equipment for lighting and blinds control, zonal temperature control, a basic gateway for remote control, configuration, programming, and development of complex scenarios.
Project Team from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
Anzhelika Parkhomenko, Associate Professor of the Software Tools Department
Artem Tulenkov, Postgraduate Student of the Software Tools Department
